I was torn about whether to write about and recommend Arthur’s on Thomas St.  It’s a thoroughly lovely pub and you all deserve to know about it. But there is a part of me that selfishly wants to keep it a secret, so that it’s always peaceful and I can always get the seat by [...]

We posted a while back about a wine from Lidl that tastes good and only costs €5.50.  Actually that’s pretty much all our original post said so not much need to click on the link. That cheap and tasty 2006 Tarragona Reserva is now on special offer – you can pick up six bottles for [...]

Fans of fancy boozing might want to head along to the Westbury in Dublin on Sunday May 29th for the Summer Wine Fair, organised by Hilltop Treks.  Tickets are €25 and get you an afternoon of wine tasting and discounts on bottles to buy and take home. All proceeds are going to Barnardos Ireland. Find [...]

We rarely write about wine here on CheapEats, largely because we know flip-all about it. However, I recently got this red wine – 2006 Tarragona Reserva – from Lidl for €5.50, and it is very nice. That’s all. Oh hang on – there’s also a special offer where you can buy a case of six [...]

When the words ‘cheap cocktails’ are uttered, I’m sure most of us have some terrible memory of some rancid ‘hold your nose’ concoction served to us at an indecent hour and state. Well, not all cheap cocktails have to be muck; punch is the ideal way to treat your guests to a delicious cocktail without [...]

It has been a great summer so far for growing and the strawberries haven’t let me down. They taste unbelievably flavoursome and are the stawberriest strawberries I’ve ever tasted. This is the first year I have grown the fruit and I had no idea that there would be such a bevy of them. In fact, [...]

How much should it cost for a few swigs of fruit juice? Last week at Dundrum, I craved something healthy to see me through the tedious torture of a day’s shopping in this oddly alluring hellhole. I got a perfectly fine smoothie, full of kiwis and various healthy fruits. But as I queued, I was [...]

Last weekend, Jean, Rercy and I joined a group of lovely friends on a beautiful riverside picnic – particular kudos to Lou for her impeccable quiche – and had a most enjoyable day. I brought along some bottles of Crabbie’s alcoholic ginger beer, for which I was raised on everyone’s shoulders and declared a hero. [...]

Big thanks to our pal Lar Veale of sourgrapes.ie, who has provided us with this guest post about a good wine for only €5 from Aldi.  I’m always on the lookout for the finest cheapest booze, so this tip is very welcome indeed. Bushland Reserve Shiraz – wine for a fiver from Aldi A €5 [...]

I religiously consult the ‘Going up – Going down’ section of the Sunday Times style magazine to keep abreast of what’s hip and what’s not. Naturally I don’t follow any of their advice but reading their checklist of what to wear, eat, listen to, buy and avoid is titillating stuff. If I did follow their [...]