If your in the market for something a little hearty for lunch you won’t go far wrong at The Pig’s Ear. They do three courses for €19.95 and the menu is available daily. Click here for a peep at the menu or phone 01 6703865 to book.You’l…
Roll up..roll up…it’s competition time on TSS and as regular visitors to these hallowed pages might by now know, TheSavvyShopper is quite partial to the occasional lunch at itsa Bagel. Thinking we hadn’t heard from them in a while and…
Free Lunch for two in Cafe Mao
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Fiona Donegan
Garrett O Doherty
Ann Lindsay
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The Wooden Spoon Two Free Lunches!
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Lagoona Bar Two free lunches!
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Ian Primrose
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Gotham Cafe Free lunch pizzas for two!
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Against the Grain Free Lunch!
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In the fifth of our guest pieces on The Lunchbox, (1, 2, 3, 4, where does the time go!)we talk to the lovely Rachael, one half of brand new Irish recessionista food and shopping blog gastronomics.ie.
Having started their site at the beginning of the year, gastronomics is truly going from rom strength to strength! Updated twice daily, the site bringis tips and hints on how to cook, eat and drink like a true recessionista, and is a fully independent food and shopping blog!
The mother and daughter team’s self stated aim , while catering for six people and two respectively, is to use the site to share their efforts to lower the grocery bills, while keeping the tummies satisfied! So let’s let Rach take over and tell you a bit about her lunch loves!
Hi there! My name’s Rachael and I’m the (younger, but sssh!) half of Gastronomics.ie. As stated, we are a mother and daughter team, who used to often ring each other with news of a special offer, early bird or great recipe we’d discovered, so now we just post about it instead!
Thanks for the intro Rachael, we won’t say anything about who’s the younger! So tell us a little about your own lunch habits? Is being a true recessionista and food lover might difficult?
No actually! I’m lucky enough to have a microwave in my workplace, so every Sunday, I cook a huge pot of a brown-rice based dish such as curry, Rogan Josh or Madras, and fill five lunchboxes for the whole week. (Can you tell I’m a spice fiend?!) I find having a warm, nourishing lunch really satisfies my hunger and the brown-rice sustains my energy levels for longer than a white bread sambo would. If I’ve managed to bag a Saturday off I love to enjoy a late alfresco lunch at Las Rada Wine & Tapas Bar, Naas enjoying the sun, a selection of tapas and a cheeky glass of Pinot Grigio.
Some nice tips there, we’re all for a homemade lunch now and again! So would you say you’re up to a Michelin Star standard on the cookery scale yet?!
I’m no Cordon Bleu chef, and there’s many a time it doesn’t go quite to plan, but I do love to cook. As my day job involves long hours and crazy cross-country trips, I really enjoy relaxing on a Sunday in the kitchen. I find there’s a lot of peace to be had in the methodical preparing, cooking and arranging of food. The latest Sunday dish that went down a treat in our house was Beef & Guinness pie – comfort food at its best.
Ah, you can’t beat a bit of comfort food on a Sunday, when you’re feeling a bit delicate! What about a Sunday brunch recommendation then, if we’re feeling a bit lazy?
Without a doubt the best Sunday brunch offering I’ve come across in a long time is in The Savoy, Limerick – you can have your pick of a huge selection of breakfast options – including the most delicious omelettes – at this five star hotel, relaxing in the plush surroundings with the papers and never-ending coffee, and it’ll cost you the grand total of €9. Insane value – my Mum’s never out of the place!
Wow, that is a great tip! Any of our Munster users, you know where to go on a Sunday morning now! Speaking of insane value, what are your faves on mylunch.ie? I know you’re a Kildare resident, and we’ll have lots more down there soon!
I love, love, love GBK, although my ever-expanding waistline hates, hates, hates it – the guys in Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge are fantastic, very professional and always super-friendly. Myself and the boyfriend love to curl up on a Friday with a portion each of the ridiculously gorgeous wings with blue cheese sauce and share a burger – they’re HUGE! With the Mylunch.ie voucher we occasionally indulge in the two although he usually gives me a hand finishing mine! 
We can normally eat two GBKs on our own! Is that such a bad thing?!.jpg)
So as a firmly signed up member of the ever growing Irish foodie spectrum, what are your hopes and dreams for the future of the scene?
I would really love to see the long-ago mooted idea of a cafe culture in Ireland come to fruition. My favourite thing in life is having a cup of peppermint tea or a glass of wine with friends, enjoying some tasty nibbles, and taking in some sunshine if it’s going – not throwing back over-priced shots in a heaving club, queuing for gross food at 3am and watching people throw up out of a taxi the whole way home! However, there are very few wine bars in Ireland and the lovely local cafes we do have are being forced out of the market by unfeasibly high rents and rates. I realise we don’t have the weather our European friends enjoy, so pop-up restaurants and cafes during the summer may be a valid solution, if city landlords and councils want to make even temporary use of the many unfortunately empty lots.
Wow, now that’s a suggestion. Are you listening Enda? We here at mylunch completely agree with the attempt to improve our cafe culture.
However, Rach, you can let us in on a little secret…If you do find yourself in a heaving sweaty club throwing back shots (as even the best of us sometimes do!), well, what’s the cure for the morning after?
Oh God, there is no stopping me with a hangover, I will eat whatever comes into my poor sore head – it’s almost always some sort of pasta-based dish, the creamier and more calorific the better. I usually toss some
smoked ham, chipotle chillies, shallots and garlic into the pan, deglaze with white wine, add crème fraîche and brown pasta, top with cheese and pop in the oven. Cheesy carby bliss requiring minimum effort from my utterly
useless hungover self!
That’s a lot more effort than our usual of a Brekkie Roll, and a lot tastier sounding too! Maybe we should be taking notes!
So finally, (and a question that Rachael came up with hereself!) we’d like to know,what would you like to do if you could own a restaurant yourself? How would you run it?
Well firstly, I’d probably be engaged in a permanent row with the local rates authority! But secondly, I’d take a leaf out of the New York foodies’ book and offer some healthy dishes on my menu. It’s not overly expensive to allow customers to choose brown pasta, noodles or rice instead of white, preparing low-fat options for dressings and sauces, or even just to offer them a steamed fish dish alongside the usual butter-laden version. This would definitely tempt more female parties through the door, and God knows we lunching ladies like to make up the calories in our wine, a habit which helps boost the coffers for restaurants. The Milano’s chain of restaurants is the first I’ve seen go this direction, with their low-cal pizzas and habit of serving dressings on the side – myself and my fellow yo-yo dieting girlfriends would love to see more like it!
Nice advice for budding restaurateurs out there!
If you want to check out more of what the lovely Rachael has to say, do pop over to gastronomics.ie right now, and have a look at their myriad of delicious recipes, restaurant reviews, meal ideas, and advice on staying recession friendly, while still enjoying your food! You can also join them on Facebook too!
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It’s been a little bit since we updated you on all the goings on here at our secret mylunch underground lair, so we thought, a lazy Tuesday afternoon, what better chance to let you know where we are at in our world domination *ahem* mission to improve your lunchtime!
Brand New Exclusive Offers!
So, deep breath, here we go…..
2 for 1 on all Rachel Allen Signature Sandwiches in O Briens Sandwich Bars Cork (3 outlets)
Myo IFSC have a brand new 2 for 1 on site, on all their delicious pies. (or see what they’re all about here!)
2 for 1 on all mains at Le Cafe Des Irlandais Georges Street
Buy one, get one half price on all burgers at Gourmet Burger Bistro Cork
Buy one main, get one half price at Roast Ballsbridge (or see what we thought here!)
Buy one roast of the day, get another for half price at Barrys of Douglas
Bloom Brasserie now offer 2 for 1 on all food before 1pm (Mon-Thurs).
Buy one main, get one half price at Pinocchio Italian Restaurant Ranelagh Luas stop.
La Cuveé the fabalously relaxed Franch eatery in IFSC, will give you 25% off your lunch bill with our offer!
2 for 1 on all sig. sambos at The Streat IFSC (after 2pm)
As you can see, we’ve tons of new mylunch exclusive offers on site in the last week or two! To redeem, well you know the drill, just print it, or show on your phone! Easy! We’ve also made a big move to Cork in the last few weeks, and there’s lots more on the way too! (And do get in touch if you’ve got a suggestion!)
Remember Remember!
It’s also been a while since we told you what we’re about, and we’d like to fill any new users in too, so do remember:
Oh, and by the way, listen out for us on Kildare FM tomorrow morning, as we perfect our radio voice, and did you see us mentioned in The Examiner yesterday? I tells ya, the media is having a field day!
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Here’s our weekly round up of all the interesting headlines that will be talked about at lunchtime this week!
Earth Hour
On Saturday evening at around 8.30 p.m., the world celebrated Earth Hour, an hour of darkness organised by the WWF (no not the men in tights!) take a stand against climate change. As always, the event was a huge success, with towns and cities the world over going dark for at least an hour. See here for some amazing pictures of monuments and landmarks the world over (including the Sydney Opera House, and the Roman Colosseum) going dark. In Dublin, the stroke of 8.30pm saw Áras an Uachtaráin, the Four Courts, Leinster House and Government Buildings go lights out, but the Convention Centre, Dublin Eye and Trinity College remained lit up.
Jedward
The terrible twins took on Vincent Browne on Friday night, with hilarious consequences! The lads joined Uncle Vincent on his Friday Late show, and tried to test his knowledge of pop music and the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary, LOL, OMG, and WAG! Reports in a Saturday newspaper indicated that the cause of John’s hoarseness on the night was a voice problem, and fears (if you can call them that!) that the lads won’t be able to sing in the Eurovision were raised.
See here for the full interview!
I demand 75 trillion dollars!
Ever downloaded music from Limewire? Ahem, no neither have we, but the breaking news over the weekend is that the music industry want the sharing service to pay 75 trillion (yes TRILLION!) to them after losing a copyright infringement claim! To put that into context, the GDP of the entire world is around $60 trillion! The presiding judge has called the amount absurd, but the chances of the payment being over a billion at least look very high. Now delete that Destiny’s Child album quick!!
Boys in green battle to beat Macedonia
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…Oh sorry, that game on Saturday night must have put us to sleep for an extended period! Trap’s lads battled to a hard fought 2-1 victory over the mighty Macedonia (dodgy keeper and all!) on Saturday night at the Aviva. No Earth Hour was respected here, though I’m sure many of the 30,000 odd in attendance wished it had been!
Goals from Keane and McGeady, a late sub appearence for James McCarthy, and the row on the RTE panel afterwards were the highlights of a dour contest. By the way, is it possible that our esteemed manager could actually be getting worse at speaking English?!
In what was a quiet weekend otherwise for sport, England beat Wales 2-0 in the Millenium Stadium, while Brazil beat Scotland by the same scoreline in a game that was played in London for some reason. The big story of that game is the racism allegation emerging today.
Obama locked out!
The world’s most influential man found himself locked out of his own home at the weekend, after workers didn’t realise he would be returning home early after a conference! See below for the video!
Draw on the internet!
We love these types of things! A new Firefox extension will let you draw all over your favourite website, by simply installing it into your toolbar and dragging and dropping it onto the page! A simple MS Paint format will mean you can be drawing all over rte.ie in no time! Just don’t draw anything rude on our homepage, you hear us! (We’re already on that!)
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oughts on how things are going at the coalface of the New Mexican Wave (my God, we’re on fire today!)The queues running down Wexford Street to get in the door at lunch time, must mean you’ve come close a few times! Do you do much of the cooking yourself David?
I am not at the counters much. I love food and how it’s made, however my knife skills are not that great although I am learning! I do the day to day things like ensure the staff are happy, ensure the suppliers are giving us what we order and generally talking up the place. I am lucky that we have a great bunch of staff here. Fahima is the head chef, and I am sure you will know her if you have ever had lunch here.
The effort and passion Fahima and the guys put into the food is phenomenal! There is not a morning that I come in and Fahima isn’t complaining that something isn’t 100% right, and we have to fix it ASAP. We want our food to be known for being “Simple, Honest Food, 100% Fresh”.
What is your own favourite option on the menu?
My own fav is the Chicken Burrito with #1 salsa, as I am not a spice man myself! A little secret is to ask for some grilled veg in it as well! It’s delish! The Guac is also awesome!
We don’t just limit ourselves to Burritos. We have an extensive menu with options to suit everyone. From Nachos, to Quesadillas, and our Sexy Salsa Fries to Burrito Bowls, we try to cater for everyone. We also have several options for the Veggie’s out there.
From being a regular in store, it seems that Burritos and Blues’ enthusiasm knows no bounds David! Would I be right in saying that all of this really excites you?
I love the way business works. I love the problems, the highs, the lows (the robbery, the extraction system breaking down on a Friday night etc). The model we have is quite unique in Dublin. Only ourselves and Boojum (the enemy! Only Joking!) are doing Burritos using a “Subway-esque” method and I think it works. “100% Customised, 100% Fresh”
Some of our more mature users may have fond memories of the old Burritos and Blues in Ranelagh, was it difficult to get the business going again?
Reviving Burritos & Blues was a big challenge! I am a baby faced 28 year old, and whenever I explained what I was doing, the older business people around would often sneer and immediately try to deflate me with some sort of negative statement like “The Recession” etc. In fact I think the recession has had a positive impact on us starting up! I think that people now are more savvy and do not expect to be paying top dollar for sub standard product and more importantly “scabby portions”. Our prices range from €2.50 for our cheesy cubes to 8 euro for our Big Ass Nachos. Burritos range from €5.95 for the Silver Bullet to €7 for a huge Steak Burrito.
I do believe and hope that we serve a great product, at a very good price with a substantial amount of top quality food 
in it, with a smile.
You guys also open late to tickle the tastebuds of the, eh, late night lunchers, shall we say!
We are open till 4 am on Friday & Saturday nights and this takes its toll on everyone, however we are slowly carving out a niche night time market on a very vibrant and loud Wexford Street!
With burritos being a relatively new thing to the generally rich tapestry of food in Dublin, you must get a lot of people asking questions about what to have?
Yes, and I love people asking questions about the food! I love people saying positive things about the place and I REALLY love the critics! People and business cannot be at their best at all times.
Criticism and feedback is key in trying to be the best at what we do! I love feedback, as long as it’s constructive! There is no place for vicious criticism in Dublin. It’s too small and vicious feedback can actually close places down! I think that review sites, and other forums like that should allow the customer actively express their views, be it positive or negative, BUT allow the business owners have an opinion and react to the feedback.
At Burritos & Blues we try to be as interactive with our customers as possible. Be it in the ordering process, where you are in constant contact with the server, or through our online and social media presence. We have a very active Twitter account (due to me being addicted to the bloody thing!), @burritosblues and a Facebook page that we are working on. Our website www.burritos.ie is quite well used, and allows customers recommend any funky Blues Music that they want to hear on the speakers in Wexford Street.
We also spread a viral video in March. You can see it on YouTube under TNT Salsa. It is just another way we try to communicate with our customers and prospective customers!
All in all it has been a great 6-7 months. The food has been flying out the door and I pray that it continues!
Sounds good! What are the plans for the future then? A full scale Burrito Revolution?
Well, in May we will hopefully start to introduce our Salsas and marinade rub into the public domain. These will be available through the Wexford Street unit and hopefully in a few stores around Dublin.
We plan on opening a smaller location on Stephen Street in April and are talking to a few guys about another possible location near Grafton Street. I don’t want to rush things however. We have to be brilliant at what we do in Wexford Street first. Viva La BURRITO!!
Viva the “Little Donkey” indeed! Some very interesting thoughts there, from a very interesting eatery! Do drop in and give David a smile, (or some feedback) if you’re around Wexford St!
You can view Burritos + Blues mylunch page here
Click here for the Burritos and Blues Menu
View their exclusive mylunch offer here
Or interact with David directly via their Twitter account (Yes, he really is addicted!)
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e nosiest of them all!), so do get in touch if you want to!Related Tags:
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We’ve got a brand new competition for a huge gift hamper, which will have you wistfully looking into the distance while getting 80s flashbacks, and thinking about the good old days! Read on for all the details!
Spam is back! Well, the truth is, it never left, but the canned meat (just don’t ask what’s in it!), which has gotten a bad name from internet junk mail, is the latest retro brand to attempt to capture the nostalgia of the credit crunch, and make the big comeback into people’s cupboards!
With roots in Second World War Britain (having been introduced in 1941), Spam will implement a new campaign, which will will play on its heritage and intends to strengthen its fanbase via social media. Spam already enjoys a sizable following on both Facebook and Twitter, and as well as engaging younger consumers, theyhope to reach out to the over-55s, who are now using social networks in increasing numbers. There is even an official Spam fan club!
The return of retro brands has been a very popular food trend in the last few years. Facebook groups and a huge amount of committed users, who were crazy enough to bid on a five year old bar, meant Cadbury were forced to return their Wispa Bar to it’s rightful place at the top of the “Best Choc Bar to have with tea” tree!
Tayto (which of course never went away! Nyom Nyom!) brought back good old Mr Tayto, and sought to find him a partner, while Milky Way have put their “red car and the blue car have a race” ad back on TV back, while Birds Eye brought back the old Sunday afternoon favourite, the Arctic Roll!
Websites selling retro sweets have also become hugely popular, and there’s even a Boards.ie forum dedicated to all things nostalgic!
So it seems Spam may be right to “bring back the Spam”!
So, on to the competition! The mylunch office has fond memories of the Freaky Foot, edible paper, flying saucers (which surely had a high nutritional value), candy watches, chocolate cigarettes, and the Marathon bar, and we’d like to know what sweets and food products you long for the return of!
Let us know on Facebook or Twitter, what your favourite childhood sweets were, and what you’d like to see brought back, and, the best suggestion will win a retro gift hamper filled with nostalgia, (worth €50 quid!) courtesy of Ireland’s biggest + best retro sweet shop, The Slip Sweet Shop.
The Slip Sweet Shop is based in Kilkenny, and online at at www.slipsweetshop.com and will deliver country wide in 2-3 days. They have a huge range of retro sweets from apple drops to Wham bars and loads of sweeties which you can’t get in shops anymore! It’s a trip down memory lane and a half!
G’wan, get discussin’, get your workplace talking all nostalgic and teary eyed, and give us your best suggestions on Facebook or Twitter! Perhaps even have a look at the Slip website for a few reminders!
The winner will be announced on Friday.
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It’s been a whole day since our The Lunchbox was last updated, so we thought we’d give you a round up of what’s going on in the world of mylunch since we last spoke!
Well, we’ve two new retailers on site in the last few days. The Dylan Hotel in Dublin 4 is situated just off Baggot St, and laden with Victorian charm! Their lunch menu looks delicious, and we’ve also got a new exclusive group and individual offer for The Dylan too.
Along with this, The Good Bits, on the other side of town at Store St. is a newbie!
The Catering Exhibition 2011 is currently ongoing in the RDS, and we’ve made a trip or two out to see the national bartending championships, and quite a few interesting food talks! It’s free to get in (just register at the door), and there’s lots to see. Today is the National Barista Championship finals and there’s live RAI Masterchef demonstrations running throughout the day too.
On the Valentines front, Burritos and Blues have informed us that if you come in with your love companion on Monday, and buy any two burritos, you will get a Big Ass Nachos(usually €8) absolutely free!
Gourmet Burger Co. in Ranelagh also have a special for Monday 14th of 2 x Wagyu/Kobe burgers & Bottle of Rosato Spumate Ca’morlin,Italy Sparking Rose €50. The normal price is €85, and it’s a great chance to sample the Wagyu so book now on 01-4977821.
And finally, we’re sad to see the news of Sin É’s demise. If you haven’t heard, the colourful pub on Ormond Quay is closing due to rent issues. Seems to be a recurring theme in the past few months, and seriously affecting Dublin’s culture and dining scene…
By the way, we’ve got a lovely blog post on Valentines baking coming up tomorrow, so do come back!
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There’s a new kid on the blog! EatMagazine, an Irish based food focused new zine has been launched, and 20,000 print copies are currently available around Dublin! The mag focuses on all things foodie, with restaurant reviews, guest columnists, recipes and lots lots more!
Eat concentrates on local restaurants, chefs, food producers and designers, a positive look at eating and dining out, and also celebrates the good things to be found in our wonderful Dublin city. Founded in response to both consumer and industry demand for a reliable local publication that focuses on the local culinary scene, readers can expect a features section that gives home to some of Irelands most passionate food and wine writers, and regular columns to keep you informed about new products, as well as info on food and drink events!
Produced by Phonic (so you know it’s good!) there’s also an online version if you want to have a look.
See here for stockists if you prefer the smell of ink and having a print version in your hand!
You can also follow Eat on Twitter here, for food related tweets!
Oh, and by the way, mylunch (and mygoodself specifically) will be featured in February’s issue two, along with loads and loads of other cool stuff, so it’s even more of a reason to pick up a copy!
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mylunch is becoming quite the celeb in recent days, and we’ve also got a lovely mention from Sale Savvy!
Sale Savvy is a deadly value blog for the savvy spender, and has news on deals from fashion to beauty to entertainment and everything in between, including lunch.
They seem to have taken a shine to our Salon Des Saveurs blog, and why not, it’s quite a deal!
To have a look at what they had to say about us, click here.
Oh, and Happy Friday!!
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What fantastic timing!
The gang at Lolly + Cooks have gone and made Healthy Eating Month a lot, lot easier for you lunch lovers!
Famed for their delicious cupcakes and gourmet stews, as well as a merry band of cheery staff, the stall, located at the back of George’s Street Arcade, is now home to a lovely new gourmet salad bar since yesterday!
With the whole site (and the whole office!) in healthy eating mode, this is a very welcome turn of events!
The new delicious range is made fresh each day, and can be purchased as salad boxes or as part of new meal deals.
For a medium poriton (16oz) you pay only €4.50, while if you really want to catch up on your greens, go for the large, which is €6 and will really satisfy any salad lover!
Oh, and by the way, don’t tell em that we told you, but we’ve heard on the grapevine that if you become a member of the Lolly + Cooks group on Facebook, and mention that you are a member when ordering, you can and get a medium salad box for only €3 until Special offer for until 22nd Jan!
And of course eating salad for your main course means that you can devour one of their cupcakes for dessert guilt free! (Not that the healthy eating regieme in the mylunch office allows for that
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Feck that dinner for two malarky!
We know what you want and we’ve listened to your feedback, which is why, from this week on, Ireland’s best (and only!) lunch offers website is givivng you the chance to win FREE LUNCH (it needs caps lock!) every freakin day!
You can enter every day, and as many times as you want (just not too many, our servers are overworked as it is!) and each evening, the mylunch random number machine will choose one of the days entrants at random to be our winner.
So set your alarm, stick a post-it on your computer screen, get your secretary to remind you daily, or even hire a secretary to remind you daily, but for God’s sake, remember to enter that comp!
This weeks competition is sponsored by Urban Picnic, and you have the chance to win a three course (soup, main and one of there patented desserts) for two people. So that’s two FREE LUNCHES you can win! (did I mention it deserves caps lock?)
Oh, and if you want to, you can go here to bookmark the competition page.
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The maestro of money in Ireland has given us his seal of approval!
Check out this link on Eddie Hobbs’ “You and Your Money” site, giving Ireland’s best lunch site the seal of approval!
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On Monday, our first ever weekly deals email was sent to you lovely users! We reckon that you by using the site every say, you can save on average €5.13 on your daily lunch spend, and we’d like to prove that! So here’s your lunch week sorted!
If you’re not yet reg’d, then what you waitin for? Click here, and simply wait for four lunch bulletin to arrive in your inbox…
Here’s a shneaky peak at the newsletter as a taster!
It being supposedly the bluest day of the year (Blue Monday), we thought you might need a little bit of cheering up today, so here are our best deals of the week, all exclusive to mylunch.ie…
If you know of someone’s birthday coming up, or more importantly, if your birthday is coming up, then mylunch and Munchies can make it an even happier one!
If you drop into any Munchies outlet, (there are 9 stores dotted around Dublin), and prove it’s your special day, they will take your mind off your age by giving you
ALL FOR FREE!!
For all the info, have a look here, and be sure to use our share buttons above right to pass this on.
I’m sure any January or February babies will appreciate your thoughtfullness!
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The third Monday in January is supposedly the most depressing day of the year, but as a great man once said: Don’t worry, be happy!
There’s lots of good news emanating from the mylunch camp, and it’s a beautiful crisp January day, so what’s to be blue about?
Firstly, we’ve changed our competition format. Instead of having one winner per week, we’re now going to give away 5 FREE LUNCHES every week on the site! That’s a chance for you to win FREE LUNCH every day! (Oh, by the way did we mention FREE LUNCH?!)
Be sure to enter daily on the comp page, and check our Facebook every eve for details of the winner. As the saying goes, It could be you!
This week’s comp is kindly sponsored by Urban Picnic, who have given us an amazing daily prize of a three course lunch for two people!
Having been mentioned in the Irish Times before Christmas as one of the best desert purveyors in the city, we thought we’d let you off the Healthy Eating leash a little bit, but remember, their lunch menu is also choc full of healthy eating choices too! If you haven’t sampled yet, do pop in to Vinny and the team and their lovely premises, just inside the George’s Street entrance of the George’s Street Arcade.
We also launched our weekly deals email this morning, which is kept short and sweet, and gives you a day by day rundown of all best deals!
We’ve got your full week sorted, so check your inbox now, and if you haven’t signed up, well, are you mad?! It may save you over €5.13 per day, and we’ve done the maths…
Oh and by the way, Watercooler Moments will return next week, our regular nosy newsperson had a busy morning, so forgive us if you got stuck for conversation this lunchtime!
Stand by for another week of fun, frolics and feckin’ great lunch deals!
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There was a time when this was acceptable. When people were eating foie gras for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and nothing was thought of it when a diner dropped €1,000 on a bottle of wine.
There was a time when we expected to be paying what’s now seen as stratospheric prices for a good meal, and when city centre landlords knew their tenants were raking it in, and shur, weren’t all renters almost expecting their rent to go up in these times?
Those times are long gone.
With the closure of the much loved “Mermaid” restaurant on Dame Street, and the almost cult cafe “Gruel”, which adjoined it (it’s said their roast rolls were a thing of beauty!) came both a public outcry, but also a gushing of anger and almost resigned frustration that one has become accustomed to with modern Ireland.
You see, it has since came to light that these two premises, on the periphery of Dublin city centre’s shopping district, much loved small Irish businesses, had been situated in a building whose rent was valued at €190,000 per annum.
As the Irish Times states, “The award-winning Mermaid and its more casual sister restaurant Gruel ceased trading on December 23rd, having managed to secure only a “tiny” reduction in rent from its landlady. The company behind them is now in liquidation, with the loss of 30 jobs. Mr Harrell (a former owner) said “part of the fabric of Temple Bar” was now gone.”
This corner of Dublin, the axis of South George’s Street and Dame Street, which should be one of the chicest jewels in the urban crown of our fair city, is now home to, by my estimation, at least 10 unmanned stores.
With economic turmoil, adverse weather, water shortages, unseasonably poor trading conditions, margin cuts and threat from large multinational chains, this is by no means an isolated incident. In fact, respected RAI chief Adrian Cummins said last year that one restaurant per day is closing in this country.
Due to high input costs, high excise costs, high wages and of course high rent, are we looking at the generification of our restaurant industry, which employs 64,000 people (1 in 4 in the tourism industry) and contributes €2 billion to the economy each year?
Granted, some might say that the industry is behind the times, and some within it running out dated Celtic Tiger business models, with old fashioned ideals, but there is no doubt that indies like Gruel and Mermaid deserve to be applauded for their attempts to be forward thinking, and be aided in this battle to keep jobs, tax revenue and above all creativity alive.
One thing’s for sure, if restaurants continue to be bombarded with tax and rent hikes, that one closure per day will soon be higher, until, akin to Grafton St. and it’s countless mobile phone shops and convenience stores, all that’s left is the faceless big guy.
The following poignant line from the Times piece about the closure is sure to stick in the craw of many within the industry, and indeed anyone who has ever enjoyed a meal in either of the two premises in question:
“The combined rent on the two restaurants at 68 and 69 Dame Street was €190,000. When Mr Harrell and Mr Gorman opened the Mermaid, at number 69, in 1996, the rent was £15,000.”
Note: Neither Gruel or Mermaid were or have ever been listed on, or involved with mylunch.ie.
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You good people of mylunch, being the upstanding citizens that you are, you’re probably asking, what can you do for us in return for the great offers on site?
Well it goes without saying that the more of you there are visiting the site daily, the bigger and better deals, comps and exclusive freebies we can get you. So today, we’re asking you to spread the mylunch gospel!
We’d be much obliged if you could help take us to the masses, and in the process win some brownie points with your friends, because after all, sharing is caring!
Since we’ve grown up in 2010, there are loads and loads of ways to be social with the site. You’ve got share buttons on every retailer page, invite a friend to lunch options, and even the opportunity to pass on vouchers to your Facebook friends if you want!
In fact, if we the new mylunch.ie were a type of Care Bear, we’d be Share Bear!
So if you’re a regular user of the site, like our deals and plan to use us to save a few bob this year, you’ve won a free lunch with us, or you simply fancy one of our crew members (David is a hottie alright, swit swoo!), then why not
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So you’ve been living under a rock for the weekend, and now you’re out of the loop on all the gossip this morning?
Well our new weekly segment will soon put that right. As you know, we like to keep our finger on the pulse of the world of lunch, but also on the pulse of the world in general.
So if you get stuck for conversation while making tea this morning, or if you need something to talk about over lunch, here’s some carefully chosen conversation points from the weekend, all wrapped up in one post!
Matt wins X Factor
The 27 year old former painter and decorator was flagged as a possible winner from the start, and, much to the dismay of millions of 13 year old girls (One Direction), and presumably thousands of people with bad Liverpudlian accents (Rebecca) he was crowned winner of X Factor last night. Cardle sang “Many of Horror” by Scottish band Biffy Clyro last night, which is to be released next week, and is sure to be heading for a Christmas #1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNvP1t02Y8
To be discussed with: Any female in the office, and any male whom you suspect to be a closet X Factor fan (of which there are many!)
Paul O Connell sees red on his return to action
Channeling some of that “manic aggression” that he is so famous for right onto the cheek of Ospreys player Jonathan Thomas proved to be a futile exercise for “Paulie” yesterday, as he got himself sent off. Following a tug back from the Ospreys player, O Connell proceeded to throw his right arm back and connected with the player. He was carded to much hostility from the Thomond crowd, and is set to miss next weekend’s return game, and all the festive action too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O8s5J9yjxg
To be discussed with: Any red blooded male in the office, and anyone who likes a good scrap!
Christmas is coming!
With only one shopping weekend left until Christmas, people all over the country are panicking over which tea towel to get Granny, and which tie to get Dad.
You are sure to be asked 400 times within the next 12 days “Have you all your presents bought?”, so be sure to get in first with that little chestnut today!
Try out a nifty little Irish site called out gifts.ie if you’re still at a loss over what to get that special someone in your life.
To be discussed with: Anyone who has that look of Xmas panic on their face today!
Oh and if you really get stuck for small talk today, just ask someone if they reckon your likelier to be a hit with the opposite sex if you use a horse for transport rather than a car. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, then search Youtube for Rubberbandits’ viral video phenomenon!
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And so the time has come!
We’ve had begging, cajoling and even threatening. There’s been tears, drama, sob stories and tugging at heart strings, and we’ve been overloaded with emails asking for information.
But enough about the mylunch Xmas party, we’ve also had hundreds of entries in a bid to win a bundle of four tickets to 7UP Christmas on Ice this week!
There’s been Blades of Glory jokes, bad puns, descriptions of special ice skating moves and no shortage of memories of childhood skates, and Dad trying to fit into that spandex suit one last time (these ones have been passed on the our resident psychologist!)
For the past 2-3 weeks, you’ve been practising and practising, skating around on the natural ice, and now that the thaw has hit us, all of that practice is about to come to fruition on artificial ice!
The winners of bundles of four tickets for 7UP Christmas on Ice are…
RDS : Hilary Weldon, Karen Hill, Laura Elliot, Ciaran O Farrell, Sheenagh Rogers
Arnotts: Aaron Chalke, Andrew Comerford, Claire Young, Denise Moakler, Belinda Meaghan
The tickets can be used any time from now unitl 9th of January, and the winners will be contacted by email early on Monday.
Congrats to all who were lucky enough to come out of the hat!
For those who were unlucky enough not to be picked by the resident office database monkey, don’t worry, we’ve a brand new competition every week, and some of our lunch deals feel like you’ve won the lotto anyway, so console yourself with those!
Oh and if you had you’re heart set on doing an old 180 twist on the ice, well you can still book on the 7UP site, for both the RDS and Arnotts (and it is a magical experience!)
Happy weekend and check back on Monday for even more lunch deals!
