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Beguiled By It’s Beauty, Nourished By It’s Bounty – Ballymaloe House Hotel & Restaurant Review

Ballymaloe House has been occupying a space on our bucket-list culinary map for quite some time now. Having travelled to so many of Ireland’s gastronomic destinations it was high time we included this gourmet getaway to our repertoire. We are all very familiar with the dynasty of Allen women that have brought Ballymaloe House to …

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Recreate Una Healy’s Complete Menu From The Restaurant At Home

The Restaurant returns with a great line-up of 6 celebrities putting on the Head Chef uniform and taking on the challenge to create a menu that will please the diners and earn a five star rating from Resident Critics, Marco Pierre White and Rachel Allen.  Singer, songwriter and radio presenter Una Healy is taking on the Head …

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Virgin Media’s The Restaurant Returns and Wants You to Take Part as a Diner

The hugely popular television series The Restaurant will return to our screens on Virgin Media this year and they are looking for foodies to take part as diners on the show. Globally renowned chef Marco Pierre White and Rachel Allen will meet again in the Marco Pierre White Courtyard, Bar & Grill in Donnybrook, where …

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Enjoy Famous Faces and Food Markets at this Year’s Carlow Culinary Christmas

This Christmas, Carlow will turn into a culinary hub to showcase the very best of its ever-growing food and drink culture. From December 6th – 8th, the Carlow Culinary Christmas will be full of foodie delights and a few famous faces. Carlow is now home to an internationally acclaimed brewery, as well as gin and …

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The DublinTown Food and Drink Festival Kicks off Next Week with Unmissable Events

The first DublinTown Food and Drink Festival is kicking off on Monday 15th October, with lots of food and drink experiences for all the family. Join star chef Kwanghi Chan at Cooks Academy, where he will be cooking his favourite Hong Kong dishes and teaching you how to recreate them yourself at this culinary masterclass. …

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The First Annual Taste of Kildare Food Festival Takes Place This Weekend

This weekend will see the hugely anticipated Taste of Kildare food festival take over the walled garden of the K Club, much to the delight of food lovers. On Sunday 19th August, attendees will enjoy delicious treats at various food stalls from Kildare’s best producers, suppliers and restaurants. Rachel Allen and Martin Shanahan will be the …

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Rachel Allen Launches The 2018 HB Fundays Campaign With Down Syndrome Ireland

Who doesn’t love ice cream? Especially if indulging in this sweet treat with friends and family will help a very worthy cause. Together with HB Hazelbrook Farm ice cream, Irish celebrity chef Rachel Allen launched this year’s HB Fundays campaign. The campaign calls on the public to raise much needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland …

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Watch: Rachel Allen Hosts Kitchen Take Over at Brasserie on the Corner

TV Chef, author and journalist Rachel Allen joined the culinary team at Brasserie on the Corner for a Kitchen Takeover at the award-winning restaurant. Celebrating the Galway Food Festival, guests on the night savoured an exclusive menu created by the chef, who is most recognised for being at the helm of the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery …

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Rachel Allen on Marco Pierre White, Work Life Balance and Dealing with Critics

“Just one minute, I’m outside the cookery school” says the inimitably upbeat Rachel Allen when she answers my call. With one of those instantly likeable and contagious laughs, Rachel is the kind of person whose smile you can hear in their voice. There isn’t a household in the country unfamiliar with the daughter and granddaughter …

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Aoibhín Garrihy Waltzes Into the Kitchen for the Series Finale of The Restaurant

TV3‘s hugely popular reality television series The Restaurant continues tonight, Wednesday 4th April at 9pm, and for the epic finale of the popular series, actress Aoibhín Garrihy is set to take centre stage in the kitchen. Aoibhín created a menu of old world French classics that wooed the resident critics, especially old school Marco Pierre …

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Singer Mary Coughlan Hopes to Hit High Notes on This Week’s Episode of The Restaurant

TV3‘s popular reality television series The Restaurant continues tomorrow night, Wednesday 28th March at 9pm, as another celebrity dons the kitchen whites to become Head Chef for a day. This week sees musician Mary Coughlan step into the kitchen, hoping to impress Marco Pierre White, fellow judge  Rachel Allen and Guest Food Critic for the …

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Paul Harrington Rocks His Way Around the Kitchen on TV3’s The Restaurant Tonight

This week on The Restaurant, musician and former Eurovision winner Paul Harrington rocks into the kitchen hoping to impress Marco Pierre White, Celebrity Chef Rachel Allen and Guest Food Critic Martin Shanahan of Fishy Fishy in Kinsale. Paul is hoping to bring a touch of his Eurovision winning magic to The Restaurant, with six nostalgic …

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Christmas Cake Recipe with Toasted Almond Paste by Rachel Allen

Food Festival Fun – This Galway Restaurant is Hosting a ‘Kitchen Takeover’ With Rachel Allen

Rachel Allen is joining Galway restaurant, Brasserie on the Corner, for a special ‘Kitchen Takeover’ on March 29th to celebrate the Galway Food Festival. The TV Chef, Author and Journalist will create an exclusive menu for guests on the night. Rachel will also meet and greet diners on arrival, talking through her menu choices as …

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Ciara Kelly Doctors the Menu on TV3’s The Restaurant Tonight

The third episode of The Restaurant airs tonight, with Dr Ciara Kelly hoping her menu is the cure to Marco Pierre White’s notorious temper. The Operation Transformation advisor will seek out a five star rating with dishes which are surprisingly indulgent. As well as Marco and new judge Rachel Allen, the doctor will have guest …

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Weather Woman Nuala Carey to Cook Up a Storm on TV3’s The Restaurant Tonight

While the weather is dominating everyone’s newsfeed today with red alert warnings and images of snow blanketing the country, one of Ireland’s most recognisable weather women Nuala Carey will be facing down a beast from the east of her own in the form of Marco Pierre White. TV3’s The Restaurant returns tonight at 9pm with …

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TV3’s The Restaurant Returns To Our Screens With a Scrumptious First Episode – Get a Glimpse Behind the Scenes on TheTaste

The wait is finally over! The nation’s favourite food show is back with a bang this week, with the first episode of The Restaurant on TV3 this Wednesday at 9pm. This season sees a number of changes to the popular show, which is filmed in Marco Pierre White Courtyard Grill in Donnybrook. While the kitchen dream team …

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Here Are The Six Celebrities Donning Aprons For The New Series of TV3’s The Restaurant

Fans of TV3’s The Restaurant will be delighted to hear that the six celebrities taking part in the new series have officially been revealed. The six celebrities will be donning aprons for the brand new series of The Restaurant, which airs on Wednesday, February 21st, at 9pm. First up in the kitchen will be weather …

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This Well-Known Irish Celebrity Chef Has Been Confirmed as The New Critic on TV3’s The Restaurant

TV3 has confirmed that Irish celebrity chef Rachel Allen will be the new critic on The Restaurant, after Tom Doorley quit last year due to his clash with Marco Pierre White. The news was revealed as part of the station’s spring schedule launch in Dublin today. Rachel Allen was brought up in Dublin and left home …

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Gingerbread Cake with Raspberries by Rachel Allen

Based on a classic Victoria sponge, this beautiful gingerbread cake recipe has the added twist of warm spices. It makes a great layered cake for an occasion, piled high with sweet summer raspberries. Ingredients: – 175g (6oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing – 175g (6oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting – 175g (6oz) …

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Salted Caramel Peanut Bars Recipes by Rachel Allen

OK, these Salted Caramel Peanut Bars are not technically a bake, but they’ve earned their place in the book by being just generally incredible! The lovely biscuity peanut base is topped with a thick layer of chocolate studded with peanuts and sprinkled with sea salt, which ties it all together. Makes 18 Ingredients: – 100g …

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Baked Doughnuts with Three Fillings Recipe by Rachel Allen

These work a treat in the oven, which is a great alternative if you aren’t a fan of deep-frying. In this doughnuts recipe, they are brushed with melted butter as they come out of the oven to give their classic sugar coating a little more sticking power. Makes 10 Ingredients: – 115ml (3¾fl oz) milk, …

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