Being a food lover I always try and remember the best meal I have had in the past year and with the list of places I have filled my belly ranging from Miami, Barbados, New York, London, to the south of France and Mexico there were some interesting contenders this year. When talking about the best meal I don’t necessarily mean a fine dining meal created by master chefs in opulent surroundings!  Continue reading »

                                   
So, the coundown to Christmas has begun and how nice is this weather, it actually feels like Christmas.  Continue reading »

So that was fun this morning with Ed Meyers at Live95fm, you can listen to part one my interview here and part two here. I could get used to that radio studio thing, hmmmmm. He says next time I go in I have to bring in foodie treats to sample. How do you taste stuff on the air, interesting….. Please send me your suggestions.  Continue reading »

 As we look at what we put on our menu boards for our shops in 2008, I was wondering about flavoured lattes. We already have the option of a Latte al Caramello (caramel latte), have played around with other flavours, and should we offer them all the time?
Please take part in the following poll, and feel free to comment if it is too restricting!  Continue reading »

… And for the adults also!
I was in the Bean an Ti café a few weeks for a coffee and noticed a chocolate & strawberry choux ring. Having never made choux pastry before, I decided it was about time I tried and what would be nicer to make than a chocolate & strawberry choux ring? Now I know strawberries aren’t in season and everyone says they have to travel thousands of miles to get here in the Winter and completely lose their flavour by the time they do, but I beg to differ!  Continue reading »

It’s been over 5 months since my first post on the new acai berry products I had scoped out at the grocery stores. And it seems the super antioxidant-laden fruit is still going strong!
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A couple of weeks ago I did a piece on the best TV chefs which Mr Ramsey won pretty comfortably! This week I thought I would flip it around and have a look at the chefs that I feel should still be sweating away in a secluded kitchen rather than gracing our TV screens. These are only my opinions of course and the rest of you will probably feel differently about this!  Continue reading »

A small bit of a rant here…
The Sampler in Islington (London) is having a bit of a Christmas special at the moment that they have called the ‘Icon Spectacular’ series.  Continue reading »

I’m on the radio tomorrow, Limerick Live95fm at 9am, talking about cooking Christmas dinner and stuff. You can listen online people out there in other counties and countries so please do and then send me slagging comments please. I’ve actually only been responsible for a turkey once but I’ve been in the kitchen in the middle of all the cooking all the time.  Continue reading »

 
Instead of the usual, we decided to do a 5 star Christmas breakfast this year for our staff party. We went to the Aghadoe Heights Hotel in Killarney for a great feed and lovely views.
Afterwards, we went skating. Well, at least we tried!
Technorati tags: Christmas, Killarney, skating, Aghadoe Heights, Kerry.  Continue reading »

Crispy potato skin, filled with spinach, Dublin Bay prawns, Irish smoked salmon and glazed with Hollandaise sauce.

This recipe is a nice and simple starter, that I was use to serve in the restaurant. I have to say, it was a the customer’s favourite. So, this is how it goes:
Ingredients for 4 people:

4 medium size, rooster potatoes.

12 large Dublin Bay prawns.

4 tomatoes.

200g cooked and pressed spinach.

50g Irish smoked salmon.

1/2 pt double cream.  Continue reading »

Wow! It’s been a couple of great weeks!!

London 2 weeks ago in Gordon Ramsey Claridges, Killarney last week for some brilliant home cooking and then back in Dublin this weekend for a trip to restaurant Patrick Guilbaud(http://www.restaurantpatrickguilbaud.ie/). Patrick Guilbaud is the only restaurant in Ireland currently with 2 michelan stars and rumour has it that it is trying for its third. Headed up by the man himself Patrick, and cheffed by the highly talented Guilleme Lebrun.  Continue reading »

Christmas is coming/The goose is getting fat… and it’s more than time to have your Christmas lists made and almost completed. This year, between living out of the city and being completely immersed in the Ballymaloe Cookery Course, it’s almost crept up on me – and I know that I’m not the only one! Here are a few present ideas for your similarly-food orientated friends.
After the course, I’m interested in a whole new kitchen makeover, complete with gas hob.  Continue reading »

Well with the festive season fast approaching I thought I would point you in the direction of a few interesting links. We all know that it can be a nightmare trying to cook the dinner especially if you venture into the kitchen only once a year! So if you want to cook the perfect turkey but are more adept with a tin opener and a toaster than giblets and basting juices this is the place for you.  Continue reading »

Do you find it difficult to cut a pineapple? Are you perplexed by its tough skin and pointed leaves? Well if that’s the case, then you’re in luck because Chew on That has just created its very first video on “How to Cut a Pineapple” starring our very own Maxine!
So sit back, relax and enjoy our demonstration. Hopefully you’ll learn something!  Continue reading »

As mentioned in a previous post, 4 friends met up last weekend in Killarney in order to imbibe the finest wines and consume the finest foods, all mixed in with a fair amount of craic (the Irish kind, not the bad kind). Each member of the party was charged with not only coming up with some interesting wines but also paring these wines up with food dishes. Planning started 6 weeks ago, ingredient gathering started 2 weeks ago and the cooking started at about 3 O’clock in the afternoon.  Continue reading »

                                     
Hi, my name is Lorraine and I really don’t like polenta!!  Continue reading »

 This morning in Dingle, we had the Radio Kerry mobile broadcast unit in town to highlight Dingle’s Christmas shopping options.
Good as this was, it was amazing to go to Killarney this afternoon to visit our shop and see Christmas in Killarney in operation. That town operates on a totally different level, and it’s very impressive.  Continue reading »

Whoa…slow down. You mean holiday season is upon us? The year ends in two weeks?! When did this all happen?
That means our Holiday Cookie Contest is almost over too – aaah!
Guess you guys better get your recipes in before we choose a winner without you!
Good luck!
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 I received a phone call yesterday to advise me that Ice Cream Ireland has been shortlisted for the 2008 Digital Media Awards in the blogging category. It seems like the ice cream man will need to procure a tux for the event in Dublin (Feb, 2008). I’d be much more comfortable in an old jumper! I’ll post the other blogs shortlisted as soon as they are announced.
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