When it comes to home entertaining, nothing whispers monied classes more eloquently than a Yotam Ottolenghi salad; nonchalantly scattered in bejewelled beauty across a long, white plate. In-the-know cooks nod […]
Elena Arzak, the executive chef of Michelin three star restaurant Arzak in San Sebastian, which is ranked eighth in the World’s 50 Best Awards, was in Dublin earlier in the […]
Auditioning is never easy. If you’re a chef, it’s called a tasting. It’s basically Master Chef without the cameras. And if you’re interviewing for the position of head chef in […]
More small plates, and this time, a tasting menu too… And on the €48 five-course tasting menu at Forest Avenue, there’s a mere two choices for main course. If you […]
After years of getting into taxis and experiencing dialogue that was more depressing than a minute of “Talk to Joe”, it was refreshing to have an upbeat conversation with a […]
Not too long ago, going to a fine dining restaurant not only necessitated an eye watering goodbye to a wad of your hard earned cash, it also involved the more […]
Merrion Row, which was lauded as part of the gastronomic golden mile back in the Celtic Tiger years, was soon plunged into a walk of shame after many of the […]
Small plate dining, which has reached epidemic proportions in London and New York, is quickly spreading across Dublin, and for those who don’t know, the formula goes something like this. […]
Is it just me, or do most people forget which cookery book they saw a recipe in? Nigella, Claudia, Marcella and many more names ending with ‘a’, not to mention […]
