9 Things You Need To Do, Eat And See If You’re Going To Taste Of Dublin This Weekend

Owned by Aussie chef Mark Senn, Veginity is a vegetarian and vegan fave that’s offering a killer menu at this year’s Taste of Dublin. Once a food truck housed in an industrial warehouse in Portobello, Veginity is now set to open a cafe/restaurant in the city, but you can get your fix early at the festival. We’re eyeing up their green plantain with charred corn-roasted pepper salsa because, y’know, #health. #mybodyisatemple

The World Class Bar and Cocktails at Home Academy 

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Fancy yourself a cocktail connoisseur? Then get your booty down to The World Class Bar and Cocktails where some of the best mixologists in the world will be on hand to share tips and tricks during masterclasses, and dole out samples of high-brow spirits like Tanqueray gin and Roe & Co Irish whiskey. 

If you’ve been missing Masterchef lately, you’re in luck, because the World Class Bartender of the Year Irish Final will be held here. Gather round to watch the contenders, who’ve made it through months of heats, battle it out in a series of complex challenges for the chance to represent Ireland at the Global Final in Berlin later this year.

The Lazy Basics 

Finding time to whip up a (healthy) meal as a millennial is anything but easy peasy lemon squeezy. Between college, internships, work, your little cousin’s Communion, and nights out on the town, dinner can often be just a packet of mac and cheese thrown in the microwave or a chipper while watching Love Island. Enter Simon Lamont (AKA The Lazy Chef ) who is at Taste of Dublin to transform your life, or at least your diet. He’ll be teaching visitors how to hack a meal in just 20 minutes, covering everything from flatbread to tacos, and even showing you how to spice up those Pot Noodles you bring for lunch every day with his ‘Ramen Hacks’.

Heinz

Are you a born-and-bred Heinz tomato sauce girl? To be honest, who isn’t? The condiment institution also has an equally amazing mayo on the market and Taste of Dublin is the perfect place to ‘ketchup’ to the program and taste some.

Grab free bites from a menu that includes gourmet beef sliders, rustic potato fries, and crispy courgette chips. Plus, catch social media star and STELLAR columnist James Kavanagh there to officially launch Heinz’s (Seriously) Good Mayonnaise.

Rozanna Purcell 

Ah Roz. Our favourite food blogger will be at the festival on Thursday afternoon to share some of her best recipes, so why not pop on over to pick up some tips from the social media star?