The alliance between Carlos and Lucie Capparelli and Yotam Ottolenghi is one of the most exciting ventures happening in Belfast. Your lunchtime ratings and meetings are sorted.

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Europe Has Failed, But Ukraine Might Still Save It It Has Been Given The Most Precious Gifts Of Time And Experience

Europe Has Failed, But Ukraine Might Still Save It
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Join @jpmcmahon.bsky.social and Sally tomorrow, Easter Monday Live on Substack, talking about The History of Irish Baking. See you there.

The Irish Coffee It's moment is now.

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No longer the preserve of a barman with a kettle, the Irish Coffee is receiving attention from the world’s best mixologists - and chefs!

Great piece by Lara Marlowe

If you buy just one bread book - make it this one newsletter.guides.ie/p/richard-ha...

Breakfast in Babade. Little brother of Dede at the Custom House, West Cork newsletter.guides.ie/p/the-wild-f...

White Pepper is the aristocrat of Irish cuisine

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The Glass Curtain, Cork Brian Murray knocks it out of the Páirc

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For St Brigid’s Day, Sally of @mckennasguides.bsky.social spoke to me for Irish Country Living about female-led change within the #Irishfood industry, from Michelin-starred chefs and biodynamic growers to cheesemakers and publishers.
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The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

Terrifying

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Reasons to be Cheerful In times of strife, let's look at what brings a smile

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That certainly sounds interesting. Just googled it. Sounds perfect for this weather as well.

K-Crazy in Ireland The How and Where and How Come? of Korean Culture

Do you drive a Hyundai? Let’s check your phone Samsung, right? And Hallyu, the Korean Wave has opened the doors for us to cook and eat K-food too open.substack.com/pub/irishfoo...

The 25 for ‘25 is here

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The devastation on its way is unimaginable - like nothing humanity has ever witnessed before - and everyone will wish they had been climate activists and ‘hysterics’ when they had the chance. We are in a moment of unprecedented stupidity

What's In & What's Out for 2025 Okay hipsters, here's the gear you either need to be on, or be getting off of.

Okay hipsters, here’s the gear you either need to be getting on, or getting off of.

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I’ve had a few in my time, but the Irish coffees at Chapter One restaurant are the best I’ve ever had.

From preparation to pouring, from looking to sipping, they’re sublime.

(Note: only one of these is mine.)

The Importance of Resting We're talking about the bird!

The science! - just what’s happening here? And a playlist for the vibe open.substack.com/pub/irishfoo...

From Caribbean favourites to everyday vegetarian recipes: Observer Food Monthly’s best food books of 2024 Essential reading for would-be top chefs, stocking fillers for the fermentation curious and odes to the simple pleasures of the kitchen. Ask Santa for the set

Congratulations to @blastabooks.bsky.social author Caitlin Ruth. Number 1 Food Book of 2024 in Observer Food Monthly www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...

Looked at Google Analytics for first time in a week. Bluesky is bringing 50% of user acquisition the other place now brings. My following here is obviously a lot smaller and I've only started posting consistently in the last month. The other place is dead for small business among other things...

Be the first to try Reggie's Pizzeria in Rathmines, with 50% off food Reggie's, the new neighbourhood pizzeria in Rathmines from Reggie White (founder and former owner of Pi on George's Street) opens THIS WEEKEND, and we've convinced them to let ATF Insiders in for a first look on Thursday 5th December, with 50% off food while they find their feet. Anyone who agreed with our review of Pi back in 2018, and who tried his pizza at Little Forest in Blackrock, will understand why we've been on the edge of our stools to see what Reggie does next.It's in the old red-bric

Want to be the first to try Reggie Pizzeria's in Rathmines with 50% off food? Here's how you could be there... www.allthefood.ie/single-post/...

The revelations about Pete Hegseth's drunkenness and sexual abuse raise a serious question: why didn't Trump nominate him to the Supreme Court?

Allow me be the 100,000th to say renewing your passport online is REALLY easy and fast.
Like, every bit of the process — including a selfie of yourself. Zero friction.
And then it came in three days. Unheard of efficiency.

People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.

It’s not rocket science.

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Why the best Irish writers are moving to this online platform Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen are among a growing number of Irish authors who have turned to Substack to share writing that may not have been published elsewhere

Why the best Irish writers are moving to this online platform

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Hello Bluesky! We joined here a while ago and we will now regale you lovely people with butter wrappers, artefacts and all things butter and Cork. Here, enjoy a selection of our more ‘original’ - in a visual design sense - butter wrappers 😊🧈: Blackabbey, Caherciveen, West Clare, and Kildimo. BM