Friday 31 July, 2009
by peter
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Fight, fight, fight! Regular readers will know that we love a good old fashioned scrap here on CheapEats, and this week delivered two: one on table manners and one on self-serving Tesco’s “Screw the Children’s Charity” campaign. I discovered that … Continue reading
Friday 31 July, 2009
by peter
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Myself and Snack Box stayed with our friends Rercy (she of CheapEats writing fame) and David on their farm in West Wicklow last week, and both gorged ourself on Dave’s amazing, all-purpose, good with everything sauce. The recipe is so … Continue reading
Friday 31 July, 2009
by peter
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I’m always suspicious of places like this. Slap bang in the centre of Cork, Amicus is a giant, heaving restaurant serving food from China to Mexico. To make it worse, they have another branch in Douglas, a few miles outside … Continue reading
Friday 31 July, 2009
by peter
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In today’s Irish Times, Conor Pope reports on The G Club, a new initiative from Georgina Campbell that offers reduced price meals to diners in fancy restaurants around the country. For a €75 sign-up fee, G Club members will get … Continue reading
Thursday 30 July, 2009
by peter
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There’s a fine wine sale on at Lidl, but I’m scared: my one experience of Lidl wine involved pouring most of it down the sink. Maybe it was just one bad brand? What’s your experience? Once again, the special buys … Continue reading