Katy McGuinness

5 days ago | independent.ie | Katy McGuinness

Our critic is seriously impressed by the slices and small plates at Dublin’s newest pizzeriaOver the past couple of years, Dublin has taken the slice shop to its heart. There are still people queuing down the street for the OG Bambino on Stephen Street, while the Merrion Street branch often tapes a ‘Sold Out’ sign to its door. On Drury Street, Mani is a place of pilgrimage for its Roman-style slices, particularly the carbonara.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Katy McGuinness

As they mark 25 years in business together, sisters Peaches and Domini Kemp talk about the shock of moving to Ireland from the Bahamas after the death of their father, navigating their divorces, Domini’s cancer diagnoses and why she still stands by the claims made in her 2016 ketogenic cookbook‘I think when you were born somewhere, it is in your blood,” says Domini Kemp. She’s talking about a holiday to the “spectacular and beautiful” Bahamas she and her sister Peaches took last year.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Katy McGuinness

Our critic revisits this D1 spot to sample its new menu At the risk of triggering exam nerves (or Leaving Certificate PTSD for anyone out the other side), I thought this week we might consider the pros and cons of the tasting menu. I turned to AI (a rash move for a professional writer) for help in framing a suitable essay question.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Katy McGuinness

Our critic gets messy with tasty Turkish food at bargain prices right in Dublin city centreWhenever I pass a concert venue, I try to guess who’s playing by the cut of the audience. Some fans make it easier than others, what with the merch and tribute outfits, but I’m not sure I’d have figured out that it was Ocean Colour Scene on stage at the Olympia one night last week had it not been for a sneaky look at the billboard outside. Gary Barlow the following evening might have been easier.

3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Katy McGuinness

The Tipperary chef tells Katy McGuinness about how she ended up head chef of a Michelin-starred West African restaurant in London, speaking out about the industry’s abuse and bullying problem and why she nearly gave up cheffing after her stint in CopenhagenChristine Walsh has had an early start. She was home after midnight from her shift as head chef at the Michelin-starred West African restaurant Chishuru in London’s Fitzrovia, and up again at the crack of dawn for a flight to Dublin.