Carluccio’s on Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Posted: 21 July '12 by Niall and Kelly
A short drive down the M1 and we were in Dublin – and off to visit one of our favourite go-to Italian restaurants, Carluccio’s
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant review: Il Pirata restaurant
Posted: 18 January '12 by Kelly
Il Pirata is the newest restaurant to open it’s doors in East Belfast and the latest of Sam Spain’s ventures. Dishing up tasty rustic Italian treats, we thought it’d be the perfect antidote to the excesses of Christmas Day – but did we find a little treasure?
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant review: Little Wing pizzeria, Lisburn Road
Posted: 10 January '12 by Niall
We love pizza! It’s fair to say that Belfast hasn’t been blessed with too many decent pizzerias, though. Little Wing, Bill Wolsey’s chain of eateries, are trying to change all that – they’ve even sent their head chef to Italy to research the perfect pizza! We visited the Lisburn Road restaurant to see if it was worth all of that effort.
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Italian Bread and Cheese Dumplings
Posted: 15 December '11 by Niall
These Canederli – or Italian bread and cheese dumplings – are so good, you wouldn’t know the meatballs are just made with bread! Great for using up any stale bread you might have, they take no time at all to make and are really tasty.
Categories: Recipes
Theo Randall’s Pork in Milk with Lemon and Sage
Posted: 18 July '11 by Niall
I saw Theo Randall making his Pork in Milk with Lemon and Sage on Market Kitchen a while ago, and just had to give it a bash. The sauce might look a little scary, but the flavours are just fantastic. Served with some wilted spinach, and a good bottle of Frascati, the recipe makes a perfect Summer-time meal.
Categories: Recipes
Books for Cooks: Catherine’s Italian Kitchen
Posted: 30 June '11 by Niall
Hot on the heels of her RTE TV series, Catherine Fulvio’s “Catherine’s Italian Kitchen” is a collection of over 100 Italian recipes gathered from across Italy and perfected in her cookery school in Wicklow for the home cook. Buon appetito!
Categories: Books for Cooks
Pasta alla Carbonara from Antonio Carluccio
Posted: 21 June '11 by Niall
Poor old Carbonara! It’s one of the best-known, and probably the most abused, pasta dishes in the world. Here’s the authentic recipe from Antonio Carluccio for a quick, easy, and incredibly tasty meal.
Categories: Recipes
Giorgio Locatelli’s Panzanella Recipe
Posted: 17 May '11 by Niall
You’ve probably heard it said that some of the best dishes owe their origins to Italian peasant cooking. Panzanella is one of those dishes, from chef Giorgio Locatelli – a wonderfully fresh and tasty salad which uses stale bread
Categories: Recipes
