The Bucks Head review: Beat a path to this Co Down spot with serious Michelin pedigree
06.03.2025 05:17
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The Bucks Head review: Beat a path to this Co Down spot with serious Michelin pedigree
I really enjoyed writing this article on the rise of South Indian food for @irishtimes.com. (Subscriber only) #spéirgorm
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Latest on ‘Ocras’, I review Lena, the latest restaurant from the people behind Etto and Uno Mas.
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New on 'Ocras' - I share details of 21 dog-friendly hotels around Ireland where we have stayed with Clara
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Today it is, bafflingly, one year since I started the weekly book column in the @independent.ie ...
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I listed a few items on Vinted and they sold quickly so I’ve been adding more. Nearly €100 earned so far. However, recent listings aren’t moving. I’m thinking that new sellers get a bit of a boost to get them hooked then they drop down the algorithm
New on 'Ocras' - I share details of 21 dog-friendly hotels around Ireland where we have stayed with Clara
joannecronin.substack.com/p/dog-friend...
The yanks better not bring their ‘woke anti-wokeness’ over here.
Well that’s the end of Bond. What a pity
Excited for this. I really enjoyed the Murderbot series of novellas
Hana Izakaya review: Not everything is perfect at Dublin’s new Japanese restaurant, but it’s fun and friendly, with lots to like
The Crucible by Arthur Miller The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde OverLondon by George Penney & Tony Johnson The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Books 21 - 25 of 2025. Loved ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ and found very topical themes in ‘The Constant Rabbit’
Photo of the front and sides of a clay tablet that is a light grey colour with some darker discolouration patches throughout. It preserves around 15 lines of cuneiform text visible on the front and partially on the sides as well. The background is black
“This is nice behaviour, that I write to you again and again, and you pay no attention to me.”
This almost 4,000-year-old Babylonian letter in clay is proof that we have been finding ways to say “per my last email” for some time
Climate change is one of the major factors driving commodity price increases across the globe. Yet it’s all fine.
If going Irish > English, then Gobnait is still Gobnait. If going English > Irish, then Abigail or Deborah > Gobnait. At home in Baile Bhúirne we had the Abbey Hotel for years, but more lately it’s now Ostán Ghobnatan
Beannachtaí Lá fhéile Gobnait ort
Well, I got my predictions for Ballyfin and The Morrison Rooms right for the one star awards. Delighted for Lignum also who finally get the recognition they deserve, plus best somm goes to Zsolt Lukas of Daróg in Galway.
Onwards to the two and three stars...
So when you’re looking to the new Michelin stars for Ireland on Monday, look for new chefs and look for existing chefs who have made a gear change
Two photos comparing the original Ford Capri to the new version
Just saw the ad for the new electric Ford Capri. What a pity. The glory of the original and then the mundacity of the new version.
Oh, for the love of God!! I’ve just realised that Friday night is St Valentine’s Day. No going out for dinner as usual this Friday!
New on 'Ocras' - I share a few tips for your holidays in Lanzarote (or any of the Canary Islands)
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Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt Artemis by Andy Weir Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
Books 16-20 of 2025. Let me know if you’ve read any of them and what you thought? I personally love Sebastian Barry’s book. A genuine keeper
And if you haven’t got Mubi it’s the last day to get 3 months for £1.
mubi.com/en/gb
I also think Matsukawa could be an interesting one to watch. I thought it was very good but I’ve only had high-end Japanese a few times so I don’t have as much experience there
It would deserve it. This year I’m betting Ballyfin, plus maybe Morrison Rooms at Carton House and Gregan’s Castle. I think we won’t see much change in Ireland. Would love to be proved wrong!
The striated lava walls at Las Grietas, Lanzarote
Walking through the lava walls at Las Grietas on Lanzarote. Easy to access, but wear closed shoes or boots as the sandy floor can be loose.
IBM in 1979 ‘A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision’
I got an invite to a restaurant recently where they offered me a ‘complimentary’ meal in return for review. I replied that this was not complementary, it was an exchange of services and therefore was an ‘ad’, so I declined. But then I see a barrage of influencers who are saying ‘gifted’. Nonsense
So when you’re looking to the new Michelin stars for Ireland on Monday, look for new chefs and look for existing chefs who have made a gear change
