On the walls of a Kilbarrack health centre, an artist pays tribute to the beautiful ordinary
Paul MacCormaic says he hopes the works inspire an interest and pride in nearby sights, passed by everyday.
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As tiramisu trends on social media, some Dublin cafés say they’re seeing the impacts
Dolce Sicily co-owner Fabio Bonaccorsi said its numbers say tiramisu is trendy. Other establishments say tiramisu is always popular.
For some in Dublin, Christmas dinner still has to mean carp
When you read the bible, Jesus wasn’t feeding his followers chorizo, or goulash. He was feeding them fish, says Rastislav Blazek.
“A kind of homely place, like a community”: Dublin 8’s Cathedral Café
The local spot has survived since 2011 on Dean Street, serving coffee, fry-ups, soup and other standards.
A Dublin start-up offers a new, technicolour take on pasta
The whimsical pastas from EGOpasta are bright and striped, spotted and swirled.
Miso and peanut butter, snickerdoodle, chocolate: what to bring to a cookie picnic?
For the first of her events under the “Dublin Picnic” header, Ali Roberts is planning a cookie-swap in Dublin 8 on Saturday.
In Cherry Orchard, a community garden threw a party to celebrate strawberries
“You have to leave some for the other children!”
Masala chai is spreading through Dublin’s flat-white city
From Chai Crew at Herbert Park to Chai & Chaat in Essex Quay, spiced teas once limited to diasporic kitchens are becoming easier to find.
In Ballyfermot, a baker doubles down on biscuit cakes
Baked to Death is emblematic of what some have pointed to as a growing baking culture in the west Dublin suburb.
In the Liberties, an Argentine bakery is multiplying with a new café they plan to keep open in the evenings
“The area does get quieter in the evening. But we hope the new place will draw people,” says Florencia Pugliese.
In Whitehall, a GAA car park is used to grow potatoes and mint
“People come in, take some spuds, some onions, whatever it is. It all keeps ticking along.”
Street Feast, Ireland’s biggest street party, is back on 24 and 25 May
The mission is to connect people, and “get people to realise that they have a lot more in common than they have differences”, says CEO Sam Bishop.