To Celebrate: Dublin Chinese New Year
The Spring Festival which accompanies the advent of the Chinese New Year is the perfect time to celebrate the rich influence of Chinese culture on Dublin life. Foodwise, there’s plenty going on to mark the Year of the Monkey and culinary highlights include A Bite of China at Asia Market, a Chinese tea ceremony and learning how to create a Chinese meal from scratch as chef Kwanghi Chan of Soder+Ko hosts a hands-on demonstration at Cooks Academy. The Dublin Chinese New Year Festival runs from Saturday February 6th to Sunday February 21st. For more see www.dublinchinesenewyear.com
To Cook: Om Nom Nom
Om Nom Nom is an exciting new initiative that hopes to provide a cultural platform for communication and reform in response to Dublin’s rapidly changing social landscape. Focusing on events that embrace a multi-cultural, socially inclusive, integrated Dublin, Om Nom Nom’s first event took the form of a large dinner party where cooking became the springboard for inter-cultural dialogue and human connection between migrants and Dubliners. Follow the project via their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/omanomnom
To Crack:Pandora Bell Luxe Egg
Easter is an early bird this year and the good eggs at Pandora Bell have conjured up lush praline centres enveloped in real eggshells in honour of the occasion. Cracking open the outer white shell reveals the milk chocolate and hazelnuts inside, while further exploration uncovers a generous individual portion of Gianduja chocolate. Available loose or in a giftbox of three, these egg-stra luxurious treats cost €3.20 each or 11.50 per box. Dublin stockists include Avoca, McCambridges and Fallon and Byrne. As an added bonus, keep an eye out for their rare golden eggs in limited edition boxes. www.pandorabell.com
To Meal Share: Meetsies Comes To Dublin
Providing a platform for amateur cooks to propose delicious dishes to their hungry neighbours, Belgian venture Meetsies offers an opportunity to eat quality meals, meet others and enjoy food in a more sustainable way. Recently launched here, Dublin-based ‘Mealvangelist’ Suzannah Korniotes envisages a world of social dinners at your neighbour’s homes, involving tasty, local, takeaway homemade food and cooking classes with talented people. There are a number of events planned around the city in the coming weeks. For more check out www.meetsies.com
To Dine: Dine in Dublin
Dublin’s Foodies are invited to tantalise their taste buds and soak up the best the city has to offer as the Dine in Dublin festival showcases the talents of the city’s top chefs at the end of the month. Featuring the ‘Dine Pavilion’, an outdoor street kitchen in the city centre, there’s plenty going on indoors too, with over 50 Dublin restaurants involved, including Pichet, Le Bon Crubeen, Saba, San Lorenzo’s, Zaragoza and Red Torch Ginger. Dine in Dublin from Monday February 22nd to Sunday February 28th. For more visit www.dineindublin.ie
Words: Martina Murray
