The latest foodie venture by chef Cuan Greene, the Cosmic Taco Box is a Mexican-inspired pop-up coming to Dublin next week. Already having teamed up with French bakery Gaillot et Gray for a kebab pop-up earlier this month, Dublin chef Cuan Greene has now set his sights on Mexican cuisine – announcing the imminent arrival […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Feeling festive yet? Whatever your answer, the solution is simple – indulge in some tasty Halloween treats. Happy (almost) Halloween! I’m a little early but my body clock is all over the place this weekend – still adjusting to […]

6 years ago

RTÉ has made the decision to cancel their annual Christmas Eve broadcast from Grafton Street this year due to ongoing concerns over Covid-19.  A highlight on the broadcaster’s festive calendar each year, crowds flock to the capital’s main shopping thoroughfare for the live event each year. Attracting several thousand attendees, organisers have been forced to […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! It’s no secret that Dublin has a great reputation for food, we really are blessed with the best. Particularly those of us lucky enough to be near Portobello and The Liberties – the place is saturated with different cafes […]

6 years ago

Paint by the pints – Halloween edition. Halloween celebrations will look a little different this year, but different doesn’t have to mean less fun and there are plenty of ways that you can mark the occasion. A scary movie marathon for example. Or if that’s not your thing, perhaps a virtual Halloween art class will […]

6 years ago

A video posted online earlier this afternoon shows a large crowd attending an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin over the weekend. Gathering at O’Connell Bridge at 2pm today, people can be seen walking behind a sign that reads “end the lockdown rally”. Calling for “peace, unity and freedom”, attendees gathered outside the GPO to protest against […]

6 years ago

This Dublin shop’s pumpkin display is one of the most impressive we’ve seen so far… possibly one of the scariest too. One look at their ‘trumpkin’ would scare anyone. Halloween is just around the corner which means you’re probably stocking up on treats, lighting the candles and sitting down to carve your pumpkin – my […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Like a normal sandwich, only deep-fried and dusted in sugar… the very thing your mother would never let you eat for lunch. Taking over a second unit at Eatyard this weekend, vegan food stand The Saucy Cow has been […]

6 years ago

Dublin shop The Kind has just launched a new nursing home gift box, created exclusively with care home residents in mind.  Being away from friends and family is incredibly tough, especially given current circumstances when sometimes a hug from a loved one is all you need to see you through. Hoping to help make things […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Quarantine + burrito + Sunday roast = Quarantine-rrito; the roast dinner burrito.  Obviously not the inventor of the roast dinner sambo, Monica Gellar definitely paved the way for such creations with the ‘moist maker’. Going one better, this Dublin […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! One Dublin restaurant has weighed in on current restrictions, saying that a return to indoor dining is what’s needed to help the food and beverage industry stay afloat.  Three days into level five restrictions, businesses across Ireland have been […]

6 years ago

Previously running morning classes, this time she’s decided to offer ‘yoga for sleep’ instead. An initiative she started way back in March, Dublin-based yoga teacher Maura Rath has decided to use her talents for good once again… and with the country back in lockdown for the second time this year, it couldn’t have come at […]

6 years ago

A guest on last night’s Late Late Show, Bruce Springsteen spoke to host Ryan about everything from his new album to the upcoming US elections – joking that he could be making the move to Ireland if things don’t go as planned.  The first Friday night of lockdown done and dusted and there was plenty […]

6 years ago

He’ll donate one fresh-baked loaf for every two sold. If there’s one thing that lockdown has taught us, it’s that no man is an island. Maybe we like to think we are from time to time, but no one can be 100 per cent self-sufficient 100 per cent of the time and looking out for one […]

6 years ago

Honorary Irishman Matt Damon has a very special place in our hearts. We adopted him as one of our own way back in March during the first lockdown, and it seems only fitting that he’s still nipping about Dalkey now that lockdown 2.0 has arrived. Winning hearts with his plastic SuperValu bag (one of the […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Showing that they take their spooky season celebrations very seriously, staff at one Dublin café are dressing to impress. The sister café to Fia Café, Little Frieda’s and Laine, My Love – the latter being where you’ll find the […]

6 years ago

Hitting back at a recent customer review, one Dublin business owner has called for people to “be more tolerant and think before you write”. Times are tough for the hospitality industry. Already facing their second closure of the year, business owners are doing all they can to stay afloat and so having to deal with […]

6 years ago

Using their free time to lend a hand however they can, one local couple has volunteered their services to anyone who may need them over the next few weeks. Maybe you’ve heard of Blank Trails, maybe you haven’t – either way, it’s time to get acquainted. An Instagram page run by Irish couple Fiona Barry […]

6 years ago

Heading in to clean their shopfront of graffiti, owners at Las Tapas de Lola were moved to see that their kindhearted neighbour had already taken care of it for them.  Warned that there may have been some foul play outside their restaurant, Las Tapas de Lola co-owners Anna and Vanessa Murphy were alerted about the […]

6 years ago

Forced to cut staff numbers once again, owners at Er Buchetto Café in Ranelagh wanted to do something nice for their team – making the wonderful gesture of deciding to split all of this Saturdays’ profits between staff members. As with all other hospitality businesses, the team at Er Buchetto – a popular Italian café […]

6 years ago

Halloween is just around the corner and while celebrations may be a little different this year, that doesn’t mean they have to be any less fun. Vowing to make sure the children of Dublin 7 are not without treats this October 31st, staff at Vegan Sandwich Co will take to their ‘spook-mobile’ to do some […]

6 years ago

Grogans pub on South William Street is one of countless other Irish pubs who have been closed since mid-March. Forced to close at the onset of Covid-19 restrictions in the country, the popular Dublin spot has remained shut for over seven months now. Investing time, money and energy – none of which are in an […]

6 years ago

The Greatest Showman was on the telly over the weekend, giving many of us the boost we so desperately needed. Anything with Hugh Jackman or Zac Efron in it will have that effect just FYI… Things are a little grim at the minute. You know it, I know it, even Hugh Jackman knows it. Responding […]

6 years ago

Sambo lovers, this one’s for you. Sandwiches – a lunchtime staple that are quite literally the best thing since sliced bread. Joey Tribbiani was onto something when he named them as his favourite food. Mix and match your favourite fillings, add a cuppa soup in the winter or a pack of Tayto for peak Irishness… […]

6 years ago

A difficult time for everyone, this Dublin spot is giving back to those who most need help. Not letting 2020 ruin their charitable spirit, All Alfresco will be donating all of this Saturday’s profits to homeless charity Focus Ireland. A popular spot out in Glasthule, All Alfresco has enjoyed renewed success in recent weeks with […]

6 years ago

You’ve heard of pumpkin spice lattes. Well, this Dublin café is now serving pumpkin spice ice-cream sambos and they’re the stuff of dreams.  Pumpkin spice season is upon us. A trend with American roots, the original spice mix stems all the way back to the 1900s would you believe – created to help home bakers […]

6 years ago

A Kerry favourite, Forge Wood Fired Pizza is making its grand return to Dublin this week – setting up shop at Ryan’s Arbour House on the Dundrum Road from today. First arriving on the scene back in 2019, Forge Wood Fired Pizza has gone from strength to strength since then. Starting out as a shipping […]

6 years ago

Everyone knows the effects Covid-19 has had on the hospitality industry… but how has it impacted the beauty industry? Covid has affected everyone and everything. There’s not one person on this planet whose life hasn’t been impacted in some way – big or small – over the past few months. A thought that is both […]

6 years ago

Feeling festive? It might be a little early to mention the big C (Christmas that is), but Dublin Zoo have put a call out for some elves so I guess we’re going to have to go there. Taking to Twitter to say that they’re on the hunt for some enthusiastic elves to join the team, […]

6 years ago

Outdoor dining; a nice idea but not the most practical option… for a myriad of reasons. One of those being the fact that many places don’t have outdoor seating facilities, another being that the heavens are liable to open at any given moment – Irish weather always keeping us on our toes, eh? While level […]

6 years ago

Many restaurants have reverted back to offering at home restaurant kits in light of level three restrictions. A clever way to allow businesses to continue running, it gives you the chance to support your favourite eateries from a safe distance. Each one comes pre-prepped, usually with most of the hard graft already out of the […]

6 years ago

A vegetarian/vegan, dog-friendly café, Nock Nock has just opened at a new location along the canal.  With restaurants/cafes/pubs turning to outdoor dining now, the question on many a Dubliner’s lips is whether they’re dog friendly or not… shortly followed by “do you have rain cover?” and “is there outdoor heating?”. Now open at their new […]

6 years ago

I scream,  you scream, we all scream for ice-cream… including vegans who can now get their fave vegan ice-cream flavours by the scoop at Veginity café – a luxury that non-plant based eaters probably take for granted. From humble beginnings as a food truck in an industrial warehouse, Veginity later became one of Eatyard’s most […]

6 years ago

In the market for some new plant babies? You’re in luck as there’s an indoor plant pop-up coming to Two Pups café on Francis Street this week.  Some of us (*read: me, myself and I) barely remember to give ourselves enough water, but if you’re one of the few who have successfully managed to keep […]

6 years ago

It’s been almost a month since news first broke that one of Michael D’s beloved pooches had passed away, but four weeks on and we’re still not ok. One of two beautiful Bernese Mountain Dogs, Síoda passed away after a short illness – leaving many concerned as to how President Higgins and her best pal […]

6 years ago

Home to one of Dublin’s best Irish music shows, The Merry Ploughboy in Rathfarnham is moving with the times – modelling a new outdoor ‘hay shed’ where customers can go to enjoy their next meal.  As with countless other pubs and restaurants across Ireland, The Merry Ploughboy in Dublin has had to change its whole […]

6 years ago

Spooky season; love it or loathe it, this time of year is a foodie’s dream. From warming chai lattes to cinnamon-spiced overnight oats to creamy bowls of soup – autumn marks a return to comfort food and I am here. For. It. Below you’ll find 11 of the tastiest autumnal eats I’ve come across this […]

6 years ago

Some might say that pastries tend to be more of a weekend luxury, but if they’re going free… Coffee is a given any day of the week. Easing the crossover from  “don’t talk to me” to “happy Monday” territory, it’s the only thing that really gets us out of bed in the morning and it […]

6 years ago

Already open at the IFSC, the team behind Salsa Authentic Mexican Food & Bar has just opened up at a second city centre location – confirming that they’re bringing a taste of Mexico to 143 Parnell Street. Teasing the news on social media over the weekend, staff announced that the new venue will not only […]

6 years ago

Trying to find Dublin Brunch spots with outdoor rain cover? I got you.  “Sure wouldn’t it be a great country if we could put a roof over it?!” It used to be something your mammy would say (and subsequently laugh at) when discussing the weather. Now it’s an actual thing people wish for when blowing […]

6 years ago

Michelin-starred restaurant L’Ecrivain  devastated locals back in February of this year – announcing that they would close their doors for good after 31 years in business. Making the decision to “end on a high”, owners wanted to see the restaurant out as a “relevant and successful” business. Announcing the news just beforethe onset of Covid-19 […]

6 years ago

Delahunt got the royal seal of approval back in 2018 when Harry and Megan stopped in for a bite to eat on their  tour de Dublin, and they’ve continued knocking it out of the park ever since. Closed since mid-September and the onset of level three restrictions in Dublin, Delahunt is making a comeback this […]

6 years ago

Already with two Dublin venues – one in Ranelagh village, the other along the Crescent in Monkstown – popular brunch spot Cinnamon has confirmed they’ll open a third location this weekend. Revealing all on Instagram, the team shared a sneak peek at the new venue, writing: “We are excited to announce that the newest restaurant […]

6 years ago

There’s a new food van in town and they have pancakes!!!  Food, glorious food; one of the few saving graces the past few months. Whether we were baking banana bread, hopping on board the sourdough bandwagon or trying not to fluff up the DIY part of our local’s cook-at-home restaurant kit, food has kept us […]

6 years ago

Dublin is in for rain, rain and more rain by the sounds of it.  Met Éireann has forecast another gloomy week for the capital this week, predicting consistent, heavy rainfall right up until the weekend. Delightful. Today will bring a mix of gusty westerly winds, cloud and widespread showers – some of these heavy, later […]

6 years ago

Holy macaroni! A new pasta spot has just opened in Dublin and I, for one, am incredibly excited about it. Anything carb-related is already a winner in my eyes. Finding good pasta for little money, used to be nothing more than a pipe dream for this always-hungry gal. Not anymore though as there are now […]

6 years ago

There’s a new coffee spot right near Phoenix Park – serving up food, treats and rocket fuel to help you reach your daily step goal.  The largest enclosed urban park in all of Europe, Phoenix Park definitely has its charms – dog spotting at the Áras being a definite highlight. One thing the place is […]

6 years ago

Two dolphins were spotted swimming around Dun Laoghaire Harbour last week delighting passersby who stopped to watch them glide through the water. If ever we needed a good news story, it’s today.  Clearly enjoying the water, the marine mammals perfectly timed their visit with golden hour – making for quite a magical moment for those […]

6 years ago

There are many anxious business owners around Ireland today, all awaiting an official government decision on whether the country should move to Level 5 as per public health advice. NPHET officials yesterday evening recommended that Ireland move to risk level 5 on the government’s Living with Covid scheme – a recommendation that was made in […]

6 years ago

Piglet Wine Bar has continued to improve on their existing setup, now modelling a newly-fashioned rain cover to protect outdoor diners from the elements. A dotey little spot on Cow’s Lane, Piglet Wine Bar was one of the lucky few local restaurants to already have an outdoor seating area – meaning that staff were able […]

6 years ago