Received this press release this morning 29th April 2009…Berry Bros. & Rudd has announced the closure of its Dublin shop from the end of July. High running costs combined with high retail rents in Dublin has meant the Company has been unable to make an acceptable return despite a decade of continued investment in the ...
BLOG, Wine & DrinkIt’s long been a bitch of mine that the standard of coffee on the street and in bars and restaurants in Ireland is utterly woeful. (If you’re in any doubt read the almost weekly rant in my restaurant reviews in The Herald!). Coffee Angel, with their distinctive Piaggio vans, are one of a few honourable ...
Wine & DrinkAttended the Marks & Spencer tasting of their latest offerings, here are my notes. The tasting took place in the cellar of WHPR/Ogilvy & Mather building in Ely Place. Some of the whites were too chilled, some of the reds a tad soupy but otherwise the event was really well organised – spittoons, clipboards with ...
Tasting Notes, Wine & DrinkWho was it that said “Always leave them wanting more”? Whoever, it’s an adage I’d commend to restaurant proprietors. Particularly when the coffee was as dire as it was at the Buenos Aires Grill last night. My guest’s simple request for a white coffee conjured up one of the grossest cappuccinos ever; a veritable tower ...
Restaurant ReviewsCelebrity chef, battery chicken basher and yachtsman extraordinaire Richard Corrigan gets further exposure on our TV screens. RTE1 is is launching its new 12-part TV series, Corrigan’s City Farm at 8:30 pm tonight. The 25-minute programme will run every Tuesday from 21 April to 26 May, with a second set of installments starting in September.* ...
BLOG, FoodThis Week’s Decent Drinking I make no apologies for making this week’s WOTW a wine you are unlikely to be unable to buy. The 2000 John Wade Cabernet Sauvigon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc I opened tonight I picked up at the vineyard on a visit to Denmark and Albany, at the bottom end of Western Australia in 2002. ...
Travel, Wine & DrinkHad a chance to road test three of the Tolloy Wines from Alto Adige region, Northern Italy that Superquin are bringing in. Probably the most interesting was the Weissburgunder (Pinot Bianco/Pinot Blanc NOT our new bestfriend, Pinot Grigio, beloved of ‘Ladies who Lunch’ if there are still any around now hubby’s bank shares have gone ...
Wine & DrinkOne of the most enjoyable half days I’ve had recently was in the cooperage at Hennessy in Cognac where, under supervision, a group of us, journalists, restaurateurs and folk from the Irish wine trade, were permitted to put a barrel together. We didn’t start from scratch. Alas, they wouldn’t let us use the wicked looking ...
Wine & DrinkThis week, my good buddy The Knocklyon Princess managed a personal best, arriving at Ely, the agreed venue, a mere 13 minutes after the appointed hour. Ely has three manifestations: Customs House Square, great for dining outside on a summer’s day; Hanover Quay (which my voice recognition software has just typed in as “hangover key”) ...
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