Dec 2011 Update: Has anybody actually found the new CX? I don’t think it is where it is supposed to be. If you have any information, or have been in the new location, let me know. One of the most frequently accessed articles on my blog is relating to CX Oriental, the Asian wholesale/retail place [...]
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Sugar Tips
Gave up sugar for lent and now havetoo much of it at home? Here are ten uses for sugar I bet you never thought of … it even tells you how to get your fire going and (in an unrelated tip) how to soothe a burnt tongue. 10 Extraordinary uses for Sugar
iChef : The Touch Screen Oven
After the failure of the fridge industry to integrate LCD screens and online ordering systems up step the oven manufacturers to have a go. The iChef+ is a new touch screen based oven where “the complex innovation translates into simplicity of use”. If I understand correctly is rather like the microwave settings that nobody uses [...]
EatMagazine launch
Mikey from Phonic publishing have been on to mention the launch of a new free monthly food & drink magazine called EatMagazine. He will be distributing 20,000 print copies a month around Dublin initially and it will also be available nationwide via the online version and the iPhone/iPad apps that launch in February. Issue one [...]
Hugh’s Fish Fight – Discarding in the North Sea
This week Channel 4′s chefs join forces in the Big Fish Fight championing sustainable seafood and celebrating lesser known delicacies of the deep, as part of this schedule I saw Hugh’s Fish Fight last night. The show highlighted the issue of discarding in the North Sea, a process by which under EU law certain fish [...]
Five Questions from Martijn Kajuiter
I saw this fly by on Twitter this morning, you rarely see Martijn in the media, despite the attention that both he and The Cliff House Hotel have got in recent years, but here is some advice from him for anybody thinking of entering the industry. Some great images too. http://chefhermes.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/words-of-advice-martijn-kajuiter/
Bentley’s relaunch as Cliff Town House Hotel
The Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, who appear to have been doing pretty good trade all summer and most of last winter too, are set to open a sister property in Dublin on St Stephen’s Green called The Cliff Town House Hotel. After a quick browse through the web site it didn’t take long to [...]
The (Dublin) Milkman Cometh
Interesting how attitudes and businesses change over a relatively short period of time. I remember when I was growing up the milkman was essentially a part of the community, we all knew him and, from time to time, he’d let us ride along in the milk float. Times change and that’s no longer the case [...]
Home Made Burgers
With the recent spell of nice weather the BBQs have been dragged out and fired up. I found that home made burgers don’t really mix well with the BBQ grille as they can fall apart, the trick is to cook them in the pan and then transfer for a minute or two at the end [...]
Buy local and get it delivered.
Maybe the continued eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland and its impact on air travel should also make us think a bit about air freight and how far some of our produce, which could be sourced in Ireland, has traveled thousands of miles to get to the shelves. Irish farmers have been marginalised by big supermarkets [...]
