Sibella’s on the golf course. Foodmad’s in Kerry. Bangles is God knows where, The Litry Chick is writing 1,000 words against the clock and I don’t think The Silk Road Cafe, this week’s target, is quite the Knocklyon Princess’s bag. Ten to eleven and still no lunch date. What the hell to do? After due ...
Restaurant ReviewsLast week El Bulli, “the best restaurant in the world”, closed its doors. Owner Ferran Adria, high priest of avant garde cuisine announced that activities would be suspended for the 2012 and 2013 seasons Up till last week El Bulli was only open for six months out of every 12 and, even then, only for ...
Restaurant ReviewsThe A-Z of Garden Gnomes As a change from slurping and chomping Ernie delves into the mad, mad world of garden gnome ownership. Here’s my A-Z. Accessorizing The most popular accessory is a large spotty mushroom or toadstool under which gnomes can sit and party with their mates. Wishing wells and big green frogs are ...
BLOGForget schnizel and noodles. For Chinese, Thai, and even Indian curries there’s no more savvy match than Austrian whites. Asheesh Dewan who runs the Jaipur group of restaurants has long been a fan; ‘gru v’ has been on all his wine lists since he first opened. Recently at Chakra, the group’s Greystones restaurant, head chef ...
Recipes, Wine & DrinkFrom what started out as a fairly uncomplicated pastime – you plant grapes, you harvest them, you cause them to ferment, then you run off the juice –winemaking has been historically hedged around with rules and regulations as in “You can’t add sugar to boost the quality in a poor year” or “You can’t grow ...
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