Sitting in Hx46, I always feel welcomed by the energy. There’s really good music, friendly staff, and an assorted range of customers – from friends going for brunch, to sweet families with toddlers, to lone diners, brought back by the … Continue reading Review // Hx46 Hx46 is both a café and restaurant, marketing itself as pan-Asian cuisine.
In June of this year, the government reopened pubs that serve meals in a bid to make life just that little bit more normal and bearable again. The caveat? Everyone who wants a pint, a glass of wine or whatever … Continue reading The disappointment of the substantial €9 meal Pub grub, even at the best of times, is not a satisfactory meal
Pink liquor is usually derided as dismissably girly and not very good but it’s time that changed. Summer’s the time for light, fruity drinks, whether that’s a cocktail or a bottle of rosé. We’ve embraced millennial pink as a playfully … Continue reading Pink (Gin) is the Love You Discover A totally subjective but absolutely correct ranking of the summer’s most Instagrammable booze trend.
Anthony Bourdain — chef, author of many books including Kitchen Confidential, and host of travel shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations — has died at age 61 of apparent suicide. I am not a person prone to having emotions about … Continue reading Anthony Bourdain Dies at 61
I first encountered energy balls in an innocuous corner by the till of a health food store — touted as trail mix, but more convenient. I then balked at the price and went for some peanuts instead. Five years later … Continue reading Worth the Hype? Energy Balls Energy balls have become a popular snack for the health-conscious, but are they worth the hype?
Being Tn2’s Sex Editor for the year, I’ve been privileged to hear and share some deeply personal stories. Some of what we’ve published might run to the controversial due, in part, to the committed stance of sex-positive, intersectional feminism that … Continue reading Whisky Cupcakes For Two You can use whatever liquid pleases you here — milk, juice, water, coffee, Bailey’s, etc — but a whisky frosting is kind of a revelation. And it’s nearly St Patrick’s Day, so it’s festive! Or something!
With the new year comes the inevitable resolutions to shake up our diets and “eat healthier”, but, as a student, this can seem quite intimidating when you’ve been living off Pizzini’s from Lidl for six months straight. An even more … Continue reading Healthy Eats: Chickpea Falafels with Tahini Dressing Veganism never looked so tasty.
Food is a wonderful thing, and what’s more wonderful is its infinite arrays and combinations waiting to be tried. Yet it is not a man-made thing, and was not crafted for us — a potato forms to store starch for … Continue reading Should Honey be Vegan? Examining the case for an exception.
Supermarkets are depressing. The big ones I mean; repetitive isles of uninteresting products, hopelessly packaged in arctic jackets of polythene; lurid packets of cheap sweets; vegetables bland and uniform, too perfectly coloured; pre-prepared packets of dinner death; special offers that … Continue reading Grocery shopping alternatives There are ways to make the mundane things less so…Try Moldova Rathmines
In every attractive-vegan-New Age-woman’s recipe, dates are used to add sweetness, the natural way. “Full of antioxidants and a great energy booster,” Deliciously Ella claims as she shoves them into almond milk, protein balls, and brownies… but even I have … Continue reading Are Dates Really Worth the Hype? Dates are a perfect replacement if you’re looking for an unprocessed alternative to the white stuff.
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?’’
Fish in a curl Use Dublin Bay prawns. Not the ones flown in from the Pacific. That would be treason. Buying them frozen is fine — when fresh they go smelly very quickly. Decide how many you can afford, and … Continue reading Fish: Four Forms Fish is fast. We all live very fast. Here are four flash formulas for fleeting eating.