Whatcha waiting for?
(Date:03 February 2011)

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The following is an extract from our fabalous weekly newsleter from this morning!
If you're tired of recieving loads of daily mails, telling you about a 20% off spa break in Donegal, or the opportunity to get a massage from a Chinese acrobat for half price (*ahem* you know who we're talking about), then ours is the newsletter for you. No messing, just loads of new deals weekly!

If you're not already, you can sign up here, and be sure to read on for a taster!

 

European Flavour....
Hello you lovely subscriber!

With the 6 Nations starting this weekend, there's a distinctly European feel to our new offers this week! We've Italian and French originating exclusive lunch deals plus more exotic flavours with our first Galway offer (first of many). It's the first week of Spring, so celebrate with a long lazy lunch perhaps?
  

By the way, did you know that it's FREE for retailers to be listed on site, if they're giving you an offer? If your local lunch fave isn't up with us yet, (no matter where you are, cos we're going nationwide), well then ask them why not?! Plus if you recommend them, you can win a free lunch!
 

Lots of new deals this week! If you wanna see them all, please go to our Special Offers area...
 

Le Cafe Des Irlandais

Oh Le Cafe Des Irlandais has been getting some rave reviews as one of Dublin's best French flavoured eateries. Now, you have no option but to try it for lunch, because we've just got a new, mylunch exclusive lunch 2 for 1! Huzzah!
 

Pacinos 

The second of our new European 2 for 1's on the site is from Pacinos on Suffolk St! They've expanded their existing take out offer, to include 2 for 1 on all pasta and pizza dishes for lunch time, from Mon -Wed weekly... 
 

Pinocchio

New on site this week is Pinocchio Italian Restaurant in Ranelagh. Unlike the real Pinocchio, they tell no lies, and you can now get an exclusive Buy One Main, get the Second for Half Price here!

 

Against the Grain 

New craft beer and delicious food purveyor Against the Grain on Wexford St is also new on site this week. If you fancy a look at their tasty menu, see here, while if you're lunching in a group, they've also got a great new group offer.

(Be warned though, one look at the beer menu will have you wanting to try them all!

Da Tang Noodle House

We welcomed our first Galway retailer on site this week, Da Tang Noodle House. Now we know Tribe folk love their food, and we've plenty more on the way, so anyone you know over that end of our fair isle, please let them know about the site! Anyway, Da Tang are offering a mylunch exclusive of Any Noodle Dish, plus tea/coffee for only €10.
 

Luigi Malones
Luigi Malones has two eateries, one in Cork and Dublin, and offer great value lunch in both! To keep everyone happy, we're now offering you the exclusive deal of 15% off your total lunch bill in both!
  

La Croissanterie 

Finally this week, and to cap off our new European lunch options, La Croissanterie in St Stephens Green S.C. will now give you a free water, coffee or tea with any savoury item, with a mylunch voucher!

 

 

If you see nothing that tickles your fancy in this lot, there's bound to be something for you on the site, so have a search, or take a gander at our Special Offers area, which is filling up by the day..




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Watercooler Moments

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Watercooler Moments
(Date:31 January 2011)

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Welcome to Watercooler Moments for this week, and your Monday morning dose of what topics you can use to make small talk, and nullify awkward office/lunch silences this week!
It's your handy pocket guide to the best of the weekend's stories, all in one post!
Happy Monday, and let's get going....

I demad one TRILLION DOLLARS!

Rap star, film star, clothing range owner and all round true gangsta Sean P Diddy Puff Daddy Coombs is being sued by an L.A. woman for, yep you heard right, one trillion dollars! The case, which if won, would presumeably be one of the biggest awards ever, is being brought against Combs/Diddy by Valerie Joyce Wilson Turk.
The woman accuses the rapper, his former girlfriend, and the somehow related ex police brutality victim Rodney King (whose beating sparked the L.A. Riots) of collaborating to fell the World Trade Towers on Sept 11th 2011, and also maintains the trio set her up to get disability pay.

Another accusation is that Combs/Diddy is in fact her 23 year old son's father, but the final straw is that Diddy "stole a poker chip worth 100 zillions of dollars" (a direct quote!) that she won in a Mississippi casino and later gave it away to someone else.

She is petitioning for $900 billion in child support. The other $100 billion she is seeking is for “loss of income.”
A Los Angeles judge denied her request for a restraining order against Diddy, but set a hearing for Jan 31.
Only in America eh?!

Social Network Similarities

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg showed his sense of humour on cult American T.V. show Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The geeky social network genius opened the show with a skit alongside "The Social Network" actor Jesse Eisenberg (who's depiction of Zuckerberg looks set to win him an Oscar) and the show’s resident Zuckerberg impersonator, Andy Samberg.

A triple threat of Zuckerberg on one stage soon had the audience in stitches!

"He's no Fred Perry", rugby injuries and F.A. Cup drama

In sporting news over the weekend, charismatic (*ahem*) Scottish tennis player Audy Murray's bid to become the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936  to win a tennis major again came to an abrupt end. The enigmatic and fun lovin (*ahem*) Scot was beaten in three sets (6-4 6-2 6-3) by Serb Novak Djokovic, meaning he has yet to win a set in his three Grand Slam finals so far.

In rugby, Ireland's 6 Nations squad is preparing for Italy next weekend. The squad for the game in Rome has been named, and it seems that the "Injuries" colum is mounting for Uncle Deccie.

There was little surprise in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup over the weekend, bar minnows Notts County holding might Manchester City to a draw. But the fifth round draw did throw up the massive tie of non-league Crawley Town making the visit to Old Trafford to face Man Utd!

Today is also transfer deasline day, so watch out for lots of "Sky Sports News understands" headlines, and fake "Sky Sports sources" stirring the rumour mill. Big stories include Spurs search for a striker and Fernando Torres' proposed £50 million move to Chelsea. See here for a live blog.

Ah they were simple times!

And finally this week, we would like to bring you back in time to an era when wool jumpers and Fruit of the Loom t-shirts were all the rage, when the euro was a pipe dream, and the Celtic Tiger an even pipier dream (yeah yeah I know that's not a real word!)
Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't seen it already, please take a look at the classic 1994 Castletown Donkey Derby...


Oh, and it's the last day of Winter today too!

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Coeliac Statistics

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Coeliac Statistics
(Date:28 January 2011)

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You may have missed something with our new site. We now provide information on the retailer pages on whether or not they say they cater for Special Diets. This includes vegan, vegetarian and coeliac options.

With first hand knowledge of the struggle many coeliacs can face when eating out, we decided that we'd try to become a much more inclusive site, (indeed one of the only food listing sites out there that is) and a better outlet for people to decide where they can and can't eat, and indeed, more importanty, where they both can and will want to eat! Choice shouldn't be hugely lessened we feel.


Now we're far from perfect yet, and we're going on what our retailers tell us about their Special Dietary options, but it's a starting point, and in the New Year, we'll be putting a big effort into really cleansing the site of coeliac options, and the inclusion of many new options. (We'd be very appreciative if you could help us with that too)


Current faves on site for coeliac options seem to be the likes of Itsa, GBK, Wagamama and Rustic Stone
Anyway, what brings us on to this is Safefood have conducted a new study which shows that "94% of restaurants on the island of Ireland are able to accommodate a request for a gluten-free meal".

Dr Gary Kearney of Safefood said of the study "“Our research has shown how vitally important it is that the manager and chef of a catering establishment are aware of the Coeliac condition and the importance of gluten-free food. This is critical given that serving staff are often heavily reliant on their advice when advising a customer. It’s clear that staff training is fundamental in addressing this ‘knowledge gap’ and, as such, all service sector staff should receive basic training on how best to address food allergies and intolerances and the importance of controlling food allergens in a catering setting.”

However, he went on to say that "while our research is welcome news for coeliacs, it is no reason to be complacent as the research revealed that serious mistakes can still be made, even when customers are presented with ‘gluten-free’ choices in ‘Coeliac friendly’ restaurants"

It's quite interesting that the number is so high. However, one would have to ask the question of whether how thoroughly these 94% are catered for, and how reliant the study is on truthfulness from owners about their own business capabilites.


Gerry Flaherty, Chairperson of the CSI added “We welcome these findings but would remind of the need for constant vigilance in the provision of safe, gluten-free food for people with coeliac condition”.
Welcome news none the less, and we at mylunch are doing our best to provide numerous wide ranging lunch options for coeliacs.
The full report can be read here.


If you'd like to get in touch with us about anything coeliac related, or indeed Special Diet related, please do!
However, if you want to get in contact to point out grammatical errors in a blog post, please don't!



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Something (healthy) for the weekend?

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Something healthy for the weekend
(Date:28 January 2011)

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Something (healty) for the weekend seems to have taken on cult status amongst all you health mongers, recipe lovers and general foodies out there, so we're going to be continuing it for the forseeable future! If there are any recipes you'd like to see, then please get in touch through hungry@mylunch.ie!

This week, we've got an online exclusive, and a delicious easy and healthy dish to round off January, from the lovely Domini Kemp's recent cookbook.

An Itsa co-founder with her sister Peaches, (check their new offer if you want more healthy goodness!), Domini is a respected food writer and chef, and through all that, still finds time to appear each week on RTE's Four Live!

Now, you may be thinking that there's something fishy about this blog post, and there is, cos this week, we're doing super-healthy salmon and tuna fishcakes! Perfect for a main (serves two) or starter (serves four), this recipe is sure to be a hit if you're entertaining this weekend, or even if you've someone special to impress. Ah heck , who are we kidding, why not just make a batch for yourself!


Anyway, here goes, I'll let Domini take over from here!

"Don’t stress out if you cant get lime leaves or anything else off the list.  Just add more of everything else.  Also, if you ever do come across lime leaves, buy a bunch of them, wrap them up well in cling film and freeze them.  The same goes for the lemongrass – its not idea, but it works OK as they can be hard to find when you need them.

You wil need
2 red onions, diced, 2 red chillies, deseeded and diced, 2 lime leaves, 1 stalk lemongrass, Juice of 2 limes, 1 small bunch coriander, 1 small bunch basil, a knob of ginger, peeled, 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce, 1 tsp fish sauce, a splash of sesame oil, 200g fresh salmon fillet, skin removed and roughly chopped, 200g fresh tuna fillet, skin removed and roughly chopped, a handful of sesame seeds, sweet chilli sauce to serve

How to prepare:

1.      Preheat the oven to 200c. Line a baking tray with parchment paper

2.      Whizz all the ingredients except the fish and sesame seeds together in a food processor until smooth.  Add the fish and pulse so that it’s processed and not mushy baby food.  Shape the fish into balls and place on the baking tray.  If you can, chill for 10 minutes.

3.      Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then bake for 10 to 12 minutes.  If you can, gently turn them over halfway through so they can brown on both sides.  They do cook quite quickly, and you may like to serve them a bit rare inside.  Let them settle for a minute before removing from the paper (they are quite delicate, as there is no egg to bind them), then serve with sweet chilli sauce.

Sounds very tasty and zesty eh? Have fun making them, and be sure to let us know on Twitter or Facebook how you got on!

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