October 15, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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A friend of a friend is visiting Cork soon and is wondering if any restaurants can assure him that their dishes are nut-free? This person feels that many would use vegetable oil with nut traces when cooking. It’s a tough … Continue reading
March 7, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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Ancient Parisian restaurant still serving great food at amazing prices Review of business Au Petit Riche Restaurant 25, Rue Le Peletier Paris 75009 France Rating: 4 stars out of 5 A bunch of us geeks attended the pretty weak Le … Continue reading
February 14, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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Catherine, ReviewBlogger extraordinaire, has posted her review of our meal in Cafe Paradiso last Saturday. It was bloody lovely.
February 13, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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Ah crap. JD posted a comment here earlier letting me know that he went to Gourmet Burger in Portlaoise the other day and they have already closed down to concentrate on their Dublin business. I’m so pissed off about this. … Continue reading
January 6, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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We discovered over Christmas that you can in fact put 5 children, 2 adults and all their stuff in a Zafira+Roofbox and go from Cork to Kilkenny to Cavan to Cork. Hurrah. On our trip back from Cavan on the … Continue reading
November 9, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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With all apologies for total copyright infringement, here are scans of the front and back of the menu I picked up in the awesome new Real Gourmet Burger place in Portlaoise. According to their temporary web-site they also have a … Continue reading
November 8, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Best burger ever in Ireland? Nov 1, 2006 by Conor business Real Gourmet Burger 057-8666669 M7/M8 Portlaoise Co Laois, Ireland ★★★★★ Well over a year ago, I blogged about the lack of burger innovation in Ireland. I recently did a … Continue reading
November 7, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I saw the first episode of Heston’s cookery series on TV this evening. He simultaneously tickled my foodie and engineering fancies with some of the things he showed. He deconstructed the classic Black Forest Gateau, found out what the real … Continue reading
October 5, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Dinty’s Bar and Restaurant Food style/ethnicity: Seafood and standard fare Map Hours: Pub Hours – Pub Hours Price: 10 – 20 (Euro) Location: Union Hall, Co Cork Ireland Food rating: 3 out of 5 Decor rating: 3 out of 5 … Continue reading
September 20, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Anarkali Food style/ethnicity: Indian Price: 10 – 20 Location: North Main Street Bandon, Co Cork Ireland Food rating: 3 out of 5 Decor rating: 2 out of 5 Service rating: 5 out of 5 I find it interesting that many … Continue reading