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Thursday 13.06.2013
Dine out on
Dining out feature
delicious
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By Frank J. Hannover One of the most anticipated joys in life with practically everybody is the delight to be found by eating food that you didn’t have to prepare and that you won’t need to clean up after. When the food is as exquisite as it is at the diverse and sumptuously compelling establishments in this week’s Douglas Post feature, the typical tendency is for us to pursue the adventure-of-alifetime for ones taste buds. And that’s something that makes for memories and delight within a discerningly food oriented culture such as ours. Of course, in all this we cannily consider the value of what we consume and consider of nutritional benefit when we dine out and with the advertisers in this feature there’s an enormous commitment -especially now in these timesto ensuring that good value and naturally satisfying dining is kept in the forefront of consideration with each restaurant listed here. Whether we dine out with friends, with our families but regardless of the occasion really, these venues are food palaces intelligently keen to ensure a delicious occasion whatever the occasion may be and this is where service becomes critical to the diner. These locations are each committed to marvellously elevated standards of service. Well run, well maintained, hygienic and comfortable restaurants are critically important to our increasing demand of dining out so try these places soon because they’re excellent at providing special memories and the natural joy required by your flavour-seeking taste buds.
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Lemon Posset Recipe By Gilbert’s Restaurant & Townhouse
1. For the posset, place the double cream and the sugar into a large pan over a low heat and bring to the boil slowly. Boil for three minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. 2. Add the lemon juice and zest and whisk well. 3. Pour the lemon cream mixture into six little pots and refrigerate for three hours. 4. Serve with stem ginger shortbread or when in season raspberries.
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Knock Pilgrimage
There are only a few seats left on the bus traveling to Knock on the weekend of 20th and 21st July. The bus will leave Carrrigaline at 9.30 am on the Saturday and return on Sunday night approximately 11.00 pm. The group will be staying overnight in the Knock House Hotel. For further information contact Aislinn 4372035 / 087 9699 48, Mary 4371025 or Mary 4373316
Tracton Community and Arts Centre hosts ‘Colours in a Box’ pastel exhibition
Members of Victor Richardson’s evening pastel classes at Douglas Community School and Carrigaline Community School are holding an exhibition of small pastel paintings at Tracton Community and Arts Centre, Minane Bridge, Cork on 22nd and 23rd June. ‘Colours in a Box’ is a showcase of over fifty paintings by class members, who range in age from their late 20’s to their 70’s. Artist and tutor, Victor Richardson, said: ”Those exhibiting come from varied careers and backgrounds including medicine, banking, the legal field, teaching, marketing and the construction sector, but one thing they all have in common is a love of art. This is a great opportunity to celebrate talent and showcase their artwork in a beautiful, historic building.” Tracton Community and Arts Centre (the Old Knocknamanagh Schoolhouse) in Minane Bridge dates back to the early 1800’s and was saved and restored by the local community to create a community space for art, drama and other activities. Victor explained: “The restoration of the building was entirely funded by grants from bodies such as Cork County Council, SECAD and the West Cork Leader. But much of the cost was met by the fundraising efforts of local people of Tracton parish, which runs from Ballyfeard to Oysterhaven. It is a great example of what a community can achieve when they come together. An extension at the back of the original building provides a wonderfully light and airy space to exhibit. “The paintings on show in our ‘Colours in a Box’ exhibition are all painted in soft pastels – chalk-like sticks of pure pigment – and they range from landscapes to still life studies. The exhibition will highlight the wonderful potential of pastel as a medium.” The ‘Colours in a Box’ title was inspired by Victor Richardson’s travelling box of soft pastels. The exhibition opens on Friday 21st June at 7pm and will run from 11am-5pm on Saturday 22nd June and Sunday 23rd June.
Irish Nights
Pushover A 63-year-old man from Manila, Philippines, was in line to buy a lottery ticket when a woman cut in front of him. He did the gentlemanly thing, stepping back and allowing her in. The ticket she bought -- that would have been his -- wasn’t a winner. The ticket he ended up buying, however, was: 741 million pesos (US$17 million). “When he won, he kept thinking: how sad for that woman,” said Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chair Margie Juico, “She could have won the big prize if she had just been patient.” (MS/AFP)
Carrigaline escapes pay parking At a meeting in County Hall yesterday County Councillors decided not to give the go ahead to an identical pay parking system to the Douglas regime. There was no support for the introduction of pay parking bye-laws in Carrigaline and with the proposal failing to get a seconder and the proposal was shelved. Independent Councillor David Boyle says,”I welcome the fact that pay parking will not be introduced into Carrigaline. It has been a disaster for Douglas and has effected Douglas in a very negative way. It is clear to me that Fine Gael, who voted in block for pay parking in Douglas, have by voting against pay parking in Carrigaline admitted that it has not worked. They have let businesses and the people of Douglas down very badly”. With the failure to introduce pay parking into Carrigaline this leaves Douglas at a distinct disadvantage to Carrigaline. Cllr Boyle continues,”Cork County Council parking policy is now discriminating against Douglas and gives areas who don’t have a similar regime an advantage in economic terms. This is not acceptable and this need to change. The pay parking bye-laws need to be changed and soon to stop the damage being done to the image of Douglas”.
This Thursday, 13th June will be the first of the traditional Irish Nights in the Carrigaline GAA Hall which will run for the next few Thursdays 13th, 20th and 27th June and July 4th. The summer season of the Irish Nights in Carrigaline GAA kicks off this Thursday 13th June with the Damhsafest Social Draw. The nights organized by the Owenabue Valley Traditional Group run from 8.30 to 10.30 pm. All who bought tickets for the Social Draw are invited, they have a chance to win one of the many good prizes and enjoy the Ceol agus Craic. Tickets at €5 can be bought at the door on the night.
Damshafest ‘13
It’s all systems go for this years Damhsafest the Cork International Folk Dance Festival which starts on Friday 28th June. Groups participating include Folk Dancers from Kazakhstan, Sicily, Togo, the Philippines, The Kiely Walsh Irish Dancers, the Owenabue Valley Traditional Group Send your community event news to frontdesk@douglaspost.ie before 5 PM on Mondays.
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