Supper

Una Cena Secreta! Viernes! Mexican Supper Round 3! Friday 22nd! by Kevin

supper220213 Round 3, this time I take on the bovinae family! It's time. We are going to try out wet burritos there's a smoking sauce I've been working on and with the mustardy goodness of the McNally's Watercress it's set to be a tasty meal! We had 14 spots for this but the word got out that it was another mexican supper and a few chairs were nicked in advance. It's much more of a beer that wine affair but...

you're welcome to drink what you please. May I also talk about my new favourite poster, oh Robin the things you do! I think once I look anyway similar to a Lucidor I'm happy.

Tamp & Stitch Thursday Suppers February 28th by Kevin

tampandstitch Hello we are proud to announce that we will be working with the wonderful folks in Tamp & Stitch for a once monthly supper, housed in the surrounds of their most magical of store! We are starting off with a Moroccan and Creole fusion supper. I'm really excited to be taking their style and knowledge on board with these dishes. Places are very limited so get in early.

The idea as it is for the moment will be a themed supper on the last Thursday of each month. Come along and experience a very unique venue, sit relax and take it in!

うどんスペシャル | Udon Special | Friday February 15th by Kevin

supper150212 Here it is! Our very anticipated third Japanese Supper! We are going to be making homemade noodles for this, so it'll be extra tasty. We are really excited to have Ballyhoura Mushrooms to make this with too. The spots are going pretty quickly..

so get in soon! all the usual ways of contacting are excepted! See ya here!

 

In Defence of Brussels Sprouts | January 16th by Kevin

sprouts They are not just for Christmas! These wonderful little cabbages that have stood the test of time and taste! We celebrate the amazing produce of the McNally Family Farm on Wednesday and show you what these little fellas can do! Come along, you know you must. It will be outstanding! A night of appreciation of the most unpopular of Christmas Day sides! It's the usual fare turn up, eat and enjoy yourself! See ya here!

Suppers Return! Friday Janurary 11th by Kevin

110113friday We're back with our first supper of the year! We have room for 8 more people! There's also am secret veggie option for the starter if you let me know beforehand! I'm really glad to be back at it! Finally a reason to clean the house! :D Also may I just say look at this poster...I love it. I'm a big fan of the lemon, way to go Robin! It's the usual deal, BYOW, arrive between 8:30 and 9. We'll be serving just after 9 so don't be late! I look forward to seeing you! This supper is a little inspired by a few of my favourite recent cookbooks with a little twist. The winter stew is from the magnificent ArdBia Cookbook, we felt we had to make our version after we came across IRISH Jerusalem artichokes at the market on Saturday along with The McNally's wonderful Cavolo Nero. It will all be tasty and what not!

Half a year in review by Kevin

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On June 27th we had our first supper, the idea was food locally sourced and produced with all supplies from the TBFM. All the dishes would be something I had previously not tried to cook/creat/eat myself. It would be a €20 donation towards the costs and that would be it. It was messy, tasty and many things in between. I wasn't too worried I had my friends here. No strangers, no bloggers or journalists. Just friends. They expected my usual fare. Which is good, they had all eaten my food before and no one had had an issue. I sat at my table with 7 of my friends.

We ate wonderful porchetta from Ed Hick, brioche of Le Levain Bakery and vegetable, salad and the what not from Jenny.

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It went off without a hitch. Everyone paid and left. I got around to cleaning the next day. It went like this for the next few weeks - mostly friends and mostly 6 people or so. After a while I ran out of people to hassle to come over, the blog was beginning to get rather steady following and the emails started arriving for bookings. they kept arriving...soon we were full of people. So many. This was actually working, my little single night per week showing what the people in Temple Bar food market can supply you to eat at home. Success I say. With all the demand I felt I better supply. Instead of upping our numbers at home I decided to go to another Temple Bar inhabitant, Joy of Cha. One of the sweetest and warmest cafés in Dublin. We could sit 20, but we'd have no kitchen. We could do it on a Friday, but we'd need to get the word out further. Robin designed her first poster for 'The Secret Suppers at Cha'

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The idea was a little different from the Wednesday's suppers. Instead of food I was new to, it would be food I was confident with. Also food that could take the periods of waiting between courses. It worked! Wonderful. We kept it up, almost every Friday with the odd Thursday it happened. Then the private requests started, people asking for large numbers that would have to be separate from others. It was great. I was flat out, loving all of it (except when it all got too messy and I would decide to move city) But I'd survive the mean nights, the tough crowds and the guys that just like to sit in my apartment till the wee hours of the morning and Robin and myself are asleep on the couch. We kept going feeding, cooking and enjoying all of it. Then came some wonderful opportunities from some absolutely wonderful people.

In September I was contacted by Nerissa from a new little café venture happening in Dublin. I was asked to come on board as a food consultant. I helped them develop their menu. I was very excited and loved all of it. I was so happy to see people my age out there, doing this. They opened near the end of October to great fanfare.

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The best event of last year for me was being asked by Aiobheen of Ardbia Nimmos to come and have a pop up night in her most wonderful of restaurants. On the November 15th we did just that:

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We had the privilege of joining up with Pascal from Le Caveau wines in Kilkenny, who paired the most wonderful wines to compliment my food. 32 people arrived and ate, drank and were very merry. I loved the night, I loved the atmosphere and I loved feeding so many people. Who strengthened my wants to have a place of my own. Here's Pascal and I posing....I probably should have been cooking....

On we went to December, Christmas parties and birthday parties. Then a wonderful 3 week break. So here we are, January with another 6 months ahead of me and this time I have a plan. Well more goals than plans but I plan to reach these goals. We're going bigger. There's large event on the way, partnerships and lots of fun.

My biggest decision is that within the next six months I am going to open a pop-up café for a short time. The plan at the moment will be for brunch and dinners. I don't know when on where, but watch this space it is on it's way. I decided on the name long ago for a different incarnation of it. This is kind of an expansion on the idea and some what of a change of ethos. Over the next few weeks/months I'll develop a working menu and and once I've decided on a dates get going with the food market to make it happen. This is the big news and also what I am most excited about getting off the ground. There will hopefully be a return to Ardbia for another night in Galway....really just any excuse to work with Pascal again. Here in Dublin we have a few ideas coming up that should result in some large pop up events around the city. Also we'll hopefully be traveling a little further afield. Then six months will have happened and there will be another and another and another.....

Thanks for reading, thanks for eating and just thanks in general for giving me one of the most enjoyable periods in my life so far.  I'd especially like to thank Robin (my seemingly long suffering girlfriend by everyone else's reckoning) for all the amazing design work, cooking and general wonderfulness for the last six months. She's terribly nice, you know. Also Aoife Mc for all the kind words she has written about us. Finally thanks to everyone in TBFM!

East Mediterranean Christmas! Friday 14th! by Kevin

141212christmas The final Supper for the year! Ah-boo! Well here it is, it's a secret 5 course menu that's good and warming (none of this cold cranberry sauce and dry turkey in this household) WE'RE GOING DUCK AND PLUMS....well there goes some of the secret. We were meant to have a larger location but sure things happen.....or don't happen and then this is what happens....(I have not had breakfast yet, I feel somewhat delirious (well I had an Ed Hick Venison and vodka salami....) Anyway, come over be merry and eat. It's the usual way to book, twitter, email, phone or shout at me on the street. Just incase here's the contact stuff!

Twitter - @newsofthecurd Email - supper@newsofthecurd.com

Mexican Culture Week | Mexican Supper Round 2! by Kevin

Here we go again! A Mexican menu to get your taste buds going. This time I take on a chicken in the fight for food supremacy and once again I am in amazement and awe at what Robin can do. We've a few special courses and the night is set to be great, there's also a veggie option to go along with everything! So come along a few spots are already gone but get in fast and it'll be all good! See you here!

Movember Events! Brunch & Supper for mobros and mosistas! by Kevin

 

Mobrothers and mosistas hear my call, I'm looking for you to come and eat at my place. We'll be whipping up a Aussie style brunch on the 11th of November, I'll put on the whole spread...even a little gentleman's relish to put hair on your chest...lip. Then on the 22nd of November  a supper to rival all previous suppers, slow roasted and manly. Come along and show your support, brunch is €15 and the supper €30. All money made will go to Movember, you can pop me an email and reserve a spot. You can either pay on the day/night or go ahead and donate the amount at my Mospace. Spaces are limited for both so get in fast. Hope to see you here! Thanks!