I treated Niall to a birthday dinner in Belfast's James Street South. We had already sampled chef Niall McKenna's fantastic cooking, so we were really looking forward to this. Here's the restaurant re

It's Chilli and Chocolate's birthday on September 28th and we thought you'd like to help us celebrate! We've teamed up with Cupcakes and Fairycakes - you design a cupcake and Bernadette will make it!

Everyone at Direct Wine Shipments must be over the moon - their Creu Celta wine was shortlisted as a Best New Discovery at the New Wave Spanish Wine Awards 2010! Congratulations guys!

Last week, with the temperatures soaring to a tropical 23 degrees, we were in the mood for a lighter evening meal. Here's our Italian fennel and orange salad that certainly fit the bill - delicious!

Our friends at Ebury Publishing have kindly given us 3 copies of Theo Randall's marvellous Pasta cookbook to give away! Read the post to find out how you can win..

We've just received Theo Randall's new book, Pasta. With beautiful food photography and even better recipes, this celebration of that most Italian of foods has quickly become one of our favourite cook

Here's a tasty, light summer-time dish from Ina Garten. Pasta, peas, pesto and pine nuts - and we've used Hemp oil from Harnett's Oils to give our pesto a nuttier flavour - delicious!

Jane from Harnett's Oils has kindly given us a selection of their products to give away to one lucky reader. There's Hemp Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Hemp Oil Salad Dressing, and a flavoured oil up for grabs!

I'm just not a breakfast person - I'm not hungry enough for a meal and I don't like cereal.. Here's a GREAT alternative - a recipe for your own cherry and oat breakfast bars, made using Harnett's rape

After our most competitive prize-draw to date, we can report that the lucky winner of a basket of Boozerries Irish liqueurs is..

We've just heard.. Wagamama is coming to Belfast! The much-loved Japanese restaurant will open in Victoria Square in time for Christmas. Chopsticks at the ready!

After hearing about rapeseed and hemp oil on TV I wondered whether we had any producers in Northern Ireland. A quick search online and I found Harnett's Oils from County Down.

A £25 discount voucher from Naked Wines for all the readers at Chilli and Chocolate. Free wine - what more could you ask for!?

Theo Randall's new book Pasta has some amazing recipes - here's one of our favourites, rich and tasty but light enough for a Summers day: Pappardelle with creme fraiche, parmesan and asparagus

Prawn and Chorizo Paella is one of our favourite dishes - every mouthful is a wonderful combination of flavours, from the sweet peppers to spicy chorizo to meaty prawns. Here's the recipe.

Niall and I always love heading down to St George's Market in Belfast. But would that all change when Bernadette and Martine from Cupcakes and Fairycakes asked me to work on their stall..

Barbara and Stuart at Boozeberries have kindly given us a whole basket of Boozeberries Irish Liqueurs for one of our lucky readers to win in our Boozeberries competition! Find out how to enter..

The rising temperatures means I've left the warming, heavy stews and casseroles behind - salad time is here! And here's our favourite - a recipe for Grilled Goats' Cheese Salad.

With the sun splitting the skies, Kelly and I settled back with a bottle of Domaine Corbieres Rose 2009 to enjoy the summer sun. Not usually one for rosé, we were pleasantly surprised..

Kelly and I were invited to a lunch at James Street South - and what a lunch! After talking to Chef Niall McKenna we got to taste the Great British Menu - and the best dessert I've ever had..

On the eternal quest for a decent lunch, Kelly visits West Gourmet Sandwich Bar on Castle Street in Belfast.. and finds a real contender! Is West Sandwich Bar best?

It's your last chance to vote in the Observer Food Monthly Awards! We think that our friends Co Couture deserve the Best independent local shop or online retailer category.

Susan from DWS will be running the New York Marathon in aid of Action Cancer. There are still places available for the wine-tasting evening which is helping to raise money.

Kelly and I thought that it was high time that we made use of an over-grown flower-bed in our garden - so we've started our own vegetable patch!

It's almost time for this years' Belfast Taste and Music Fest 2010. With a line-up of local chefs, live music, and lots of demonstrations, there'll be LOTS to do.

Here's another recipe that's become a firm favourite in our house - Chicken Parmigiana. Very quick and easy to make, it's suitable for a mid-week meal of even a dinner party.

After a less-than-happy experience the first time, Niall and I thought that we'd give The Barking Dog on Belfast's Malone Road another chance. Read about how we got on..

Direct Wine Shipments are holding another one of their extremely enjoyable 'walkabout' wine-tastings on 18 June, 2010. Better than that, our members get a discount! Fancy joining us there?

This month we sampled the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon from Heritage Wines, curtesy of Direct Wine Shipments. Imported from the Barossa Valley in South Australia - read our wine review.