Here is a nice article from The Guardian on eating in Cafe Paridiso and having a pint the Hi-B if anybody is planning a visit to Cork and looking for something to do. There are links to the Cork Jazz Festival and the Cork Film Festival.
Tourism Ireland
Archive > August 2009
Visit Cork: One of Ireland’s liveliest cities.
SuperValu Promise More Price Cuts
Ever since Tesco have turned their back on Irish producers I like to let people know what our home-grown supermarkets are up to. SuperValu sent me this last week promising even more price cuts. It’s not mentioned below but when I was shopping last week I noticed €0.65 for 2L Sparkling Water is a [...]
Best In Season
The folks over at Bord Bia (the Irish food board) have been in touch to let me know their horticultural department have just launched www.bestinseason.ie a site to explain what fruit and vegetables are available in Ireland and what’s ‘Best In Season’. The site aims to explain the benefits of eating fresh produce grown within [...]
Cliff House Hotel Restaurant Part II
After our original visit to the Cliff House Hotel Restaurant on July 16th we returned on August 2nd to celebrate my birthday. It was disappointing to see the dinner menu increase in price by 4% to €65, with the wines also seeming to have increased in line. I don’t know if the increased prices were [...]
Toastie Pockets
So I bought one, actually a pair, of these toastie pockets yokes in Aldi a few weeks back. You know the thing, they’ve been around for ages, little baggies that you pop your cheese sandwich into which you then place into the toaster and hey-presto a toasted sandwich! As a family who have had possibly [...]
Lidl wine reviews
In the run-up to turning forty last week and the unlikely event that I may have to entertain a few dozen people in Messy Towers I have been studying Frank’s excellent series on Lidl wine. Frank has kindly reviewed the NZ Pinot Noir (€9.99), Rose Champagne (€19.99), Fleurie (€6.99), and Chateauneuf de Pape (€14.99). Take [...]
