Handwritten Menu 1905 My grandmother used to collect unusual menus from restaurants – she was extremely charming and people couldn’t say no when she asked to take one home. She had a small collection as menus are not really that unusual most of the time. I laughed the first time she came home with one…
Have you ever been to a restaurant where the food was amazing but the service was awful? Only a few restaurant owners and chefs actually know what goes on in front of house (same as front of house mostly is not aware of what the kitchen is doing). I have been recently to several restaurants…
This is a first – the Critics are returning to the ‘crime scene’ of a previous Critic’s Night – and there is a reason. The restaurant has a new team with a new headchef on the helm and they are ready to face the critics. The focus is still good Italian food, prepared fresh every…
I am delighted that Club Brasserie is our host for our April Critic’s Night. Harold & Beth have been in the restaurant business for 20 years and have still the passion for food to create an outstanding menu. Both are looking forward to meeting the Critics and are planning an excellent evening for us. Price…
Dining Room Pembroke I am getting asked quite often where I recommend to eat in Cork – a very personal question really but I will give my opinion of course. But for some reasons, I never think of restaurants in hotels in Cork – a big oversight on my part as we have wonderful hotels…
Photoshoot before the awards The Food Writer Guild Ireland was established 30 years ago and is currently headed by Georgina Campbell. Members include Mrs Myrtle Allen, Darina Allen, Ella McSweeney, Dianne Curtin, Dr Oliver Moore, Joe McNamee to name but a few. Each year, the guild honors the best of food producers and this year…
Shane Long One of the perks in my job is that I am getting invites to a few launches and events. One of these events was the Brewery Tour & Beer Tasting at the Franciscan Well the other day. I am not really a beer lover but have to say the evening opened my eyes…
The Critic’s series has gone from strength to strength since I started them back in January 2013 and there is no end it seems. Last month’s event took the critics to Longueville House for Sunday lunch and the critics left with a smile on their faces. William O’Callaghan and his team made the critics feel…
I am always looking for ideas on how to use chicken for a dinner party but make it look expensive and restaurant style. It’s not that easy but not too difficult either. I always use images for my Facebook updates and while looking for a particular image online I came across a food photo with…
People don’t believe me that I love baking but don’t have a sweet tooth. So whenever I think up a recipe or simply bake away, I have to make sure it is something that I can give away as a present or have as a standby for visitors. The other day I looked in my…