Taste of the Week. Ballylisk "The Triple Rose"

Taste of the Week

Ballylisk "The Triple Rose"

I came across this Ballylisk Triple Rose cheese, more or less by accident. It was part of a Christmas Feast pack that I bought Click & Collect from The Glass Curtain, an exciting top notch restaurant less than 5km away from me. There was also a big chunk of aged Ballinrostig Gouda. Quite a double.

This single herd, bloomy rind cheese is outstanding. Triple Rose is a triple cream brie (hence the name) which means that additional cream is added to the milk. Our Taste of the Week is full of flavour, highlighted by a tangy citrus-y note that make those taste buds sit up and take notice. There is also a Smoked version of the Triple Rose but I haven't tried that yet.

It won 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards in 2019 and Silver at the Blas na hEireann Irish Foods Awards in 2018. It's also got the thumbs up from two very good judges indeed, Brian owner/chef of the Glass Curtain and Johnny of Indie Fude (great food-store) in Comber and Belfast.

Ballylisk say: Ballylisk cheese is part of a food chain which begins and ends in Ballylisk. The grass is eaten by the cows. Their milk makes the cheese. There is much more we are going to do with that milk and its by–products.

Ballylisk of Armagh 

Dining NOW Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork. Update 1a

 Dining NOW Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

(Contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu, plan to update regularly)

Click and Collect. At Home. Takeout. Takeaway.  Edition w/e 21032021 Version 1a

O'Mahony's Of Watergrasshill

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Go fishing with Goldie!

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Ballymaloe At Home

Our next #ballymaloeathome offering is a very special one.. our Friday night Hors D’Oeurve Buffet has long been a tradition @ballymaloe_house and for next weekend we have chosen a selection of our favourites from the buffet for you to enjoy at home.

@ballycottonire Lobster 🦞 vol au Vents, Organic Hot Smoked Salmon, @ballymaloefarm Glazed Loin of Bacon and Egg Mayonnaise, @walledgdn Salad leaves and more plus a Cheese Board and dessert of New Season Rhubarb and Almond Galette. See full menu.

It’s a full feast for two people and comes ready to enjoy. Serving instructions included.

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The Glass Curtain At Home

We hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend, it was a busy few days here in The Glass Curtain. Thank you to everyone who ordered, it is a pleasure to see all your familiar faces week after week.

Menus for the coming weekend are here...

• Friday 40 for 2 people sharing

Fish Tacos Panko breaded haddock, pico de gallo, corn salsa, shredded cabbage, flour tortillas, bravas potatoes with lime chipotle aioli

Doughnuts, cinnamon sugar, rhubarb compote, vanilla custard

• Saturday 45 for 2 people sharing

Chargrilled lamb rump, parsnip and green apple puree, green peas with bacon and lettuce, lyonnaise potatoes

Chocolate chip cookies, caramel sauce

• Sunday 45 for 2 sharing

Skeaghanore Chicken and chorizo ballotine, celeriac, baby leeks, smoked potatoes and confit chicken, chicken jus

Caramelized apple tarte tatin, vanilla crème anglaise

• Veggie option all weekend - 35 for 2 people sharing

Veggie tacos: Panko breaded halloumi and sweet potatoes, pico de gallo, corn salsa, shredded cabbage, flour tortillas, bravas potatoes with lime chipotle aioli

Served with the dessert of the evening

Orders are live from 12pm tomorrow Monday - you may order here -

The Glass Curtain At Home

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Things are looking up...   Da Mirco

Days are getting longer and if you think about 12 months ago, we can all be positive that we will be out soon again. This Week from Wednesday at 3pm we are offering a Saint Patrick' week Special Feast for 2 people @ 50€. Da Mirco Click & Collect

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This weekend, L'Atitude 51 take you off to Barcelona!!

This week our virtual wine travels take us to Penedès and Barcelona. Barcelona is the gastronomic centre of Catalonia and Penedès is the most important wine region in the area, perhaps best known for its Cava production. But there’s way more to Catalan wines than just Cava.

So this week we have chosen Vora la Mar “Xarel-lo”, a grape which is more often found as a blend in Cava than as a standalone variety. But in the right hands, this grape can offer something quite special as a single varietal white wine. Tastes will include some of our Catalan favourites. Email info@latitude51.ie by midday Thursday if you’d like to join our adventure. €50 box for 2 people. Collection Friday 19 Mar from 5 -6.30pm.

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Dining NOW Guide. Final Update! This Week's Choices In Cork. Includes Mother's Day Offers.

Dining NOW Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

(Contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu, plan to update regularly)

Click and Collect. At Home. Takeout. Takeaway. 

Greenes Have Mother's Day and Patrick's Day Sorted

Pic v Pixabay

Mothers Day - 14th March:

The perfect Mothers Day gift available to order now! Our Mothers Day weekend menus are now available to view and order for collection & delivery. Beautifully selected menus, produced from the finest local ingredients. Burger boxes also available, perfect for the kids! Choose your menu, desserts, wines, cocktails and make it perfect for Mothers Day! Order soon to avoid disappointment! Vouchers are also available to purchase through our website to treat her in Greenes once we reopen.

Place Your Order

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Mother's Day at Da Mirco

This weekend we are taking a break from travelling to a new destination in Italy and we will be running a special menu for Mothers day.

Three courses for two people for 50€ (add organic Giol Prosecco 20€)

Menu Includes the following:

ANTIPASTO - SELECTION OF CANÁPES

• Involtini di Salmone con zucchine, limone e aneto (O'connell's Smoked Salmon Rolls with grilled courgette, lemon zest and dill)
• Cannollo di bresaola e ricotta e mandorle (Cured beef bresaola IGP stuffed with ricotta and crushed almonds)
• Crostini di olive taggiasche (crostini with Olives Taggiasche DOP tapenade)
• Insalata caprese invernale (sun-dried tomatoes, capers and buffalo cherry mozzarella caprese salad)
• Frittata ai funghi e tartufo ( frittata with truffle and porcini mushrooms)

PRIMO PIATTO - LASAGNETTE DI MARE Handmade Lasagna filled with fresh seafood (mussels, prawns, crabmeat and cod), and a light béchamel

DOLCE - CREMA MASCARPONE E LIMONCELLO Limoncello and mascarpone cream with sponge cake.

This menu is limited, so preorder fast at this link Da Mirco Click & Collect

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Celtic Ross have lots of Mother's Day Options.  

Gift Vouchers here. Foodie Treats here

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L'Atitude Heads to Alsace

We have chosen Pinot Blanc by Domaine Achillée as the star of this week's box. An incredible white wine made by one of the wineries where the younger generation is causing a stir. Jean and Pierre Dietrich took over the winery from their father Yves in 2016, and have been working biodynamically since. They make exceptional wines that are true to their terroir and this Pinot Blanc has been causing quite a stir since we introduced it in the shop. This week's tastes will include some of our Alsatian favourites. Email info@latitude51.ie by midday Thursday if you'd like to join our adventure. €50 box for 2 people. Collection Friday 12 Mar from 5 -6.30pm.

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The White Rabbit

Something different this weekend

Mother's Day Special Slow-smoked Lamb, Kansas City style Wings and Pork Belly Cubes served with spicy Carolina green beans, potato salad, corn on the cob and red slaw. Inc Key Lime Pie for 2 and a bottle of wine. Strictly limited. Pre-order now.

@whiterabbitcork

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Mother's Day Menu from the fabulous Farmgate Café

Click here for details 

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New at The Met

Dinner is served...

Enjoy a dining experience at home with our new call & collect menus! Available to order from 5pm-9pm daily, featuring some of our menu favourites Call & Collect: 021 464 3700 #corkcity #corkrestaurant See menus online: https://themetropolehotel.ie/dining/menus/

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The Glass Curtain

We will be running a special menu for Mothers day over Friday, Saturday & Sunday night. There will be a choice of mains, along with starter, dessert and petit fours. As always, we urge you to set your alarms for 12pm on Monday to avoid disappointment when ordering. Check out the tempting menus here

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Just off the Marina roundabout, Sonny's sells coffee, salt beef reuben, salads & sweet things. Tuesday - Friday 10:00 -2:30. Order by 3pm for next day collection.

Check the menus here

This is a trial run!! (For future inclusions, please contact me before with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu)

Dining "Now" Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

 Dining Now Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

(Contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu)

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An amazing wine-maker in the shadow of the Dolomites!

 Contact:  info@latitude51.ie

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Glass Curtain menu below
contact: 
http://Theglasscurtain.ie/

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Tapas for Two

Menu here

Greene's marvellous Click and Collect continues as usual.

Get all the details here

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O'Mahony's Watergrasshill are travelling to India for this Weekend's 'Saturday night takeout' - menu goes live tomorrow. Also our farmshop O'Mahony's stores reopens Thursday morning. We can't wait to serve great coffee, soup n sambo combo's and yummy sweet things to you.

Order at 086 831 6879

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Liberty Grill

Liberty Grill are holding the final trials of our Brunch to Go over the next 3 day up to 2pm

Join the virtual queue for our Brunch menu of the freshest ingredients, locally-sourced with seasonal highlights

Our New England influenced all-day brunch menu features classics like Eggs Benedict and French Toast and from 12 midday we will add a selection of our fine burgers.

How to join the queue

- Via the @WalkUpLdn APP

- Phone us on 0214271049

- Call inside the restaurant

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Cornstore Mother's Day

MOTHERS DAY

ROAST BOX with DESSERTS

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(Includes 3 Meats & feeds 4)

• Rib of Beef

• Pork Porchetta

• Rolled breast of Turkey.

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Al meats are roasted to finish off at home, simply carve and serve with our “finish off at home” trimmings - Cornstore creamy mash, duck fat roast potatoes, bread stuffing filled yorkshire puddings, seasonal roast veg, buttered cabbage & pan jus roast gravy.

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DESSERTS: 3 Desserts to choose from...

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All this for €55 and You will be able to PREORDER these boxes and choose your collection time on Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th but don’t delay because when they’re gone, they’re gone!!.

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CORK www.cornstorecork.ie for CLICK & COLLECT

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CALL & COLLECT 021-4274777 opening times Thursday 4-8pm, Friday 2-8pm, Saturday 11-8pm and Sunday 1-7pm.

Or

ORDER at the DOOR

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CELEBRATE
MOTHER’S DAY &
ST. PATRICK’S WEEK
with HEAT AT HOME from MARKET LANE

Comes with FREE ‘Always Cork’ tote bag (while stocks last).

Children's Menu also. Contact here

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This is a trial run!! (For future inclusions, please contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu)

Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Is Your Anytime Ace. Not Just Valentine's!

Piper-Heidsieck Champagne

Is Your Anytime Ace. Not Just Valentine's!

Piper-Heidsieck is one of the most famous houses in Champagne. It is known for its structured, fruit-driven house style made predominantly from Pinot Noir, with smaller portions of Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. The company has its origins in the cloth- and wine-trading company Heidsieck and Co. which was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. 

The current winemaker is Émilien Boutillat.  “Émilien was born in the heart of champagne. He has made wine around France, in Chile, in South Africa and in New Zealand. He has a global perspective, a scientific approach and is one of the rising stars of the wine world.” Not a bad intro at all from Liberty Wines MD David Gleave as he introduced Émilien Boutillat during a masterclass last year. Judging by the two wines here, the intro was well deserved.

Piper Heidsieck Essentiel Cuvée Réservée Extra Brut, 12% 

Émilien Boutillat

Through the pale gold colour, fountains of bubbles race in profusion towards the top. Nutty notes in the aromas. It really makes you stop and take notice on the palate, pear and apple amidst the lively citrus contribution. And, after that full and flavoursome combination (enhanced by the contribution of the reserve wines), comes a persistent dry finish. One of the very best Extra Brut champagnes I’ve come across (not that I’ve come across that many) and Very Highly Recommended.

Info:

Extra Brut.

Mise en Cave (cellared): 2015.

Degorgement: Jan 2019.

Winemaker: Émilien Boutillat.

Blending: Harvest 2014 and 18% Reserve wines

Grapes: 50% Pinot Noir , 30% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay

The Essentiel wines are produced exclusively for independent merchants and the on-trade. The Essentiel Cuvée Réservée Extra Brut and the Essentiel Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut are made in limited quantities and for the table, with their low dosage (6 g/l and 4 g/l respectively) making them ideal for whetting the palate or serving with seafood.

* I got this bottle as an unexpected gift at Christmas. You can get it in Mitchell & Son (Dublin) for €66.95, details here. 

Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV, 12%, on offer €39.95 (was €54.06), O’Briens Wine

This signature Brut has a really bright gold colour, lots of bubbles catching the lights. Aromas - fruity, biscuity.  Again fruity (citrus) and biscuity on the palate and it certainly lives up to the Brut with the persistent finish delicate with that lovely citrus prominent.

So what would you pair this beauty with? Lynne Coyle MW, of O’Briens, suggests it’s perfect with “the antics of Bridgerton and their society parties”.  "Enjoying the antics of Bridgerton and their society parties? then Champagne is the perfect match. Champagne would have been flowing freely during this period, establishing itself as a luxury celebration wine." 

Of course, you would need something to nibble on. Again Lynne has the solution: Rustic Bread & Black Olive Tapenade. Just ask the servants.

I got this bottle in “Deck the Halls” Feast Hamper that I bought from the excellent Glass Curtain restaurant in Cork City at Christmas.