Crave is a relatively new cafe, full of gorgeous mismatched chairs and design that create a lively, bright interior. It serves pitta breads full of yummy gorgeousness. I hear that the hipster wave of acceptance washed over Crave a few months ago, but all waves pass and break. Colin and I strolled in for lunch [...]

  For the Irish week that’s in it, here’s another ad that grabbed my attention: SuperValu’s Eat Irish for a Week campaign. Simple enough idea. Buy items from their shopping list and feed a family of four for a week for less than €100 a week using only Irish ingredients. SuperValu boast that 75 per cent [...]

Two interesting initiatives caught my eye over the past few weeks. I’ll start with Aldi and come back to SuperValu in a few days. You’ve probably seen the ads where Aldi asked eight people to switch from their main supermarket to Aldi for eight weeks. The participants were recruited through an independent consultancy. The four [...]

Dine in Dublin week is back. Here’s the deal: a number of Dublin restaurants, including L’Gueuleton, The Hop House, Saba, Damson Diner, and La Cave, run special menus for the week. In some instances, the three courses work out significantly cheaper than the regular á la carte. This time around, however, there’s a few extra offers. [...]

Tomorrow is a day to eat lots of eggs and milk before everybody in Ireland goes on a vegan fast for 40 days. Eh, maybe not. But sure let’s shovel them down our gobs anyway. Everybody has their own favourite recipe, and there are plenty of recipes out there. Some people will opt for the [...]