A brilliant gift of a cookery course in Dunbrody by my fabulous sister-in-law Paula led to one of the best day's out I've had in ages.  Interesting and enjoyable in every way without a dull moment in a gorgeous location. We did our annual...

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<p>This caught my eye in a local mini-market and I just tried it on the children's pasta this evening. I thought it was fine but...</p>

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Ching-He tries to take Ken's crown. Too many Euro-insertions. Packet ham! Will watch more. Duck good.

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A decent enough reality tv cookery show but nothing to grab you. Not as good as Top Chef or as bad as Hell's Kitchen.

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Great beer, good food. Had a very nice bangers and mash. Music in the toilets was interesting. Top spot for the boaties. Other diners raved about their burgers and pork belly.

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Lovely friendly service and one of the best steak sandwiches i've ever had. Dump the horrible big screen tv tho!

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One of the many stalls we visited whilst at the Taste of Cork festival was Declan Ryan's Arbutus bread one. After sampling the delicious bread we decided to purchase a few bags of his West Cork Brown Soda Mix to take home. Finally got...

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What are the dishes and food that you remember from your childhood? As the eldest of 7 children, with only 10 years between me and the youngest, I recall there always being a mad rush around mealtimes when we were younger. The main meals I remember...

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Top Chef has easily become my favourite cooking show of all time. I don't know what it is about its combination of reality tv, food, famous chefs and excitement, but nothing comes close. The season 4 finale was a cliffhanger. Usual warnings apply,...

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I had a meeting in Moran's yesterday morning and I have to say, it still is a fine hotel. Full Irish was top notch - maybe a little pricey at €10.

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