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Last week I promised to share my Christmas cake recipe with you, as I had a few requests for it, so here it is again. When I started at culinary school all those years ago, I followed the recipe in the curriculum for a Christmas cake. When we got around to eating it on Christmas Day, it just didn’t seem to be as good as the cake that my grandmother makes.

Just paces away from the best eating houses in Galway, this pleasant restaurant is one of the city's least known but most authentic Italian restaurants. A Sardinian style neighbourhood restaurant with dark wood tables and chairs and the typically open kitchen with busy chef on view, Mona Lisa Café & Restaurant is situated in the heart of Galway’s West End right across the road from the Crane Bar and Massimo. They serve up authentic Italian food in a warm atmosphere with great staff and friendly faces.

The Boathouse in Oranmore is getting geared up for this year's Galway Races.

Today I decided to share a recipe I love, using a local, award winning, Gouda style farmhouse cheese. Carrowholly Cheese is the only cheese produced in Mayo and the garlic and chive cheese is perfect for this recipe.

The Latin Quarter Bistro opened its doors in May and has gradually made its mark on the Galway food scene. The bistro offers a diverse menu of flavoursome dishes using local seasonal ingredients served in casual and relaxing surroundings. Chef Patrick and his team carefully source their ingredients to create classical bistro dishes with a modern Irish twist.

Customers at Cava Bodega have the chance to win a trip to Spain by creating a tapa for the restaurant’s menu.

Many have argued about which are their favourite restaurants in Galway's West End, each preferring one over another, modern over conventional, trend over tradition. The real wonder is that, just a few years ago, this argument could not have erupted. Where restaurants were few and far between, now they are abounding.

JP McMahon and Drigin Gaffey will bring the taste of Spain to Galway once again with the opening of their new restaurant, Cava Bodega, next week.

The popular Cava Spanish restaurant and tapas bar, which closed earlier this year, will reopen at a new premises in Middle Street next month.

The Annebrook House Hotel has recently expanded to add an exciting new aspect to its Old House, creating a completely new experience for Mullingar. The Old House Piano and Wine Bar will launch this weekend, and will open Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm til late.