Upstairs, Downstairs – Fallon & Byrne
“As lovely as it is, it’s still a place where I’ve almost enjoyed more forgettable meals than I care to remember.” – Conor Stevens
Reel Talk – Sunday Lunch At The Seafood Café
“It turns out that Sunday lunch needn’t be brown and bovine or even mammalian.” – Conor Stevens
Double Take: Caribou and Allta Bar
“This is what happens when a very skilled kitchen turns its attention to something normally beneath its consideration.” – Conor Stevens
Liberties Take: Spitalfields
“This is not a restaurant that’s trying to change your life. It will however almost certainly improve your day.” – Conor Stevens
Cat & Mouse – A Fianco and Frank’s
“It is (to me) a lot more favourable to have a cat thrown in your direction than it is to find mouse in your glass.” – Conor Stevens
Quays To The City – Achara
“I very much hope that this place sticks around for the long haul. The buses are electric now, so is Achara.” – Conor Stevens
Turning Japanese-ish: Lotus Eaters
“I enjoyed my time with the lotus eaters but at no point was it apparent that I would need to be dragged home and restrained.” – Conor Stevens
Double Take: CN Dumpling | Taste of Hong Kong
“Mediocre is murder but with these places maybe it wouldn’t kill you to find out for yourself.” – Conor Stevens
Double Take – Biang Biang and Sister 7
“Late-stage capitalism just keeps on giving – in this case – two new openings on either side of Smithfield.” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: ‘Dinner and a Show’ – Etto
“It’s a perfect spot for a family celebration or as a prelude to starting one.” – Conor Stevens pays a visit to Etto
Gastro: Not putting the boot in… Kicky’s
“Everything about Kicky’s is brash” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Double Take – Row Wines and Bar Pez
“On a recent Thursday night everyone in the room clearly thinks they’re exactly where they should be.” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Spoiled – The Park Café
When Conor Stevens visited Park Café.
Gastro: Take it to the Bank – Hawksmoor
“A finely tuned hospitality machine that’s been calibrated just right for an Irish audience…” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: It’s Dorset, not Dorsette – Juno
“Juno is less a gastro-pub and more a youth-club for people who are careful with pronouns and appreciate attention to detail and value for money.” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Double Take – Doll Society and As One
“I can’t imagine a huge audience crossover between Doll Society and As One. It’s likely myself and my current wife are at the centre of the Venn diagram.” – Conor Stevens
Gastro: Ay Caramba! – Órale Street Food at Pawn Shop
“There’s a better restaurant in here trying to get out, there’s ambition and invention in the kitchen but it needs to stop holding back and trust that Dublin palates can deal with the flavour profiles dialled right up.” – Conor Stevens
Cinema Review: Squaring the Circle
“The film is about friendship and hubris but it also tracks perhaps as an elegy for a time of boundless budgets, unquestioned artistic license and unadulterated originality, before the man started counting the beans so closely.” – Conor Stevens