Welcome to the Lovin Round Up, our weekly look at the main hospitality headlines for Dublin. This week has seen the launch of a new fine dining restaurant, an extra branch for one of Dublin’s fave sambo shops and a sad goodbye to our beloved Chapters. Let’s get into it, shall we? Chef Adrian Martin […]

5 years ago

After a particularly difficult two years for Hartley’s Restaurant, they reopen today feeling “hopeful, happy and grateful“. Hospitality took the brunt of Covid restrictions over the past two years; businesses were put in a tough spot when it came to opening, closing, and generally adapting to the constant switch up in guidelines. Hartley’s in Dún […]

5 years ago

There’s a new fine dining foodie experience in Dublin and it’s run by chef and TV personality Adrian Martin. Dublin’s hospitality sector is truly healing in the wake of all restrictions being lifted. There’s a fresh excitement around eating out and trying new spots, and we truly welcome any newcomers to the scene, after two […]

5 years ago

Great news for those who love a takeaway but need it to be gluten free. Fakeaway has been launched by Chef Adrian Martin, and he took inspiration from the struggles he and his girlfriend Hannah Corcoran (who is a coeliac) face when they are trying to find gluten free fast food in the city. Located […]

6 years ago

The beloved five day event which showcases the best of Ireland’s horticulture and food industry is coming back to Phoenix Park this summer and we are buzzzzzzin’ like some very happy bees. Bloom offers a great out for all the family featuring arts, crafts, music, food and drink as well as talks, debates, workshops and live cookery […]

9 years ago

The first of four regional finals in this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim, on Wednesday night where 165 awards were presented to the country’s leading chefs, restaurants and pubs. Over 550 people attended the Leinster Regional Final on Wednesday evening where the top establishments in each county were named.  The […]

9 years ago

The Dublin Racing Festival takes place this weekend (Feb 3 and 4) and combines the best of what the city has to offer over one weekend. You don’t have to be a horse racing fan to enjoy the weekend as there will be the best of Dublin culture, music, fashion and food on offer.  But, if […]

9 years ago

As part of a new series on Lovin Dublin, we’re catching up with a various selection of prominent, sound city folk to talk all things Dublin, food (obviously) and a bit about themselves too. We thought better than to rendezvous in some stuffy hotel room but rather, given the theme of the website thus far, […]

10 years ago

We know that people around the world are obsessed with Nutella, but today we bring you news from Canada about a new hazelnut chocolate spread that’s blended with 300 milligrams of cannabis extract called Chrontella. The product is made by Cannavis, a company who specialise in making snacks that are infused with weed.  Now, it’s a bit worrying that Nutella […]

10 years ago

With St Patrick’s day fast approaching we thought it was only right that we asked Chef Adrian to put his own unique Irish twist on a classic dessert.  What he came up with is the Guinness Lava cake – which really couldn’t be much easier to make. The beauty of it is that the Guinness doesn’t overpower […]

10 years ago

People seem to be a little bit obsessed with spicy chicken wings these days, which is no surprise really. Rather than spending a fortune on them, however, we thought we’d ask the super talented Chef Adrian to whip up a simple recipe.  These really couldn’t be much easier and as you can see they are absolutely […]

10 years ago

By this stage you’ve probably seen the videos online of chocolate desserts that melt right in front of you, and if you are lucky you might have had the chance to actually eat one.  We don’t like leaving anything to chance here so we decided to get the super talented Chef Adrian to make one for us so as […]

10 years ago