It was a long day on Halloween, and I spent it at my nephew’s 7th birthday party. Cooking dinner was the last thing I felt like doing after spending the day entertaining 15 sugared-up little boys. So, Jim and I decided to check out a new dim sum and Chinese restaurant in Ranelagh, Mak at [...]

The foodie group For Food’s Sake have been running food-themed evenings in Dublin’s Sugar Club for a while now. It’s always managed to clash with other plans for me, but I’m hoping to make it along for the movie screening this evening. It sounds great! Dublin Screening: Eat Drink Man Woman Thu 29 September; The [...]

Asian food absolutely rocks but I always feel that shop bought noodles let a good stir-fry down. However, I have recently discovered wholegrain noodles which are a complete revelation. As a general rule I try and eat as much wholefoods as possible; I’ve eaten brown rice for years and changed over to wholegrain pasta a [...]

It’s pretty much common knowledge that if you fancy a Chinese in Dublin, the best and most authentic place to go is Parnell Street in Dublin 1. It’s a great little spot in general and slowly becoming Dublin’s Chinatown. However not all experiences are great. A while back, my sister and I fancied some Korean [...]

For the month of January, The Sunday Times has been offering up a ten-point plan to a better you in the style section. A plan that encourages you to ‘Learn to relax’, ‘Find your purpose’, ‘Revel in strong moments’ and ‘Boost your chi factor’. When reading it, I kind of zoned out and couldn’t help [...]