Soundbite: David of Llewellyn’s Orchard + Apple Syrup Glaze recipe
David Llewellyn has been growing apples in his six-acre orchard in north County Dublin since 1999.
Barfly: P. Mac’s
Anton is taking on all comers on the Street Fighter 2 machine at the back of P. Mac's
Mining Space: Interview with Lasertom
Totally Dublin caught up with Simon to dig a little deeper into those saucy analog grooves.
Restaurant Review: Indie Dhaba
The concept at Dhaba is Indian tapas-style street food with a contemporary twist.
Barfly: Bird Flanagan
Inside the Bird Flanagan: a squared, open plan affair on two levels, you could be forgiven for thinking that you were almost definitely in Dublin and not Venice.
A Tale of Two Beefs: A Review of Pitt Bros & Bison Bar
We seem to have a knack for pandemic proliferation of restaurant themes (think milkshakes and Bubble Tea) and I wonder if American BBQ is next.
Restaurant Review: House
It's sort of fancy. In a posh boho-chic kind of way. They have their own peppermints with House inscribed on them (I know – amazing) and Rosanna Davison was in…
Restaurant Review: Las Tapas de Lola
It’s no wonder the reviews have been rave and the seats difficult to get; the food is exhilaratingly good, the service well coordinated and the atmosphere lively yet condusive to…
Soundbite: This is What We Do Design + The Carpenter’s Lunch recipe
Ever wondered who built the amazing table in The Fumbally?
Barfly: Fagan’s
My actual thirst quenched, I was still parched of the hangover of political intrigue that once inhabited Fagan's, and remain so.
Barfly: L Mulligan Grocer
As with any gentrified/gentrifying community, Stoneybatter has its own flagship gastropub: The L Mulligan Grocer.
Barfly: The Oak
The reviewer dipped his figurative toe into the waters of The Oak. It was like digging up the treasure of the Spadas in the caves of Montecristo.
Barfly: JW Sweetman
Some stag-night attendees are still defiantly drinking Carlsberg but, by and large, everyone in JW Sweetman is partaking of the home brews....
Barfly: Finnegan’s
You can see why Michelle Obama and daughters wound up in Finnegan's for their casual meeting with Bono earlier this summer.
Restaurant Review: Whitefriar Grill
It’s about your expectations of service; I will always prefer welcoming rather than fastidious which I think is executed well at Whitefriar Grill.
Cinema Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour
It is director Abdellatif Kechiche's formal relentlessness that, paradoxically, leaves Blue is the Warmest Colour without a creative core.
Cinema Review: Computer Chess
Ultimately, Computer Chess is a messy, often wilfully boring film that’s admirable for its chutzpah, if nothing else.