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This Luxurious New Spa Just Launched and it’s Only 30 Minutes from Dublin City

After months of anticipation the privately owned luxury hotel Cliff at Lyons has finally announced the opening date for its luxurious new spa, The Well in the Garden, which is set to open on October 12th. Located in Celbridge, County Kildare, just 30 minutes from Dublin city centre, the new spa is set inside a …

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Slow Food Festival (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Slow Down, Shop and Savour Great Food at this Weekend’s Slow Food Festival

The food festival season shows no sign of slowing down with this weekends Slow Food Festival taking place on the 7th – 8th October in the Guildhall Square, Derry. This weekend’s festival will be a celebration of ‘slow food,’ local, clean and fair food which is not mass produced. Slow Food is a global, grassroots …

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POUND fitness with Carla

Beat the Autumn Blues at this Weekend’s Fitness, Healthy Food and Yoga Filled Pop Up

This May WellFest, Ireland’s only health, fitness and wellness festival, drew in a crowd of over five thousand fitness lovers to their third annual event in Herbert Park, Dublin. Luckily you don’t have to wait until next year to get your fitness fix as this Saturday 21st WellFest will host a pop-up in the Smock …

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Experience the Flavours of Persia this October at This Multi Course Levantine Feast

City of Tribes and the Rebel County will join forces this October for an evening of Persian inspired food and drink with Flavour.ie, a website dedicated to West Cork food, coming together with Galway based Levantine food specialist Mitzi’s Mezze to host a multi-course feast titled PERSIANA. The event takes place on Saturday 14th October, …

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Castleknock Hotel

Social Gallery: One’s Good, But Two’s Better – Castleknock Hotel Launches Two Restaurants

The award-winning 4-star Castleknock Hotel this week launched not one, but two new restaurants, Earth & Vine and 22 Bar & Restaurant. To celebrate the official opening of the hotels new food and beverage experience, special guests including Irish models January Winters and Louise O’Reilly, actor Simon Delaney and Irish Gogglebox stars, Eileen and Angela …

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Bibimbap

Fancy Some Sriracha with Your Bibimbap? These 11 Food Words Just Got Added to the Dictionary

This week Merriam-Webster, America’s most trusted online English dictionary, added over 250 new words to the dictionary, including 11 food-related ones. Following the release of their list of new words for September 2017, the famed dictionary now includes the korean dish Bibimbap, a sushi staple order the California Roll, and the legendary hot sauce Sriracha …

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Food Festivals

Friday Food Festival Round Up – Five Fantastic Food Festivals Happening this Weekend

If you thought we reached peak festival this summer then think again. This September the food festival fever has intensified, particularly on the food festivals front. This weekend is no exception with a host of food and drink events taking place across the country. We’ve rounded up the five biggest food festivals taking place this …

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WILDE

Win Dinner for Two at WILDE and Two Tickets to Opening Night of King of The Castle at the Gaiety Theatre – CLOSED

Dining at WILDE restaurant, at Dublin’s elegant five-star hotel The Westbury, is always a special treat, and the Dublin Theatre Festival is the perfect opportunity to share a meal at this stylish venue with WILDE’s special Dublin Theatre Festival pre-theatre menu available until 15th October. Served Monday to Friday 5pm to 7pm, theatre-goers can enjoy two courses for …

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For the First Time Ever a 3 Michelin Star French Chef Asks to Be Removed from the Culinary Guide

In a Michelin Guide first, a three star French chef, Sébastien Bras, has asked not to be included in the Michelin guide since the 2018 edition. One of only 27 three star restaurants in France, Le Suquet à Laguiole, south of France, was honoured with a third star in 1999 and is renowned for its …

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This Much Loved Cork Coffee Shop Just Opened a Second Branch in the City Centre

The second branch of a much-loved coffee shop in Youghal, County Cork, Priory Coffee has opened its doors on Cork City’s North Main Street. Keeping it local, as with their original premises, their beans of choice come from coffee roasters Badger & Dodo, based in Fermoy, County Cork. From Thursday 21st September, skilled baristas will …

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Dublin’s Slickest New Steakhouse Just Opened and Here’s What to Expect

They say good things come in threes, and in the last two months Temple Bar has seen the arrival of three stylish new eateries, skyrocketing the busy riverside neighbourhood’s status as culinary destination. First came the glamorous rooftop bar and restaurant Roberta’s, then the equally swish food hall cum grill Dollard & Co, and now …

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Portobello

Here’s Why Food and Music Lovers Should Flock to Portobello Harbour This Weekend

The beautiful Portobello Harbour might already be a prime location for leisurely weekend canal-side strolls for you, but this Saturday and Sunday you’ll want to linger for a little longer as the Canal Bank Market will pop up on Portobello Square on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th, from noon until 6pm. The market is in …

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Festive Booze Cabinet Sorted – Aldi Reveals New Line of Eight Affordable Gins including a ‘Victoria’ Pink Gin

Another day, another new alcohol product launch by Aldi that causes a flurry of excitement on social media. After reporting last week on their wine advent calendar and three-litre Prosecco, the German discounter has announced its latest addition to its Christmas product range – a line of eight exclusive gins. Better still, the collection which …

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One Giant Step for Vegans – Vegan Baileys Finally Lands on This Side of the Atlantic

For some, there is little that signals the arrival colder season than cracking open a bottle of Baileys, enjoying the sweet liquor over ice while cosying up alongside a crackling fire. Though those who choose or have to omit dairy for their diets have been stripped of the chance to enjoy this seasonal splurge. So …

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Gin for Breakfast? Is Alcoholic Yoghurt a Step to Far in the ‘Ginovation’ Trend?

You would have to be living under a rock, or perhaps a set of whiskey stones, if you haven’t noticed gin’s resurgence, a “Ginaissance” if you will. In Ireland, pub sales of gin have increased by almost 32% over the past year and bars are stocked with an ever increasing number of Irish gin brands. …

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Feed Me Tinder for Restaurants

Swipe Right to Find the Perfect Date… Spot – This New App is Like Tinder for Restaurants

The dating scene has changed drastically since the advent of Tinder, for better of for worse those looking for eh, love, can actively seek out potential partners without even leaving the couch. Now searching for the perfect restaurant is about to get the Tinder treatment thanks to a new app, Feed Me, that uses the …

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Dublin VegFest

Plant Power! Dublin Vegfest is Back this Weekend with an UnBEETable Line-Up

Ireland’s largest vegan food and lifestyle event Dublin Vegfest is back this weekend, September 23rd-24th, and it’s no exaggeration too say that it will be bigger and better than ever. Following the overwhelming and unexpected response to last year’s inaugural event, to cope with the crowds this year Dublin VegFest is taking over the larger …

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Nicola Halloran #TastyEasyLamb

Food Blogger and Lambassador Nicola Halloran Shares Her Story and Top Tips for Cooking #TastyEasyLamb

What started out simply as a way to help her family to understand her Paleo lifestyle Nicola Halloran has turned The Wonky Spatula into one of Ireland’s leading health food blogs and a go to source of recipes (there’s over 400 on there!) for those following Paleo, gluten-free or dairy-free diets and for those just wanting to …

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Celebrate the Weekend with These Five Fantastic Food and Drinks Events

The weekend is here and with it the food and drink rituals we’ve been waiting all week to savour. But in between brunch, cheeky takeaways, and drinks with friends there are a host of foodie events that will satisfy every craving. Here are our picks of the five food and drink events taking place across …

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The Fumbally Stables

A Trip West, Eating Bugs and Brunch for Yogis – Something for Everyone at The Fumbally Stables Events Series This September

After two successful years The Fumbally Stables is back with its annual eclectic line up of Irish food culture orientated workshops, talks and events. Taking taking place this September and October the independently run and funded initiative series formerly known as The Autumn Series this year has been rebranded as EAT:ITH. Though food lovers and …

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Checkout Top 100 Irish Brands

Survey Reveals Top 100 Products Found in Irish Shopping Baskets and Strong Support for Local Brands

Are you one of those people who can’t help but peer at their fellow shopper’s food haul at the checkout, or have been tempted to peak into the kitchen presses and fridge when visiting a friend’s house? Then Checkout magazine’s annual Top 100 Brands in the Irish grocery market will satisfy your curiosity. While Coca-Cola …

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