One of my all time favourite pubs in Dublin City centre is on South Anne Street. Kehoes was first licensed in 1803, which makes it one hell of long-standing watering hole. For me its charm is in its complete lack of modernity. You won’t find sleek counter tops, gastro this and gastro that, or a hostess with a clipboard in this bar. Continue reading
Smart Cities is all about positive sustainable difference and making the city ‘smarter’. One of the items on their agenda is tackling obesity among young people. With the Smart Cities project they aim to promote healthy choices for body and mind. Continue reading
The boys are back in town; this time BIGGER, XXL in fact. Returning to our screens for the much anticipated sequel to Magic Mike are Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash and Joe Manganiello. Its full on man candy and set three years after Magic Mike bowed out of The Tampa Kings. Continue reading
Looks like there’s a new ‘Pop Up’ coming to town inspired by Flavours of Ireland. A group called Centime Markett (yes two T’s) are behind it. Food duo Etienne Pittion and Mark Kelly are hosting a selection of food speciality evenings across Dublin city. They will be in various location and have varying menus but all will be focussed on local Irish produce.
Interestingly enough both Etienne and Mark both have musical backgrounds which have now led them to a love of food, which they are happy to share with you. They promise a night of quality Irish foods including a selection of Irish meats and cheese
First Venue & Tickets
The first is on Tuesday July 7th at 7.30 at Berlin Cafe on the corner of Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row. Tickets are €25pp and you can make a reservation with Etienne on Ph: 085 726 7327. You can also get them in Berlin Cafe or drop an email to hello@thepitch.ie
Flavours of Ireland The Menu
Pesto w/breads
Charcuterie (Cold meat selection)
Wild duck ham
Rillettes of pork
Chorizo
Salmi
Pickles
Main
Ham hock terrine
Remoulade
Mixed leaves
Cheese Selection
Durrus
Mossfiled
Crozier blue
Corleegy sheep
Cavanbert
Like many people I’ve a bit of a love hate relationship with hotel restaurants. Often categorised as just a convenient option with little or no expectation of culinary wonder. With a new breed of funky, drink and dine destination hotels popping up around Dublin the view of the hotel restaurant has been revitalised. They cater to more than just staying guests now. The hotel restaurant and bar is now a go to place for drinks, dinner and good music, often with a live DJ catering to the clientele. Continue reading
I’ve never seen Despicable Me 1 or 2 so I was happy to see Minions can be viewed as a standalone movie. The movie starts by filling in their back story and we meet the characters Kevin, Bob and Stuart, who lead the Minions on their quest to find a new leader. They are fiercely entertaining and never before have single-celled yellow organisms been so 3 Dimensional. Continue reading
I was recently the lucky winner of lunch at Ugly Duckling Dublin Café. They actually have two branches in Dublin. One on Liffey Street in the Epicurean Food Hall and one in Georges Street arcade, which is the one I went to. Continue reading
Forget everything you think you know about Sherlock Holmes. Forget Baker Street, forget the deerstalker hat, forget the pipe and forget the action packed sleuth brought to a new generation by Guy Ritchie. Director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) gives you a Sherlock Holmes that is fragile, short-tempered and losing his intellectual prowess. Based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin, aging and looking back are very much the prominent themes in Mr. Holmes. Continue reading