Our Clients

Special demonstrations can be arranged for visiting groups.  Groups of 12 to 20 can be accommodated.  On arrival (generally at about 11.00)  the group are given coffee and biscuits.  A demonstration of traditional Irish favourites follows, including potato cakes, brown bread,  the salmon of knowledge and Armagh apple pie,  is followed by elegant lunch, based on the dishes demonstrated,  in the Georgian dining room.  The group will normally depart at around 2.30.

Some Suppliers of Fine Foods & Wines

Many of my suppliers have no web sites - Clyne's  of Ringsend (668 0456) are one of that rare breed, a master butcher. Fox's of Donnybrook (269 2892) are great for fruit, vegetables, pulses and all sorts of obscure goodies (great stocking fillers for a foody!)  For chocolate I go to Febvre's, a wholesale distributor in Rathgar who also distributes some exceptional wines.  The Asia Market, which is part of the City Market building in Drury Street  is a great source of all things eastern. They stock bulk quantities of rice, olive oil, herbs, curry paste and the like. Massive bags of dried chillis, kidney beans and cashew nuts line the floor underneath the shelves stocking tins of soups and sauces that the Irish cook will never have heard of!  It is one of the few places in Dublin to find the odiferous Durian. Around the corner, the Oriental Emporium on Georges St. also stocks some interestingly exotic foodstuffs.   North of the river, where I venture to check out the Epicurean Food Hall while my son checks out the Warhammer shop, I love exploring Moore Street -  a source of all sorts of exotica now that we have a multi-cultural community.  The Oriental Emporium; 30 Abbey St. Upper, Dublin 1 Tel. 01 8746297 / 874 6310  by the Jervis Street Luas stop is a sister to the Georges Street shop.   Bayanihan Oriental Supermarket - 138 Capel St. Dublin 1 Tel. 01 8146895 is good for  Filipino and Asian food.  Moore Street seems to supply the Eastern European, Russian and Oriental markets.  You have to go a little further North to Parnell Street  for African delicacies, whilst halal and Arabian ingredients can now be found, rather ironically, in that area of the South Circular Road near Camden Street once known as Little Jerusalem.  When I need a touch of NY Deli I go to Fallon and Byrne, 11 Exchequer St, Dublin 2 (01) 472 1010.   Foxrock does very well for suppliers with Fothergills  (01) 2890016  and Thomas's (01) 2894101 both on Brighton Road.  A hidden gem in the heart of Dublin 4 is Matthews Cheese Cellar 17 Upper Baggot st.  (Beneath Oddbins) Tel (01) 6685275

A new lisiting of Artisan producers

The Aughrim Country Fair  runs from 10:00 am to 14:00 every Saturday.  There I found hand cut orange marmalade and wonderful eggs from the Cosbys of Ballycreen.  

Padraic and Brid McMahon of Fieldstown Lamb Farm beside Dublin Airport have a website www.irishfood.ie  offering spring lamb delivered to your door from their farm.  They only have 400 lambs, so order early!  You can get either a full lamb or half a lamb (about 7kg, or one freezer drawer), all neatly butchered and portioned for the freezer, at about €11 a kg T  01 8400793

Malone’s Fruit Farm at Ballon, Co Carlow, on the N80 is a family run business growing a variety of berries on 12 acres. The business started growing strawberries and now also grows raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, loganberries, tayberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, whitecurrants and rhubarb. Fresh fruit is available in the farm shop from mid May to early October while frozen fruit and a full range of homemade products are available all year round.  059 9159477

Last month I had dinner with Fingal Ferguson of the Gubbeen Smokehouse and heard about the intricacies of  spit roasting a pig - if you want one talk to him!

Pots, pans, knives and aprons come from Sweeney O'Rourke of Pearse St (677 7212) or Woods of  Lower Grand Canal Street (6762689).  Occasionally I will also find something at Kitchen Complements in Chatham Street (677  0734).  Thank heavens that I bought all my copper saucepans from Dehillerin.in Paris before Aer Lingus introduced too many weight restrictions!  http://www.e-dehillerin.fr/

Travelling to Florence?

Think of "MAGICI SAPORI" Italian Cookery School

The school is on the bus routes 10 & 18, and close to the 11 & 46 (Burlington Hotel stop).  Luas & Dart are both a 10 minute walk.  After 6.30 there is parking available on Waterloo Road and Burlington Road.

Corporate & Private Group Classes

Morning, Afternoon or Evening - specially designed for you.

Either team building or individual challenges, and practical or demonstration

Fun, different, interesting, relaxed, enjoyable and constructive  

We are totally flexible - the classes can be from one hour to three hours.  Dine in the school afterwards.