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 [...]

I think I’ve found the best cheap eat in Dublin. It’s Hilan Chinese and Korean restaurant on Capel Street, and it’s the only restaurant I’ve ever visited five times. Looking at the prices on the menu, you’d expect cheap tasting food. Far from it: the meat, chicken and fish are all high-grade and full of [...]

I live in the arse end of nowhere in Wicklow which suits me down to the ground because I hate humans and love cows, fields and sheep. One thing I do miss about living in Dublin is the luxury of being able to order a takeaway: a simple act that I once took for granted.  [...]

You’ll always find some of Dublin city’s cheapest food around the Parnell, Moore, and Capel Street areas. Over the years, this part of the north city centre has witnessed an explosion in some great Chinese, Korean, and other East Asian restaurants. Being skint like everybody, we headed there the other day in search of a [...]

Review by Jean McGuire: Diner’s, a Thai and Chinese restaurant in Dalkey, south Dublin, is pretty dull inside. However, the food more than made up for it. The service was excellent and the staff are friendly, while the early bird menu – a three course meal for €17 – was delicious. To start, we shared [...]

Everything about Let’s Eat In seems wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. For a start, this takeaway serves Chinese, Indian, Thai and Italian food. From experience, that kind of mixed “international cuisine” usually sends me running. Secondly, something as basic as rice or noodles costs extra. These are normally included in the price of most takeaway meals, [...]

The snow slowed everyone down this week. Yesterday, I paid a JCB to dig me out of  captivity near Roundwood, and undertook a genuinely treacherous and very scary journey to Dublin. My sister Barbara, meanwhile, decided to cheer herself up by availing of the swanky €20 lunch offer- starter, main, and a glass of house [...]