Had a really tasty, varied and inexpensive (€5.50) lunch just now, and it was all from M&S. It went a little something like this:
- Pasta with cherry tomatoes, spinach & pine nuts with cheese and pesto dressing (This particular product is one I’ve had many times in the past and is partially responsible for my love of pine nuts)
- Malted wholegrain bread with caramelised carrot chutney, wensleydale cheese, watercress and wild rocket.
- 330ml squeezed Florida orange juice, not from concentrate (€1!)
- Small cranberry and cashew bar
Following the previous discussion, I went to Bangers and Mash with Maria and Colm for lunch. I had some meal-deal with the word “yum” in the title that was “any mash, any gravy, beans and a drink” for €5. I would have got the vegetarian meal deal that was almost the same that included 2 tofu sausages and goes for €7.50, but was disgusted to see that they cook the vegetarian sausages on the same griddle, and touching against the pork sausages.
I went for the onion gravy and caulcannon and a 500ml bottle of water. The gravy was quite nice but far too salty. The caulcannon was nothing to write home about and the cabbage and onions are added to the mash before they microwave it to heat it up so tastes far from authentic.
Overall, despite failings, the meal was tasty and good value for a fiver. Would dine again++
Published on Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
in food and personal.
Itsabagel
When I worked on Abbey Street I ate from here often. The Gourmet Veggie (I always swap out the goats cheese for swiss) is very tasty as is their soup. A toasted bagel with one of their cream cheeses made a nice breakfast. It helped that it’s right beside La Corte too, possibly the best coffee in the city.
Bangers and Mash
Also in The Epicurean Food Hall. I haven’t eaten from here year but the prospect of veggie sausages, gravy and various types of mash intrigues me.
Cornucopia
Awesome vegetarian food. Some of it is similar to what I cook myself and while my food is usually pleasing to my palate, the food in Cornucopia is many, many factors tastier and I really can’t explain it. The range of food on offer too is amazing. And as they do take-away, I’ve no excuse.
