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homemadecider · 01-04-2015 05:09PM

Don't forget Shanahans on the Green if you want to splash out a bit!

kenco · 01-04-2015 07:09PM

I think Shanahans do an early bird on Fridays (as the open for lunch too). Super stuff if you can shell out the €50 per head. I think this is the only day they do it on.

Hearing great things about Delahunts (beside Tescos on Camden St). Havent been yet but hope to soon.

One Pico is pricey but very good in my view and I would put it a shade over Shanahans (unless you are particularly into your steak)

Rustic Stone gets good words but again havent tried it yet myself

Enjoy and let us know how you get on

fiddlechic · 01-04-2015 07:37PM

Darwins, while not that near Grafton, do a superb early bird. And general food. http://www.darwins.ie/ / http://www.darwins.ie/assets/Darwins-Pre-Theatre-Menu2.pdf

polydactyl · 01-04-2015 09:16PM

Shanhans Early Bird is actually mon-fri and is fab!

Also a big fan of One Pico and while never in Whitefriar grill for dinner the brunch is fab!!!!

homemadecider · 01-04-2015 09:26PM

Another vote for Darwins - been there twice and it's easily my favourite restaurant in Dublin now.

Loire · 01-04-2015 09:36PM

polydactyl wrote: »

Shanhans Early Bird is actually mon-fri and is fab!

You Beauty!!!

I think we're staying in the Fitzwilliam so that could be very handy

Loire

Gloomtastic! · 01-04-2015 09:44PM

Loire wrote: »

You Beauty!!!

I think we're staying in the Fitzwilliam so that could be very handy

Loire

Isn't Thorntons in the Fitzwilliam? You could try there, if you're feeling flush.....

Loire · 01-04-2015 09:48PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Isn't Thorntons in the Fitzwilliam? You could try there, if you're feeling flush.....

AND they do an early bird! I think we'll go with this. I just won't ask for chips

:pac:

Loire · 01-04-2015 09:51PM

Loire wrote: »

AND they do an early bird! I think we'll go with this. I just won't ask for chips :pac:

We're going on Monday...doh!

Open for Dinner Tuesday - Saturday from 6pm

07-04-2015 10:15AM

Seeing as the OH is out tonight, inspired by the thread here, I'm making something he hates - coddle. Can't wait. :pac:

MissFlitworth · 07-04-2015 10:53AM

I had a dream last night that the Big Green Egg company gave me a Big Green Egg for free to review here and that I had to spend ages thinking of inventive ways to slip it into my posts. Then I wrecked it by not maintaining it properly and they took it back off me because it had wasps in it (this did actually happen with my Mam's bbq. We burned their nest and they dive bombed up for an afternoon). Was traumatised waking up. Traumatised. Took a while to remember I had never actually had a free Big Green Egg and had nothing to feel blue about.

Also - Big Green Egg company, please do actually give me a free one. I'll share all my excess brisket with my neighbours. Promise.

dee_mc · 07-04-2015 12:20PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

I had a dream last night that the Big Green Egg company gave me a Big Green Egg for free to review here and that I had to spend ages thinking of inventive ways to slip it into my posts. Then I wrecked it by not maintaining it properly and they took it back off me because it had wasps in it (this did actually happen with my Mam's bbq. We burned their nest and they dive bombed up for an afternoon). Was traumatised waking up. Traumatised. Took a while to remember I had never actually had a free Big Green Egg and had nothing to feel blue about.

Also - Big Green Egg company, please do actually give me a free one. I'll share all my excess brisket with my neighbours. Promise.

Excess brisket?
Bit like 'leftover wine' I'd say

tampopo · 07-04-2015 01:49PM

I was doing a bit of window shopping the other day while waiting to meet for lunch before the okonomyaki. Anyone fancy a Fuji scrubber!

or a device for measuring spaghetti?

maybe they have them at home in somewhere like Stock..
And these look cool.

but I got a rectangular one in 2002 and it's a hoor to get the corners clean!

Toto Wolfcastle · 07-04-2015 01:56PM

tampopo wrote: »

or a device for measuring spaghetti?

maybe they have them at home in somewhere like Stock..

You can get it in Debenhams.

MissFlitworth · 07-04-2015 02:08PM

Are you in a Daiso, Tampopo? The Mount Fuji scrubbers are awesome!

tampopo · 07-04-2015 02:14PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Are you in a Daiso, Tampopo? The Mount Fuji scrubbers are awesome!

Kyoto tonight, Nara in the morning, back in Nagasaki er, Yokohama on Friday.

That's how I roll, dontcha ya know! sushi roll!!! mwah ha hah!!!

(and back on bread and water on Monday)

Mrs Fox · 07-04-2015 05:20PM

Hello.
I've never eaten let alone cook marrowfat peas. El Hub bought it the other day to rekindle his childhood memories perhaps, I dunno. So I'm just after cooking a bag of the no-soak kind according to instruction and I'm not sure whether they look/taste like they should.

How am I doing here? They taste like heavy mushy peas.

Jezek · 07-04-2015 05:21PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Hello.
I've never eaten let alone cook marrowfat peas. El Hub bought it the other day to rekindle his childhood memories perhaps, I dunno. So I'm just after cooking a bag of the no-soak kind according to instruction and I'm not sure whether they look/taste like they should.

How am I doing here? They taste like heavy mushy peas.

good. add salt, a little sugar and some butter.

Mrs Fox · 07-04-2015 05:23PM

Jezek wrote: »

good. add salt, a little sugar and some butter.

Are they supposed to be mashed? they look nothing like the packet.

Jezek · 07-04-2015 05:29PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Are they supposed to be mashed? they look nothing like the packet.

oh well, it depends on how long you cook them, it's personal preference really. I do prefer them a bit more mushy but they look ok.

Mrs Fox · 07-04-2015 05:38PM

Jezek wrote: »

oh well, it depends on how long you cook them, it's personal preference really. I do prefer them a bit more mushy but they look ok.

Are these what mushy peas are made of?

07-04-2015 05:46PM

I hate those kind of peas, but the way you've cooked them looks just like how they look when my MIL cooks them.

My coddle is in the pot. Ooh. Excited now.

Dizzyblonde · 07-04-2015 06:42PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Are these what mushy peas are made of?

Yes. They go mushy when overcooked. I'm not a fan.

Jezek · 07-04-2015 06:55PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Are these what mushy peas are made of?

yes. I also seem to be in a minority of fans. They don't exist where I come from, but I love them. I soak them overnight with the baking soda and cook them until they are quite mushy.

Mrs Fox · 07-04-2015 07:01PM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Yes. They go mushy when overcooked. I'm not a fan.

Aaaahh so I've had them before. They are not to my taste. Neither is the one I cooked for the family tonight. Kids were gagging

The Hill Billy · 07-04-2015 07:38PM

Marrowfat peas are the Devil's little testicles. Horrible wee things. They are probably the only food that I truly detest. I'd rather eat a kilo of marzipan than 10g of Marrowfat peas, & I don't like marzipan.

I hope you like them, Mrs F.

Jezek · 07-04-2015 09:12PM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Marrowfat peas are the Devil's little testicles. Horrible wee things. They are probably the only food that I truly detest. I'd rather eat a kilo of marzipan than 10g of Marrowfat peas, & I don't like marzipan.

I hope you like them, Mrs F.

wow. I am the only person that likes these

Kovu · 07-04-2015 09:18PM

Jezek wrote: »

wow. I am the only person that likes these

I love them.....out of a tin. It has something to do with the really mushy texture so perhaps it's time I gave the box a try. I just hate a 'shelly' texture on things where the outside skin comes off (think chickpeas/cheap tins of beans) and however the tinned ones are cooked it disintegrates them.

Jezek · 07-04-2015 09:21PM

Kovu wrote: »

I love them.....out of a tin. It has something to do with the really mushy texture so perhaps it's time I gave the box a try. I just hate a 'shelly' texture on things where the outside skin comes off (think chickpeas/cheap tins of beans) and however the tinned ones are cooked it disintegrates them.

try the box, let them soak for a long time, then cook on low until they are as mushy as you want! They are much better than the tin ones.

Kovu · 07-04-2015 09:23PM

Jezek wrote: »

try the box, let them soak for a long time, then cook on low until they are as mushy as you want! They are much better than the tin ones.

My father loves them, I remember him cooking them before so may make a request for him to cook them this week!

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