How to cook with lamb
This is a sponsored post to help promote the European #LambTryItLoveIt campaign to highlight the benefits of cooking with European lamb. For more recipe inspiration, follow @TryLamb on Facebook and Instagram. Although I've been cooking with lamb for a number of years, there’s still a lot I don’t know. For example, when it…
Blanco Niño Authentic Tortilleria
"Authentic Tortillas from Tipperary? Nah, that has to be a mistake!" Nope, rest assured, my local food hero of today, 'Blanco Niño', is nothing short of sheer brilliance. The founder of the company, Phil, had a very simple idea: open up Dublin's first Taqueria. Unfortunately he was struggling to find…
The Old Convent – Clogheen
I rarely write about restaurants, as I'm more focused on making my own recipes of course, but for our birthday dinner me and my partner went up to The Old Convent in Clogheen, Tipperary, and it was just so fabulous that I simply had to share it with you all.…
Cork’s first Dessert Festival: June 26th – July 2nd
Festival Cork are people after my own heart. First they organised the hugely popular Burger Festival, then the Whiskey Festival and now 2017 is set to get another smashing festival: Cork's Dessert Festival! I was lucky enough to get to try out two venues during the Burger Festival: Electric and…
Cork’s Whiskey Festival 2017
Never a dull moment in Cork (or in Ireland in general). I've only just recovered from the Cork Burger Festival: January 30th – February 5th 2017 we had back at the end of January - beginning of February and where I enjoyed not one but two fantastic nights filled with…
Electric Cork – Fishbar
After the fantastic dinner I had at Electric's Restaurant during Cork's Burger Festival, I just had to go back to try their Fish Bar as well, after seeing a sneak peek of it already during my last visit. I had already seen the gorgeous views before, but I had no idea…
Cork Burger Festival: Electric
As you probably have read by now, Cork Burger Festival is currently running here in Cork, Ireland. Although the festival is only in it's first year now, it's looking to be a great start. One of the goals of the festival was to help put Cork on the map a bit more,…
Cork Burger Festival: Yellow Sub
With the Cork Burger Festival now in full swing, it was about time I went down to the city to try some burgers! On Wednesday I got invited to my first Irish blogger meet-up, hosted by Festival Cork and to get a sneak peek at what Yellow Sub is serving for the festival.…
Cork Burger Festival: January 30th – February 5th 2017
Following the success of Cork Whiskey Festival and Taste Cork Week, Festival Cork have teamed up with Ballymaloe Relish to launch Cork Burger Festival! It's only a couple of days away, so if you have no plans yet for next week: come on over to Cork for the most delicious festival you'll ever…
There’s a new whiskey in town: Prizefight Irish Whiskey
Dublin, Ireland – In earlier times, Irishmen journeyed to America, where they forged their character with resolve and their fists. Each bottle tells the stories of the boxing legends who came with nothing and fought for everything. Prizefight is a collaborative Irish whiskey, distilled and aged in Ireland, and finished…