Jamie’s Big Italian Let Down

Posted: 22 March '11 by Kelly

Jamie's Italian, Westfield Shopping Centre, London

Kelly, Nicky and Elham visited Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant in Westfield Shopping Centre, London. Aside from the decor and world’s best olives, it was a bit of a disappointment..

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We take a look at The Parson’s Nose

Posted: 28 January '11 by Niall

It was one of those Sundays. After a well-deserved lie-in, a quick inspection revealed that the cupboard was bare, and neither of us were in the mood to face a trip to the shops. Why is it on days like this you can’t stop thinking about food? Just then, inspiration struck: we’d driven past The..

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Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road

Posted: 19 November '10 by Kelly

Niall and I had been wanting to visit Gordon Ramsey’s ‘flagship’ restaurant on Royal Hospital Road for a while now, and each time we visit London we always say ‘next time we go we’ll book it…’ Well ‘next time’ was here, and I was very, very excited!! There are only 14 tables, seating 44 guests for..

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The noodle has landed!

Posted: 11 November '10 by Niall and Kelly

That’s it – Belfast has officially made it! We now have our own Wagamama restaurant! The Japanese noodle bar, famous for their “Positive Eating” approach to food, opens in Belfast on Monday 15 November in Victoria Square. It’s fair to say that we love Wagamama – we visited regularly when Kelly was at uni in..

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The Yellow Door, Lisburn

Posted: 09 November '10 by Niall

Price and quality.. It’s a tricky balancing act. It’s also a pet peeve of mine – more than a few of the restaurants in Belfast get it wrong on both counts. There’s nothing worse than leaving a restaurant underwhelmed by the food and overcharged in the bill. With this in mind Kelly and I decided..

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We’re back in The Dog house

Posted: 07 June '10 by Kelly

I had been in Dublin visiting Ciara for the weekend and hadn’t seen Niall for a few days so we decided to catch up over a meal and a few drinks. You might remember that we had been to The Barking Dog before and thought that the food was delicious, so decided to go back…

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Shanahan’s on the Green, Dublin 2

Posted: 18 May '10 by Ciara

My 30th birthday fell on a Friday this year so before the party that was planned for Saturday night my husband and I decided to celebrate my joining of the 30 club by taking a trip to Shanahans on the Green for one of their renowned steaks. Being huge fan of steaks it rates at..

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We alight at London Bridge for the Platform party

Posted: 22 April '10 by Dominique Vincent

Kelly and I were delighted to be asked to go to the launch of Platform, a new restaurant in London – especially when we heard of the wholesome philosophy behind the venture. Started by friends Tony McKinlay and Barnaby Butterfield, the restaurant cuts out the middle-man in a “Gate to Plate” system: Barnaby raises rare..

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