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Denis at The Cookery School @ Donnybrook Fair in March · 8 February 2010

Last year, I taught a class at The Cookery School @ Donnybrook Fair in Dublin, and I’m delighted to be going back there this Spring for another outing. It’s a great space, really well set up for teaching and, best of all, you get to eat everything I demonstrate in a light buffet at the end of the class.

The date is Saturday 27th March, and you can get more information about the class here

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Paradiso Rooms re-opening · 24 January 2010

The guest accommodation over Cafe Paradiso is now open again, marking the final stage in our recovery from flood damage. Following on from the complete renovation of the dining room and kitchen, we also took the opportunity to have the rooms redecorated and they are now back to their sparkling best.

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WE MADE IT...PARADISO IS A RESTAURANT AGAIN! · 20 December 2009

Despite being very confident all through the re-building process, it’s still hard to believe that this evening Cafe Paradiso will be a restaurant again, rather than a building site.

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One work day left...doffing my hat to Allianz Insurance · 18 December 2009

The bad news is I have no photos from today. The good news is that the progress today was incredible. And I’d like to take my hat off to Alliance for backing Paradiso in getting back open as fast as we have.

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TWO DAYS TO GO... · 18 December 2009

8am on a freezing Friday morning, the building is empty except for one camera-shy carpenter cutting skirting boards.

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COUNTDOWN TO A NEW PARADISO · 15 December 2009

It still looks like a building site, which is unnerving so close to the re-opening date. But, on closer inspection…

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Paradiso Re-opening Schedule · 3 December 2009

We are delighted to be able to announce that the restaurant will re-open on Sunday 20th December, with dinner service from 5.30pm. The full schedule of our Christmas opening hours will be as follows –

Sunday 20th Dec – dinner from 5.30pm
Monday 21st Dec to Wednesday 23rd Dec – lunch from 12 noon to 3pm; dinner from 5.30pm.

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Forward Motion at Full Tilt · 27 November 2009

After a couple of potential setbacks yesterday, that had me dreading the sound of silence in Paradiso over the weekend, we signed up a building team late last night and they showed up today bang on time, eager to get going. Our engineer set a target date for re-opening on Friday the 18th December and the builders have confidently said they will make it happen.

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Progress Update on Flood Damage · 25 November 2009

The past few days have mostly been about sorting out the insurance situation and trying to put together the building and renovation team, as well as sketching out a schedule for the work. Today was also our first chance to get stuck into clearing out the debris.

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Flood Damage Update · 23 November 2009

Thanks to everyone who has posted a comment, emailed, telephoned or simply walked in to see the mess for themselves. The support and goodwill is very heartening as we try to keep our spirits up for the challenge ahead.

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Paradiso under water · 20 November 2009

The flooding in Cork overnight has left Paradiso knee-deep in water, and it seems there is more rain on the way tonight. We are currently slopping out and assessing the damage, so it is too early to say when we will be able to re-open, but it definitely won’t be this weekend. Anyone with a booking on or after Tuesday 24th November should contact the restaurant early next week, when we should have a better idea of how soon we can be back.

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Christmas cookery class with Denis at the Tannery · 19 November 2009

For anyone wondering how to cope with pesky vegetarians coming to Christmas dinner, or if you feel like doing a Gwyneth Paltrow by becoming a flexitarian for the day, Saturday 12th December is a date you’ll want to put in your diary.

Christmas Menu · 16 September 2009

We are now taking bookings for small groups and parties during the coming Christmas period, Our three course seasonal menu, detailed here, is priced at €45 per person.

To book, call the restaurant on 021 4277939.

Chanterelle foraging at last · 14 September 2009 by Denis Cotter

For three years now we’ve been getting an amazing supply of chanterelles from said Mary. Mushrooms isn’t her real surname…

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Artichokes on the move · 15 August 2009

For anyone who loves artichokes this is a window of opportunity to eat something truly rare – the fruit of a labour of love of an extraordinarily brilliant grower.

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One night special offer returns for May · 9 April 2009

Just in time for asparagus season, the one night special offer returns in May.

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FRIDAY LUNCH IS BACK! · 12 March 2009

Two months into our new opening hours, I’m happy to say that the 5.30pm start for dinner is proving to be a success, with a very positive response to our pre-theatre menus. I’m even happier to be able to say that we are about to re-open our Friday lunch service.

Great winter deals in Paradiso Rooms! · 22 January 2009

Dinner and accomodation for €100, available until the end of March

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New Opening Hours at Cafe Paradiso · 8 January 2009

From the 20th January, there will be a couple of major changes to the opening hours in Cafe Paradiso.

For some time, there has been a demand for an earlier dinner sitting, which we simply haven’t been able to offer due to the pressure on the kitchen in the short time between the end of lunch and start of dinner. It takes two teams of chefs and floor staff to operate both lunch and dinner and the turnaround time is very tight.

Now, at the beginning of a new year that promises to be a tough one for the restaurant trade, we feel it is best to concentrate more on dinner, not only by opening earlier but also offering a pre-theatre menu. This menu will offer two and three course options at very reasonable prices.

To do this, we will be streamlining the operation of the business, effectively working with one team instead of two, and serving lunch only on Saturdays. Lunch in Paradiso down the years has become something of a Cork institution, and it has been a great pleasure for us as much as for you, the customers who kept it buzzing. It is with a fair amount of sadness that we are taking this decision. However, we are confident that it is the right path to take and that the service we offer will, if anything, be improved by a tighter focus and a wider range of options in the evening.

We hope that those of you who have been regular customers at lunch time will find the new dinner hours, menus and prices attractive and useful, and that we will be seeing you at the end of your day’s work instead of the middle. Saturday lunch will continue as before, in all its bustling, chatty glory.

So, from Tuesday 20th January, the new opening hours will be as follows –

Lunch, Saturday 12 noon – 3pm.
Dinner, Tuesday to Saturday, 5.30 – 10pm

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Christmas and New Year times · 22 December 2008

Cafe Paradiso will be closing for a short break over christmas, after lunch service on Wednesday 24th, re-opening on Tuesday 30th. We will also be closed on Thursday 1st January 2009.

We would like to wish a very happy christmas to everyone who supped and dined – and stayed over and breakfasted too – with us in 2008. Despite the awful summer weather, it was a great year full of the sounds of people sharing a great time over lovely food. We look forward to doing it all again in 2009.

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