My friend, Jemma, got in touch to ask: Does anyone have any recommendations for a good quality Chinese restaurant that deliver to the Portobello area? I suggested Zen in Rathmines but whispers on the web suggest it has disimproved of late. Unfortunately, it’s been a while since I’ve had a takeaway so I’m not up [...]

My great friend Frank has just moved back to Dublin from London’s trendy London, and has a query for us: Can I ask you a hopeless returned emigrant question? I am now clueless about Dublin. Everything has changed except for old man’s pubs. Any recommendations for kid friendly but still nice for adults early evening [...]

Marie contacted us on Twitter to ask for tips for a good restaurant to get a late midweek dinner (after 9pm). Her criteria are: €20 budget per head for food (not including wine), south city centre location and preferably Italian, French or Traditional. It’s actually trickier than it sounds; once you rule out early bird [...]

There are some foods and drinks that only get an airing at Christmas time. I would baulk at letting something as vile as cream soda pass my lips any other time of year, but I’ll feel that Christmas isn’t complete without it. My brother-in-law loves lime marmalade, but only on Christmas day. And our reader [...]

Our reader AnneMarie asks: Would anyone know of any places in Dublin that are serving Thanksgiving dinner this Thursday, ideally with all the trimmings? I have some hungry american ex pats to feed and I’d rather the lazier eat out option than cooking a bird! There’s a surprising dearth of options. One reader, Aisling, suggests [...]