Posted on May 5, 2008 by thedublingobbler
Fallon and Byrne, the gourmet food emporium that lives in a magnificent building on Exchequer Street off Grafton Street, is a fine example of what you can do when you take a risk. The owners have put their money where their mouth is and for that reason, we too have supported this new venture with [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by thedublingobbler
We’ve been frequenting Chez Max, this petite french bistro off Dame Street, for quite some time now. Years in fact, possibly almost as long as it has been open. We like it for a few reasons. It is authentic in all the ways that matter. The food is french, the owner is french, the atmosphere [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by thedublingobbler
Everyone loves Brownes, it lives in the annals of South Dublin folklore. This little delicatessen and cafe squeezes in about 40 people on weekends for coffee and breakfast after a long brisk walk on Sandymount Strand.
The ozone in the air must really work up an appetite because the food here is one of the [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by thedublingobbler
Antonio Carluccio is an avuncular jolly bear of a man, epitomising everything that is good and joyful about Italian food and cooking. His book Complete Italian Food is so good that thedublingobbler has two of them. They seem to be that kind of book that you buy for yourself and that a friend also gives [...]
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