The Big Grill is Dublin’s foremost carnivorous eat-a-thon, and here’s your chance to be part of it.  Just Wing It‘s 666 Hot Wing Challenge is exactly what it says on the tin, featuring some of Ireland’s hottest pieces of chicken for your delectation. The hardest and hottest of all the eating competitions at The Big Grill this year – […]

10 years ago

With its serious stationery boom, 2015 was definitely the year of the paper revival (and people said it was dead!) and one Dublin-based artist is capitalising on our love of all things printed by “combining all things paper with all things Ireland.” Jess Rooney Dean creates illustrated paper cut-outs of iconic Irish shop, pub and salon fronts […]

10 years ago

Dear Dublin restaurants (you know who you are), We are writing on behalf of the tender eardrums and fragile heads of the greater Dublin area, i.e. The Pale.  We aren’t getting any younger, we know this, you know this, society knows this. And when we’re using our hard earned cash to purchase eggs benedict, one thousand chicken wings, and burgers […]

10 years ago

Is there anything better after a long day than a massive feed of tasty wings? We don’t think so, which is why we were very excited to hear about the ‘Wings Week’ event taking place at Ruby’s Pizza & Grill in the Pavilion Swords. To celebrate the event, Ruby’s is running giving away ANOTHER whopper prize of ‘all you […]

10 years ago

Perhaps unbeknownst to some, we’re big fans of chicken wings here in the Lovin Dublin office.  We like nothing more then getting the crew together and chewing the fat over a massive plate of one of the most satisfyingly messy, not to mention delicious, foods known to man.  And, to celebrate their Wing’s Week, that’s exactly what Ruby’s Pizza & […]

10 years ago

Battle stations, everyone – National Burger Day is upon us, and we’ve come up all of a flutter.  But, not to worry, we’ve done all the hard work for you and chosen the 12 best burgers you can get your mitts on today for lunch.  Now all you have to do is choose.. 1. Bunsen Okay, […]

10 years ago

While people always give out about Mondays (we’re looking at you, Bob Geldof), we find the middle of the week to be much more of a struggle. The hopeless optimism of the beginning of the week is gone and exhaustion is starting to creep in, so there’s only one thing for it… an after-work pint. Of […]

10 years ago

We’ve already chosen our Saturday night cheat dinner, have you? No? Okay, here are five unreal takeaways to choose from.  You’re welcome… 1. Khao Pad Nua – Camile Thai  Camile is French for perfection and that’s exactly what this stir fry is.  Stir friend rice with sirloin steak, cashew nuts, chillis, veg, egg and coriander.  Bleedin’ de-lish.  2. Bao – Bread and Bones Grab a […]

10 years ago

You only have to look around you at the moment to see just how stunning Dublin is looking as we move fully into Autumn.  The weather might be getting colder but the scenery more than makes up for it.   We are absolutely blessed that we have the seaside, numerous parks and mountains on our doorstep so […]

10 years ago

Yes, you read right. Wishbone, Dublin’s newest chicken wing haunt is officially out of wings. The poultry hub announced this shocking news on their Facebook page today.  Turns out the people love wings, who knew? Well, we did to be fair. Who doesn’t, like. They have assured us, however, that they will be freshly stocked […]

10 years ago

I like to think of myself as a patient and tolerant woman. I keep my head down when I get stuck behind an annoying slow walker, I bite my lip when someone pays their €50 bill with 5c coins at the self-service till in Tesco and I try to restrain myself from wishing bad things […]

10 years ago

Big fan of wings? Of course you are. Who are you kidding. Well, thank your lucky stars – as a new wing joint has just graced Dublin city, and we’re pretty excited about it. The new endeavour is called Wishbone, and is located on Montague Street, in between Harcourt and Camden Street.  And their grub […]

10 years ago