Quick Tiramisu “Would you like some of the local liqueur with your Tiramisu?” I don’t need to be asked twice. There’s a thunderstorm raging away outside and I’ll take any amount of liqueur, local or not, to take my mind off it. Five minutes later, […]

The Kinneagh Kitchen Pop-Up at Johnson’s Last Wednesday, the 14th of November I held my second pop-up in as many months. This would be the biggest one yet with 54 sitting for a three course meal in the homely surrounds of Johnson’s on the main […]

Sweet and Sour Chicken   The term “sweet and sour” brings forward all kinds of unhelpful connotations. The majority of people will automatically assume that you mean the sticky, sickly sweet Chinese takeaway version that seemed to be everybody’s favourite Friday night treat ten years […]

The Kinneagh Kitchen Pop-Up at Ubh Last Tuesday I took over Ubh Café on George’s Street in Newbridge for The Kinneagh Kitchen Pop-Up Italian. I had gotten out of the habit of doing pop-ups but enjoyed my August one at Firmount House so much that […]

Small Plates at Ubh It’s a miserable September evening in Newbridge. A light, hazy rain has been falling all day but I’ve been looking forward to the evening. Ubh has had a few tapas/small plates nights at this stage but I’ve never been able to […]

The County Fare “Where is this place?” I’m thinking aloud. I’m on my own in the car with Google Maps insisting that I turn right into what looks like a small industrial estate. I don’t know Tallaght so I assume that my app has lost […]

Pop-Up Italian The next Kinneagh Kitchen Pop-Up Restaurant will take place on Tuesday 23rd of October at Ubh Café in Newbridge. Join us at 7.30pm for a three course Italian inspired meal using the finest local ingredients. More detail will be added to the menu […]

When Summer Meets Autumn I’m ready. After the most wonderful Summer in my memory, I’m ready for the cooler temperatures, dark evenings and all of the delights Autumn brings. I often find this a difficult time of year – we rarely have a good Summer […]

The Kinneagh Kitchen at Firmount House Firmount House is a beautiful old house located just outside of Clane, Co. Kildare. Owners Eilín and David have done a magnificent job renovating the downstairs area into several dining rooms and a well equipped kitchen. The house has […]

Pork Chops “It’s all about the ingredients.” It was drilled into us every minute of everyday over twelve weeks at Ballymaloe Cookery School. Kitchen skill and trickery mean nothing if the raw ingredients are of inferior quality. In my mind it’s where Ireland and the […]