Food
Not Sub-par | Limerick sandwich shop named as Ireland’s favourite takeaway
A Limerick sandwich shop has just been crowned the best takeaway in the entire country.
PUPPY LOVE | Dublin restaurant is letting couples bring their dogs for Valentine’s Day dinner
It may seem like a recipe for disaster having 50 couples each bring along their pet dogs to join them for a Valentine’s Day meal but one Dublin pub believes it will be pure puppy love.
TROPICAL STORM | Lilt axed after nearly 50 years and replaced by new type of Fanta
Soft drink Lilt has finally been pulled from shelves after 48 years.
Kevin Dundon's Kitchen | Enjoy a flavour fiesta from Spain with these affordable chorizo showstoppers
JANUARY is always a month of belt-tightening to balance the December splurge.
Grub Spy | For a generous plateful of classic carvery, the Eden House Gastro Bar is the stuff(ing) of legends
‘What’s your favourite restaurant?’ is a question I often get asked, and just as often I shy away from giving a straight answer.
Sunday Kitchen | These simple post-Christmas ‘parcels’ are for the men to bake while the girls take a break
HAPPY New Year and happy Little Christmas! Today I’m sharing two recipes to celebrate Nollaig na mBan, which was on January 6.
Quick Bites: It’s filthy gorgeous
it’s a very happy New Year for small Irish company Filthy Rich after being snapped up by SuperValu stores nationwide.
Morning glory
When I was a lad back in the day, breakfast was nothing more than a compulsory act you did every weekday morning — like pulling on your trousers or pretending to be sick to dodge school.
Stand and deliver | Grub Spy: Dublin’s The Old Stand delivers top notch pub food
I think it’s fair to say – and I for one think it’s a great change – that most pubs nowadays (especially the newer ones) serve food of some description.
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
With Christmas around the corner, it’s time for a few recommendations for good quality party wines for your festive get-togethers.
Lisboa | Dublin café to give out 500 free pastries tomorrow for opening day
A new café and deli in Dublin’s city centre is giving out free pastries to its first 500 customers tomorrow.
Chip and Cheerful | US fast food chain Wendy's announces plans to open in Ireland
American fast food chain Wendy’s has announced plans to expand its franchise in Ireland.
Grub Spy: Into the Wild
Given that West Cork has an abundance of swoon-worthy dining destinations, I was especially keen to visit Wild Restaurant in Ballinspittle, a small local bistro I’d been meaning to check out since it opened a couple of years ago. We almost didn’t …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
I’ve got two great reds from Italy and Spain for you this week — make sure you add these to your shopping list.
Quick Bites: Oatally delicious
NOTHING beats a warming bowl of porridge on these chilly winter mornings. And now you can put a bit more pep in your step, thanks to Flahavan’s new range of porridge with benefits.
Sunday Kitchen: Mince surprise
IT’S all about spoiling family and friends in this week’s Magazine+, so I’m sharing two great edible gift ideas. The gingerbread man is a Christmas classic that always delights kids and adults alike. The light spices and shortbread texture of …
Winter warmer
As we edge closer to the festive season, here at home we’re getting ready to prepare the pudding for Christmas next weekend. But first, I’ve got two of my favourite creamy dishes for dark, stormy evenings: a baked smoked haddock gratin and a …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
The Dark Horse wine range from California are now widely available here. Look out for their range of grape varieties including Malbec, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.
Grup Spy: Bon appetito
An Italian buddy of mine, who has lived in Ireland for nigh-on twenty years, enlightened me recently on the finer points of ‘aperitivo’. I had always assumed, incorrectly, that it was merely an Italian version of a quick drink and a chat. In fact, …
Sunday Kitchen: Best of the zest
Packed with flavour and affordable, this week’s recipes are great for entertaining family or friends. First up, is my Salisbury steak, a dish which originated in the US. It is a version of the Hamburg steak, to which an American Professor (James …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
IN Argentina they are now using Malbec to make both a red and a white wine? So why not give both versions a try.
BOUNTY HUNTERS | Bounty bars removed from Celebrations chocolate boxes in pre-Christmas trial
Mars Wrigley is to remove Bounty bars from its Celebrations chocolate tubs in a pre-Christmas trial after finding 39pc of consumers want the coconut-flavoured treats banished for good.
Sunday Kitchen: Ghoul power
Halloween weekend has arrived, and with it, all the great and fun treats to prepare with the kids. If you are lucky enough to go to the Púca Festival in Trim, Co Meath, this weekend, you will enjoy multiple events with music, fire, feasting and …
Grub Spy: Bean machine
Great food is probably not the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear the words Riverwalk Plaza on Lake Drive in Citywest Business Campus. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the address of an Ivy League college on the edge …
Ice-ly does it | Kerry’s Lagom Restaurant makes the nicest ‘iceberger’ dessert you will ever taste
I really love Kerry, Ireland’s Shangri-La for foreign tourists, especially wealthy Americans and Germans. And who can blame them? Once seen, never forgotten. For rugged scenery, pastoral beauty and communion with nature on a grand scale, few …
Grub Spy: Swede dreams
I really love Kerry, Ireland’s Shangri-La for foreign tourists, especially wealthy Americans and Germans. And who can blame them? Once seen, never forgotten. For rugged scenery, pastoral beauty and communion with nature on a grand scale, few …
Sunday Kitchen: Tart and soul
N ow is the time for orchard fruits to shine — and pears especially are at their peak right now.
Quick Bites: Mash is king
We’re already big fans of Irish brand Mash Direct here at Magazine+ HQ. So the Co Down potato farm didn’t have to give us the hard sell on their new Peri Peri Fries.
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
Here are two wines from the very popular Chilean brand Casillero del Diablo for you to try this weekend. Cheers!
Lovin' it | McDonald’s launches nostalgic Happy Meals for adults in US – but no plans for Ireland
Happy Meals are now for all ages in the US as part of a new McDonald’s campaign to give grown-ups a toy with their takeaway.
Grub Spy: Smash hits
I’ve only just discovered that Capel Street has been permanently pedestrianised. It seems lessons were learned from the temporary closure during Covid-19. From a street roiling with hellish traffic to a comfortable thoroughfare filled with funky …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
October, the season of mists and wild hedgerow fruits is the ideal time to try this unique Irish gin, but I’ve also got a full-bodied red, perfect for you to enjoy on those cool autumn evenings.
bottoms up! | Sunday World’s Magazine+ celebrates nominations for Irish Food Writing Awards
Sunday World’s Magazine+ is raising a glass after its talented food and wine writing team was recognised by the Irish Food Writing Awards this week.
Grub Spy | The Cake Café does the best toasties in Dublin 8
The little courtyard at The Cake Café, located on Pleasants Place — a quiet unassuming laneway just off Grantham Street — has to be one of the loveliest places in the city to loiter in.
Quick Bites: The Italian job on ice
Introducing the only frozen fresh pasta on the market, Ottimo is so handy and suitable for vegetarians — and it’s made in Ireland.
Grub Spy: Pickled pink
It’s 12.45 on Tuesday afternoon in Macroom and there’s no escaping it. The traffic, I mean. It’s bloody horrendous. The weird thing is, I’ve never not been able to get a parking space here, and I’ve visited the town quite a lot over the years.
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
This week, we recommend a posh white from the central vineyards in northern France and a great tasting low alcohol red, perfect for anyone watching their intake.
Cheese the day | Irish pizzeria named among world’s Top 100: ‘We want to put Irish pizza on the map’
An Irish pizzeria has been named one of the Top 100 on the planet.
Pubspy - Clondalkin, Dublin | Super atmosphere and cheap €5 pints are ‘Central’ to this Clondalkin boozer
The Central - Clondalkin
Grub Spy: On the batter
It must be really difficult nowadays to come up with a company name that’s original, big on impact and not easily forgotten. Using symbols and characters is one way to achieve this, and apparently, it is all the rage.
Quick Bites: Made fair each other
Sweet dreams are made of this: two of our favourite treat brands have just joined forces.
Sunday Kitchen: Pork this way
With the return of school and college, dinner times can be a little chaotic, to say the least. So, with busy term-time schedules in mind, I have two quick and easy recipes for you this week — one which can be prepared ahead and another which can …
Grub Spy: Viva Italia
About a year ago, a friend of mine hinted that maybe my reviews are becoming a touch Dublin-centric. Perhaps I was less interested in what might be happening, culinarily speaking, outside the Pale? Of course, I begged to differ. Because while I …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
The Dunnes Stores Autumn French Wine Sale is running until 11th October, in 70 stores nationwide. Look out for their 20pc off price on a great selection of wines.
Quick Bites: Occasion ot celebrate
There was no need to conduct a straw poll here at Magazine+HQ — we’re already addicted to the latest snack to hit shelves.
Grub Spy: Pleasure Palace
The five-star Cashel Palace Hotel is not a new building. In fact, located in the picturesque heart of county Tipperary, with the hauntingly beautiful Rock of Cashel as an eye-catching backdrop, the red-brick Queen Anne-style building has been …
Grape Spy: Jean Smullen
SuperValu’s French Wine Sale (Sept 1-21st) means Autumn is here. Look out for their special 20 “guest wines” and this year, offers on wine from Germany. All your SuperValu French favorites will be on offer.
Sunday Kitchen: Feeling fruity
There’s just one more week of freedom for the kids, though some are back to school already. To hang on to that holiday feeling a little longer, here are two recipes for one of the tastiest foraging crops out there right now — blackberries. Our …
Spirit of the Irish
Meet Ireland’s top barman who’s gin it to win at next month’s world championships.
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