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Map: Where to Eat in Ireland, All The Reviews
Restaurants have become our remit and their recommendations our currency, so just like 'Now That's What I Call Music!' here's an exclusive compilation…
May 31, 2023
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Spice Bag Newsletter | January 2025
Another spicy lil' monthly mailer overflowing in delicious little chunks - recommendations, suggestions and updates to exclusives and insider tidbits …
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Review: Gloria Osteria, Dublin
In our latest restaurant review for Chip Paper we make an anniversary date at the table everyone’s talking about: Gloria, Dublin’s newly-arrived plush…
Jan 8
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A Critical Eye: 2026 Trends in Food and Restaurants
Predictions can be tricky as predictors are so often visualising too far in the future, so here are 12 things we see coming down the line across the…
Jan 1
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20 of 2025's Best Cookbooks
Our pick of the published pack -- 2025 wrapped, covering this year's best cookbooks, cover to cover
Dec 11, 2025
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The Responsibility of a Restaurant Critic
Aug 28, 2025
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Edible Memories of Kyiv
Jun 21, 2023
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A Critical Eye: 2024 Trends in Food and Restaurants
Jan 3, 2024
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Review: Gloria Osteria, Dublin
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Spice Bag Newsletter | November 2025
Another spicy lil' monthly mailer overflowing in delicious little chunks - recommendations, suggestions and updates to exclusives and insider tidbits …
Nov 14, 2025
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Review: Roe, Canary Wharf
Chefs with One Direction levels of fanfare confidently translate digital dominance into a captivating IRL experience at the base of a Canary Wharf…
Nov 12, 2025
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Review: Ploussard, Battersea Rise
From fried chicken shop to fine dining with French finesse, wine bar-restaurant Ploussard plumps SW London's bistro game near-perfectly
Nov 6, 2025
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Culinary Clans: Ireland's Small Restaurant Groups
A well-formed, easily-managed, small handful of symbiotic sibling restaurants is the mark of success for razor-sharp restaurateurs, modern Ireland's…
Oct 19, 2025
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Eat Spain Drink Spain: 30 Spanish Restaurants, Tapas & Wine Bars To Try across Ireland
Ireland's annual celebration of our Iberian neighbours' culture and cuisine once again delivers delicious dividends
Oct 11, 2025
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Spice Bag Newsletter | October 2025
Our spicy lil' monthly mailer full of delicious little chunks, from recommendations, suggestions and updates to exclusives and insider tidbits –– free…
Oct 3, 2025
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Spice Bag Newsletter | September 2025
Our spicy lil' monthly mailer full of delicious little chunks, from recommendations, suggestions and updates to exclusives and insider tidbits –– free…
Sep 2, 2025
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The Responsibility of a Restaurant Critic
Who does the review writer bear responsibility towards? Who are they answerable to? It's certainly not chefs or restaurateurs...
Aug 28, 2025
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Spice Bag Newsletter | August 2025
Our spicy lil' monthly mailer full of delicious little chunks, from recommendations, suggestions and updates to exclusives and insider tidbits –– free…
Aug 11, 2025
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