Holy Shmoly! » Food http://ocaoimh.ie Look what I found today! Fri, 25 May 2012 17:12:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Placebo Effect http://ocaoimh.ie/2012/05/01/the-placebo-effect/ http://ocaoimh.ie/2012/05/01/the-placebo-effect/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:24:12 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89497429

Via The Cork Skeptics who showed this video at their last meeting when Rebecca O’Neill talked about being a health food shop worker. (Audio of the talk here, Colm’s going to love all the pingbacks!)

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Monk Fish

Beef Sirloin

The ice cream dessert was actually a disappointment after the previous tasty dishes. As Lenny says, food in Iceland is damn good.

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There’s a new restaurant in the location Bullys used to be on Paul Street. It’s Ketchup and we’ve just had delicious burgers there. Yum!

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We called into Murphy’s Ice Cream in Dingle this morning. I bought a chocolate and mint ice cream mix. If you’re in the town you really should call in for a scoop or two! Yum!

The business is run by brothers Sean and Kieran who I had hoped would be there but unfortunately they were out. They blog at Ice Cream Ireland and both have twitter accounts: Sean, Kieran

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Before I go any further, the owners are related to Matt so I could be accused of being biased. Still we had a great lunch there. I ordered a burger, the others ordered various tapas portions and Adam had chicken goujons, chips and peas and hasn’t been as relaxed in a restaurant since he was a tiny baby and slept through our excursions to a local restaurant in Blarney.

If you’re ever in Beaconsfield, make sure you visit Stix and say hi to Suzy, Steve and Dan!

Styx Bar

Styx Bar

Styx Bar

Styx Bar

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Anyone for tea? Here’s what I usually put into a sandwich:

  • Cucumber
  • Ham
  • Coleslaw

And all contained within lightly buttered brown sliced loaf bread. Yum.

O’Briens Chocolate Cake

Here’s the delicious chocolate cake we had in O’Briens in Blackpool Shopping Center a few days ago. Beautiful rich chocolate cake, with a layer of chunky chocolate cream through it. You don’t think I’d stop to take a photo of it before eating, do you?

Yes, there is a reason to this post. What do you eat for lunch? If it’s all sensible and boring, pig out once in a while, it’s good for you!

PS. I got nominated in a few sections of the Irish Blog Awards. Thank you to whoever nominated me. (No, it wasn’t me!)

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]]> http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/31/tea-and-sandwiches-with-donncha/feed/ 6 I'll have a second helping, please! http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/24/ill-have-a-second-helping-please/ http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/24/ill-have-a-second-helping-please/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:15:01 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/24/ill-have-a-second-helping-please/ One important element of a successful tech gathering is food. If you don’t feed the troops then your army isn’t marching. We’ve been very lucky this week with breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’ve been completely spoiled by David, the cook at the Ranch (and Diane too!)

dinner

I didn’t have a second helping today, there was a gorgeous cheese cake for dessert. Too tempting!

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They’re still yum though!

Cadbury Creme Egg

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]]> http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/21/i-bought-a-cadbury-creme-egg-in-january/feed/ 10 Lunch in the Long Valley Bar, Cork http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/17/lunch-in-the-long-valley-bar-cork/ http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/17/lunch-in-the-long-valley-bar-cork/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:21:06 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/17/lunch-in-the-long-valley-bar-cork/ We had lunch in the Long Valley Bar a few days ago. This is an old pub on Winthrop Street in the heart of Cork City. It’s a great place to go drinking at night, it’s full of atmosphere and lovely old decor. Unfortunately for lunch it’s only ok. Not that I can judge properly, all we ordered were toasted sandwiches but they weren’t great, and the staff member my wife dealt with was quite grumpy. Are we expecting too much of bar staff these days perhaps?

Anyway, great pub to drink in, but don’t go for the toasted sandwiches! :)

toasted sandwich

Here’s a more positive review of the pub, just in case someone tries to lynch me for daring to say a bad word about the dear old Long Valley Bar!

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