Whenever I told people I was making pomegranate sorbet, it always garnered the same response: a mixture of admiration and curiosity. Incidentally, this is the kind of reaction I seek in every interaction I have with others. But in this …
Food & Drink
DIY- The Restaurant Experience at Home
Joseph Toolan tries out a Boojum’s meal kit
If we were told this time last year that restaurants would still be closed a year on, no one would have believed it. We all miss being able to go out to eat, but lockdown after lockdown has been particularly …
The hottest hot chocolate in Dublin
Olly and Lottie explore Dublin’s hot chocolate scene
What screams comfort and indulgence more than hot chocolate? To get you through chilly spring days and get you through those lockdown blues, here’s a guide to some of Dublin’s hot chocolate hot spots. From the iconic Butler’s to the …
Ap-peeling potato recipes anyone can make
Easy recipes to spice up the famous student staple
Given their affordability and versatility, it comes as no surprise that potatoes are a staple in many students’ cooking repertoire. The downside is, of course, that if left too long they begin to sprout, resembling alien-like entities rather than ingredients. …
Butter me up: Day Five of a week of Buttery breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Ben McConkey and Peter Benson reach the day of reckoning as their challenge comes to an end
The day of reckoning. The feast of trumpets, only there was no feast. On our fifth day of the Buttery, we’d had enough.
Day Five
What did we eat?
- 2 item hot breakfast (hash browns and mushrooms)
- 2 item hot
Butter me up: Day Four of a week of Buttery breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Ben McConkey and Peter Benson’s challenge is nearly done
Butter me up day four ‘cos the vegan sausage rolls are no more (we ate them all). Also, another sub-€20 day!
Day Four
What did we eat?
- 2 item hot breakfast (scrambled eggs, mushrooms, toast)
- 2 item hot breakfast (hash
Butter me up: Day Three of a week of Buttery breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Ben McConkey and Peter Benson are midway through the challenge
Buttery bois back at it again with another day of madness.
Day Three
What did we eat?
- 2 item hot breakfast (hash browns, scrambled eggs, toast)
- 1 item hot breakfast (hash browns, toast)
- coffee
- Apple
- Yoghurt
- Porridge w/ honey
- Fruit
Butter me up: Day Two of a week of Buttery breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Ben McConkey and Peter Benson return for more at the Buttery
“Captain’s Log: March 2021, day two of eating only from the Buttery, feeling normal, reflexes normal, sense of smell and taste normal, I miss my kids, I miss my wife.”
Welcome back to the Buttery Boat, honk! honk! Before we …
Butter me up: Day One of a week of Buttery breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Ben McConkey and Peter Benson eat exclusively at the Buttery
We’ve all heard of Supersize Me – the documentary about a man who eats nothing but McDonald’s for a month. We’re taking the idea to a more Trinity level.
We’re Ben McConkey and Peter Benson, but who we are doesn’t …
Making: Bao Buns
Tips and tricks to master that fluffy Taiwanese hamburger
My experience with bao has been a short but passionate affair. I was initiated into this delicious world quite recently. Previously, I had never given it much thought, or perhaps I thought I wouldn’t enjoy it. I first came across …