News Archive
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Greenhouse
31 May 2012
Long long ago the legendary Dick Whittington left his rural homestead for London, with his cat, to make his fortune and ended up becoming the City’s Lord Mayor. I don’t know whether Finnish chef Mikael Viljanen has a cat, or whether he wants to be Lord M
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Restaurant Review - Gastropub Grub
29 May 2012
I love gastropubs; their ethos is to offer restaurant-standard food in a casual atmosphere, as opposed to bog-standard pub grub. We were in a few places recently, starting off with lunch in the new hot, hip Black Sheep on Capel Street
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Restaurant Review - La Reserve - Ranelagh
23 May 2012
Ranelagh may well be over-run with eateries of varying standards, but the recent addition of La Reserve Brasserie in the center of the village raises the bar. I had noticed this little spot, which had “Soft Opening this week” chalked’ on its window..
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Gourmet Greenway
22 May 2012
EVERY second person I meet tells me they have done, or are off to do the Camino -- the pilgrims' route in northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. It seems to have captured people's imagination in a big way. Many people walk sections of it each year..
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Restaurant Review - Lucinda at BITE
14 May 2012
Renowned Town Bar & Grill founder Ronan Ryan is back with Bite, a new fish, chips and cocktails venue, says Lucinda O'Sullivan, who found finger-licking good food, al fresco dining and friendly service
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World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012
07 May 2012
The world's best restaurant awards have taken place in London. Panel judge Lucinda O'Sullivan reports The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2012 took place last Monday night in the Guild Hall in London, following a lead-up hoopla to beat the band.
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Restaurant Review - A Brace of D6 Dining
07 May 2012
We recently had two outings to Ranelagh’s big sister - Rathgar! Ranelagh is awash with restaurants so restaurateurs are moving outwards to the fresh fields and affluent red-bricked D6 roads of Rathgar. We had set forth on a Tuesday night to the new
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Red Earth
02 May 2012
Red Earth is a new Lifestyle Store & Café which has added a new dimension to both shopping and eating in Mullingar. It is located in a former industrial building in Mullingar Business Park which is absolutely ideal for a day out shopping ‘til you drop