Posts Tagged: food

Review: Daft Eddy’s Restaurant

Daft Eddy’s Sunday Lunch Menu Went to Daft Eddy’s Restaurant with in-laws and ate from Sunday set lunch menu, relatively good value 3 courses for £17.95. For starters, hers was a courgette and Parmesan soup (which was good) and mine

Review: Daft Eddy’s Restaurant

Daft Eddy’s Sunday Lunch Menu Went to Daft Eddy’s Restaurant with in-laws and ate from Sunday set lunch menu, relatively good value 3 courses for £17.95. For starters, hers was a courgette and Parmesan soup (which was good) and mine

Review: The Boat House Restaurant

We finally got round to eating at The Boat House, put off by the above average menu prices. But little did we know that this is actually good value for its excellent quality. The Boat House Restaurant is run by

Review: The Boat House Restaurant

We finally got round to eating at The Boat House, put off by the above average menu prices. But little did we know that this is actually good value for its excellent quality. The Boat House Restaurant is run by

Review: Coco Restaurant

Another Belfast Telegraph £6.95 main course limited offer. Coco isn’t about typical Ulster big feed portions. Instead, the focus is on taste. For example, her Uncle Noel sausages were served with pearl onions and my Baby Hake Fillet with capers.

Review: Coco Restaurant

Another Belfast Telegraph £6.95 main course limited offer. Coco isn’t about typical Ulster big feed portions. Instead, the focus is on taste. For example, her Uncle Noel sausages were served with pearl onions and my Baby Hake Fillet with capers.

Review: Ivory Restaurant & Bar

We took advantage of a Belfast Telegraph £6.95 main course promotion. She had pork on mustard mash, and I had salmon on green pea purée. We couldn’t fault the food: very competent chefs. The level of service, however, was a

Review: Ivory Restaurant & Bar

We took advantage of a Belfast Telegraph £6.95 main course promotion. She had pork on mustard mash, and I had salmon on green pea purée. We couldn’t fault the food: very competent chefs. The level of service, however, was a

20091210 Panettone

Panettone season

My family circle knows that come Christmastime, I enjoy some panettone, the Italian Christmas cake. My love for this dome-shaped cake, with raisins and candied orange peel, originated in Italy itself, when I spent Christmas 1989 with a university friend,

20091210 Panettone

Panettone season

My family circle knows that come Christmastime, I enjoy some panettone, the Italian Christmas cake. My love for this dome-shaped cake, with raisins and candied orange peel, originated in Italy itself, when I spent Christmas 1989 with a university friend,

Review: Balloo House: a County Down institution

Balloo House is a bit of a County Down institution. Been in business for decades. I’ve eaten there numerous times, under different managers. Pleased to say that current management has got the place running very well: polite service, top-notch menu

Review: Balloo House: a County Down institution

Balloo House is a bit of a County Down institution. Been in business for decades. I’ve eaten there numerous times, under different managers. Pleased to say that current management has got the place running very well: polite service, top-notch menu

Balloo House: a County Down institution

Balloo House is a bit of a County Down institution. Been in business for decades. I’ve eaten there numerous times, under different managers. Pleased to say that current management has got the place running very well: polite service, top-notch menu

Balloo House: a County Down institution

Balloo House is a bit of a County Down institution. Been in business for decades. I’ve eaten there numerous times, under different managers. Pleased to say that current management has got the place running very well: polite service, top-notch menu

Introduction to Febvre wines

Little Miss Sunshine and I were invited by friends Fiona and Brian to a wine tasting evening, hosted by the Old Comber Wineyard. (Wine tasting; I must be getting older!) The last time I did this was an evening course,

Introduction to Febvre wines

Little Miss Sunshine and I were invited by friends Fiona and Brian to a wine tasting evening, hosted by the Old Comber Wineyard. (Wine tasting; I must be getting older!) The last time I did this was an evening course,

Peace oil

Knowing that Northern Ireland is not the only place that needsreconciliation, I read about a cross-community initiative in the MiddleEast, which produces “Peace Oil”, a virgin olive oil from organicolives found in the foothills of the Carmel mountains. I’ve orderedbottle,

Peace oil

Knowing that Northern Ireland is not the only place that needsreconciliation, I read about a cross-community initiative in the MiddleEast, which produces “Peace Oil”, a virgin olive oil from organicolives found in the foothills of the Carmel mountains. I’ve orderedbottle,