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Féachaint siar ar 2025
An Ocras retrospective on eating out in 2025
 • Joanne Cronin
Ocras Nollag gift guide 2025
My round up of the best Irish food, drink and hospitality gifts for 2025.
 • Joanne Cronin
Review: Amai by Viktor
Brazil meets Ireland in this new Dublin fine dining spot. I review the €79 tasting menu to see if this spot delivers
 • Joanne Cronin
Review: Comet
Comets have a habit of coming and going, briefly blazing bright in the skies before disappearing off into the dark depths of space. Would this be the…
 • Joanne Cronin
Travel: 24 hours in Athens
A roundup of everything I ate, drank and saw during 24 hours in Athens. Involving cocktails, yakitori and yogurt.
 • Joanne Cronin
Review: Two Pups Notions
I visit the new nighttime food and wine bar at Two Pups. Is it all notions, or is there some substance behind it?
 • Joanne Cronin
Review: China Tang
I review the swanky new upmarket China Tang in Monkstown, famous for its roast Peking Duck carved table side. But is there substance to match the style?
 • Joanne Cronin
Ah, Wines from Amy Huberman
I try the new wines from Ireland's national treasure Amy Huberman. Read on to find out how the Cava and Sauvignon Blanc measure up.
 • Joanne Cronin
The mighty Waterford blaa
Forget the Johnny-come-lately spice bag, the Waterford Blaa is the true Irish hero foodstuff just added to the Oxford English Dictionary
 • Joanne Cronin
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