Peploe’s Wine Bistro has become something of an institution on Stephen’s Green thanks to their longevity. Having opened their doors in November 2002, this is one restaurant that has survived every kind of economic...
When Julie Dupouy earned her place among the world’s top three sommeliers there was plenty of wine to celebrate. Her bottle of choice? Hermitage Jean-Louis Chave 1983, an elegant, floral red from Rhône that has a lot more...
The stunning building that is home to the Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel is an official national landmark. The house was built in 1750 and the preserved architecture of the rooms is a testament...
“We don’t drive where we don’t have to,” says Cortney Burns, one half of culinary couple behind the critically acclaimed Bar Tartine restaurant in San Francisco. Despite being in Ireland only two days it...
Food and wine go together like lock and key, pen and paper, and fish and chips. Wine making and culinary traditions have evolved together, to the effect that a glass of wine can transform...
“A good restaurateur is a well travelled restaurateur,” says John Farrell, the man behind some of Dublin’s most pioneering restaurants: Super Miss Sue, Luna, Cervi, 777, Dillinger’s and The Butcher Grill. Each one of them,...
In 2004, Chantelle Nicholson, swapped her career as a lawyer in New Zealand pursued her passion for cookery, and landed a job in Marcus Wareing’s kitchen. 12 years later Chantelle still wears her chef...
Closing Bastible’s blue door behind me, the phrase ‘work hard in silence, let success make the noise’ immediately sprung to mind. Having spent the morning chatting with Barry Fitzgerald over a flat white, I...
If you believe in the philosophy you only get what you give, it’s easy to see why Saba, with Paul Cadden at the helm, is a success story. Celebrating ten years in business with...
Stepping off the street on a bright Spring day, down into the intimate Georgian basement dining room of Dax has a bewildering effect. With it’s open fire, dark stained ceilings, rough rendered walls, and stacks...
It seems that the days of the stand alone restaurant might be coming to a close. Earlier this year hospitality giant the Mercantile Group announced a merger with the Capital Bars Group which will...
One of the most recogniseable restaurants in Dublin has to be Hugo’s on Merrion Row. Their unique blue facade has been a landmark of the area since it was first painted in 2007 and...
Six may be the magic number in chef Stuart O’Keeffe‘s new book ‘The Quick Six Fix’, but it was in just seven minutes that he sold a record breaking 10,000 copies on home shopping network...
Kevin Dundon loves to show people how to cook. It’s not really a surprise that a chef with an award winning country house, cookery school, range of cookbooks and a high profile television career...
“We are celebrating 5 years today,” says Michelle Crehan-Kavanagh, chef and proprietor of The Kitchen, as a boisterous bunch of figure five gold balloons are ushered in the door. Located on the ground floor...
Last month something very new came to one of the oldest parts of Dublin City. Jenny Synnott and Elaine Cohalan of the Dublin Cookie Company realised their dream when they opened the doors of...
Every one has their own definition of the perfect cup of tea. For some it’s a strongly brewed cuppa with two sugars, and just a dash of milk, while others are committed to the...
For Galway Food Festival 2016, running from March 24th to 28th, the supremely popular Galway Food Tours are hosting a number of their ‘Around the Marketplace’ tours. Franco-Irish food and wine lover Sheena Dignam will lead food...
Medley noun. an often jumbled assortment. You could scarcely choose a better word to describe the life and career of Andrew Rudd; chef, cookbook author, entertainer, TV and radio personality and soon to be...
Temple Garner is one of the men responsible for putting brunch on the map in Dublin. His restaurant San Lorenzo’s on George’s Street is renowned for its #BrunchofChampions and long queues winding down the...
