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Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Travel | 5 comments

A few days in London…

…in which Bibliocook pays a quick visit in the rain to Blackheath Farmers’ Market, picking up a log of goat’s cheese on the way, has dinner in a rather nice private room at The Punter in Cambridge, eats breakfast in Baker and Spice (while admiring the enormous rectangles of butter and jars...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Ballymaloe Cookery School, Do, Travel | 2 comments

Transition Time

Transition from a full-time journalist’s job in Dublin to country-based student life is more than just packing a car, cleaning out the old flat and shifting down to the cottage. Mindless routines – the 45-minute stroll to work, a computer-based eight-hour stint, walking home mentally preparing...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2007 in Do, Travel | 0 comments

Visiting Scotland

Visiting Scotland
Unless absolutely necessary, I tend to avoid bed and breakfasts. I’ve stayed in many around Ireland and most experiences are nothing to write about – unless in a negative manner. Last year’s May Bank Holiday we were forced into B&B accommodation in Westport by weather unsuitable for...
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Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Do, Travel | 13 comments

Honeymooning in West Cork

West Cork is undoubtedly a fantastic place to spend time in even if, as happened to us on last week’s communal honeymoon, it pours for most of the time. We were lucky enough to be staying in a wonderful cottage on Ardagh Castle Goat Farm but, with eight of the Husband’s family nearby in Baltimore...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2007 in Do, Travel | 7 comments

Looking for information: Barcelona

Looking for information: Barcelona
I’m heading off to Barcelona with the sister for three days in a few weekend’s time and I’d love some food suggestions! We’ve never been there before so this is completely new ground for us both. The Boyfriend has been recommending the “silky” coffee to me, the sister has...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2007 in Do, Travel | 5 comments

Cafés in New Zealand

Cafés in New Zealand
New Zealand cafés still continue to surprise and delight me. A moist Spinach Risotto Cake at Reid’s Store during a break while driving to Nelson the morning after we arrived, eaten in bright sunshine outside on the decking was my re-introduction to café cooking, NZ style on this trip. There were...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2007 in Do, Travel | 0 comments

Cold as…

Cold as…
Two weeks in New Zealand and I didn’t want to leave. Being on holidays and it being summer, rather than grey and gloomy Irish winter, certainly made things harder, especially as we had such a good time catching up with family and friends on that side of the world. We thoroughly enjoyed the main reason...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2007 in Do, Travel | 9 comments

Exchanging winter for summer

Exchanging winter for summer
We left a damp, wintery Ireland last Friday morning and touched down to blue skies and sunshine in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Wednesday after a three-day stopover in Kuching with my Malaysian family. Sure beats sitting around in Ireland with the post-Christmas blues! While in Kuching we got a chance to...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2006 in Do, Travel | 2 comments

Eating our way through Norfolk

Eating our way through Norfolk
Last weekend’s (unexpectedly extended) stay in England included a trip to the best farm shop I’ve ever visited, the HFG Farm Shop at Beeston, Norfolk. We were in Norwich visiting the Engineering Couple and my kinswoman, their beloved Irish terrier, Bridie, who, knowing my love of food, brought...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2006 in Do, Travel | 2 comments

Cherries and chocolate from Berlin

Cherries and chocolate from Berlin
I didn’t have much time for shopping on my recent Berlin trip but I did manage to make a selection of purchases around the themes (although I didn’t notice this at the time!) of cherries and chocolate, mostly from the fantastic Kollwitzplatz Saturday Market. In the cherry category we have: 1 x...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2006 in Do, Travel | 2 comments

Berlin for Prix Europa

In Berlin most of this week to present the Other Voices website at the Prix Europa internet competition. A total of 22 sites are nominated for the Exploration award, each of which has to give a half-hour presentation. Our area of the competition is fortunately limited to three days – long, intense and...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2006 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 5 comments

Christchurch Hot Chocolate

My email has been acting up recently so it’s taken me a while to realise that I actually have a couple of real messages amongst all the ridiculous spam that crams up my inbox. One of the more interesting mails was from the recently opened and wonderfully named Ya-Ya House of Excellent Teas (see below)...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2006 in Do, Living in New Zealand, Return to Ireland | 2 comments

Slow Food Events in Dublin, Ireland and Christchurch, NZ

Slow Food Events in Dublin, Ireland and Christchurch, NZ
Whether you’re in Dublin or Christchurch, New Zealand this weekend, there are plenty of Slow Food-organised events taking place. The Christchurch branch have their second “how to survive when ship-wrecked” morning by the sea taking place on Saturday 23 September. Led by Slow Food member,...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2006 in Do, Return to Ireland | 2 comments

The Late Late food debate

The Late Late food debate
I’m not a fan of RTÉ’s Late Late Show but there was a debate about Irish food on last week’s programme which you can watch from this page. An aggressive and rambling Richard Corrigan doesn’t come off very well but Derek Davis manages to defuse the situation, while still managing to...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2006 in Do, Return to Ireland | 0 comments

Rachel’s return

Rachel’s return
For all those Rachel Allen fans out there – and I know that there are lots of you! – she returns to RTÉ One next week with a new television series called Rachel’s Favourite Food at Home. A hardback cookbook to accompany the series is published by HarperCollins and it’s difficult to...
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