National Bread Week is running between Sunday October 9th and Saturday October 15th so naturally I have a banana bread recipe to hand to share. You can also find a whole load of bread inspiration over at the National Bread Week website. Continue reading
Written by: Nicholas Stoller (Yes Man, Zoolander 2) and Doug Sweetland (animator on Toy Story, Find Nemo). Voices: Junior (Andy Samberg), Tulip (Katie Crown), Pigeon Toady (Stephen Kramer Glickman), Hunter (Kelsey Grammer) and Nate (Anton Starkman)
Out of the baby delivery business and into the more lucrative market of package delivery Stork is a fun, clever and original animation that will no doubt entertain the masses. It tells the story of Tulip, a baby the Storks failed to deliver and Nate a little boy who longs for a brother or sister. Continue reading
I was sitting at home on a hung over Saturday thinking about what to have for dinner that evening. Usually if I’m hung over its Chinese or Dominos on the cards. In an effort to not choose the easy option of picking up the phone and ringing someone to bring me food I decided to make some perfectly simple homemade pizza. Continue reading
The Carlsberg Foundation was set up in 1876 to manage the Carlsberg Laboratory and is celebrating 140 years in business. There is however another significant date in the history of Carlsberg. In 1883 the Carlsberg Research Laboratory revolutionised the quality of beer with the discovery of pure yeast which made it possible to make quality beer from every brew. Continue reading
The Irish Cocktail Festival returns for the third year this October and this time its bigger and better than ever. Previously a city-wide event, this year its going nationwide with pubs, bars and restaurants across the country taking part. Continue reading
On the way to the launch of Buskers on the Ball last week I met up with some food blogger lady friends, Niamh of Gourmet Grazing and Emma of Travel Style Food for a bite to eat. We found ourselves on South William Street and S.W Miller’s caught my eye. €15 for a pizza and a glass of wine. Bargain! So yes please we will gladly grab a table and tuck in, which we did. Continue reading
There is something about the area around Grand Canal that I really love. Every time I head to see something in the Bord Gáis Theatre I always say to myself, I must come down here more often. My pal Sharyn was having a hens night in town and as I’m part of the bridal party (yes we are very progressive these days) I was tasked with finding a brunch spot for myself, herself and her chief bridesmaid Nicola on a Sunday morning. We were staying in the Marker Hotel (fabulous) the night before so of course Charlotte Quay popped into my head. Continue reading
The Japanese inspired fantasy adventure Kubo and The Two Strings is the latest feature from LAIKA, the stop-motion animation studio which brought us Coraline and The Boxtrolls. It’s an original and inspired story of Kubo (Art Parkinson – Game of Thrones) a young boy with one eye who lives in relative seclusion with his protective mother Sariatu (Charlize Theron). Continue reading