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Whelehan’s Wines: Hampers For The Wine Lovers..
If you’re from Dublin, you’ll know the Silver Tassie in Loughlinstown, it was always a bit of a landmark, in 2014 it was taken over by Whelehan Wines and to be frank, it’s the Harrods of wine shops, a vast space filled with the most sumptuous wines with regular wine tasting events and a cafe with delicious pastries and coffee. Whelehan’s only select the finest wines from a range of hand picked vineyards with wines from €8.99 so you’re sure to get something special. This Christmas, if you’re fretting over gifts for friends, then look no further, David’s team have come up with some beautiful hampers for Christmas. Whether it’s…
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Fallon & Byrne Dun Laoghaire
You’ve got to love Fallon & Byrne, Ireland’s oasis for the seasoned epicurean, they have fruit and veg you will never have heard of before…like Mouli…had no idea what that was- now I know it’s a vegetable used a lot in Asian cooking.. it also seems to be the only place you can get a Dragonfruit in Dublin.. Moving swiftly on, F&B have been copied by other businesses around the country but never equalled, upstairs in the Exchequer St location, is a function room and an elegant continental style restaurant with crisp white linens. The People’s park restaurant opened in the old Victorian tea room building which used to be…
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Chistmas: 10 Tips On Avoiding The Stress
Christmas eh? It’s already well into November, high street shops are completely immersed in the spirit, not to mention the delicious festive drinks in places like Starbucks & Costa.. You can’t help but feel a little anxious about the whole thing, “am I not prepared enough…. should I have my gifts already bought? …” even down to the supermarkets… you go in for two or three items, you see someone with a basket overflowing and suddenly that anxiety builds up again “What am I forgetting?!” Here’s my top 10 tips on getting super organised for the yuletide season.. Ditch The Clutter: If you have children especially, you’re going to want…
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Review: Dublin’s Best Pizza – A Slice Of The Big Apple In Dublin
There are some pretty awesome pizza places around Ireland, for example, recently while visiting Galway, Joyce’s Supermarket opened up this pretty amazing freestanding Pizzeria, called ‘M Pizza’, owned by a really friendly Sicilian man. This man makes….. the most amazing pizza, the most authentic I have had since Rome! Thin, crispy, stunning ingredients and a pizza will set you back €10. Everything is made in front of you and baked in a wood fired oven, all I was missing was the sound of Vespa’s buzzing, the sound of Italian chatter and a nice glass of wine. Last week, I was kindly invited by DiFontaines New York Pizza on Parliament street…
A lifestyle blog by Sarah Cooke-O'Neill
