RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK: Love your food? Love Your Fun?. “Six In The City” is RTÉ’s newest reality entertainment series. Based on the success of a pilot episode, which aired during RTÉ’s “Format Farm” season this autumn, “Six In … Continue reading
Bringing the Buffalo home Last weekend was the first time that Toons Bridge Cafe was selling buffalo meat. Called there Saturday morning and it was great to meet up with owners Toby Simmonds and Jenny-Rose Clarke … Continue reading
http://www.corkbilly.com/2012/11/white-gypsy-likes-her-food.html American Pale Ale, 7.5%, 75cl bottle, €7.99 Bradley’s Dark amber colour and a really bitter taste. Sufficient initial head soon reduces to a thin lacy cover. A really good balance of malt and hops (which they grow themselves). The … Continue reading
American Pale Ale, 7.5%, 75cl bottle, €7.99 Bradley’s Dark amber colour and a really bitter taste. Sufficient initial head soon reduces to a thin lacy cover. A really good balance of malt and hops (which they grow themselves). The bitterness … Continue reading
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK: Busy at the Chapel Steps. Outside it was gloomy but inside (left) at the Chapel Steps it was bright and busy. This is Bandon’s newest restaurant, just 8 weeks … Continue reading
The dangers associated with food allergies and cross contamination of foods were the topic of discussion at the Food Safety Professionals Association (FSPA) conference held recently in Dublin. “Food safety is of vital importance in the food manufacturing, retail, hospitality … Continue reading
Chateau Bauduc at the Cornstore Thursday turned out to be quite a night at The Cornstore with Bordeaux’s Chateau Bauduc providing the wines for an excellent five course meal. Gavin Quinney (and family) took over this chateau in 1999 and … Continue reading
Chateau Bauduc at the Cornstore Cork’s Cornstore is the place to be on Thursday 18 October when ace wine-maker Gavin Quinney of Chateau Bauduc presents some of his top wines. And it won’t be just the wine. The Cornstore have … Continue reading
Fresco Value and Variety Spent a pleasant interlude yesterday in the Fresco Bistro and was once again reminded of the excellence of the place in terms of variety and value. With the college “populating” itself again, the restaurant was busy … Continue reading
The view of the River Lee from the dining room at Indigo Brasserie is brilliant and so too is the food, as I found out on a recent visit. The Indigo restaurant, part of an aparthotel complex on a riverside … Continue reading