Food Waste: Leftovers, Trimmings and Perishables. Irish households dump approx. 1 tonne of food waste each per year.

Didn’t fancy finishing that plate of pasta or the crusts from your sandwich? Threw out that broccoli you bought in a moment of health consciousness but forgot about and it has now turned an off-putting shade of white? While these … Continue reading Food Waste: Leftovers, Trimmings and Perishables. Irish households dump approx. 1 tonne of food waste each per year.

Dublin’s Sweet Tooth: Sniffing Out the Best Sweet Enterprises the City has to Offer "When one thinks of Irish cuisine, tantalizing images of beef stew, chips and soda bread may spring to mind. However, Ireland has developed quite a sweet tooth, and Dublin in particular has become a haven for sugar lovers."

When one thinks of Irish cuisine, tantalizing images of beef stew, chips and soda bread may spring to mind. However, Ireland has developed quite a sweet tooth, and Dublin in particular has become a haven for sugar lovers. Here’s the … Continue reading Dublin’s Sweet Tooth: Sniffing Out the Best Sweet Enterprises the City has to Offer “When one thinks of Irish cuisine, tantalizing images of beef stew, chips and soda bread may spring to mind. However, Ireland has developed quite a sweet tooth, and Dublin in particular has become a haven for sugar lovers.”

Tn2’s December Recipe: Chestnut Brownies Amanda Cliffe shares her best chestnut season recipes

Despite their spikes, chestnuts are deliciously sweet inside. These seasonal treats are currently in peak season and are extremely versatile; they can be used in  savoury and sweet dishes. Chestnuts can unfortunately not be consumed raw as certain varieties contain … Continue reading Tn2’s December Recipe: Chestnut Brownies Amanda Cliffe shares her best chestnut season recipes

Spilling The Beans on Dublin’s Coffee Scene ‘‘Why purchase something you can also buy in an airport on the other side of the world when you could get a truly special beverage in Dublin?’’

Coffee is a beverage inextricably linked to student life. Typical sights around Trinity campus include sleep-deprived Arts students desperately gripping onto their skinny soy lattes whilst trying to make sense of life, or Hamilton students casually strolling to a lecture … Continue reading Spilling The Beans on Dublin’s Coffee Scene ‘‘Why purchase something you can also buy in an airport on the other side of the world when you could get a truly special beverage in Dublin?’’