Do something a little bit different for your Christmas outing this year.
Have your Christmas at Belfast’s Award Winning Arts Venue.
3 course lunch £20
3 course dinner £25

Catch up with friends, spend time with family or throw that seasonal staff party…and if you organise a group of 12 or more you eat free.
For details visit themaclive.com

Taste of Christmas Event: Saturday 29 November 2014

Coffee Masterclass
10am and 12 noon

Make mine a Canteen coffee

Ever wondered why the coffee tastes so good at Canteen? Now is your chance to find out why.

Join us for our famous winter-warming Coffee Bar Brew Masterclass. Enjoy extensive coffee tasting and discover the brewing methods from our expert   Baristas.

Learn the art of Chemex and Aeropress brewing during one of our sessions at either 10am or 12 noon.

To book your coffee tasting experience visit themaclive.com

 

Festive Eats and Treats
1.30pm

Children’s nutritional workshop

Add a little glitter & sparkle to your kid’s Christmas with a fun workshop with Vital Nutrition’s Jane McClenaghan.

Discover what foods fuel Santa and Rudolph’s journey as they deliver presents around the world, have a go at making some seasonal healthy snacks and take part in Vital Nutrition’s smelly challenge!

Suitable for children of all ages, this fun and interactive workshop will get your little ones excited about eating healthy foods.

To book your nutritional workshop visit themaclive.com

Tickets £10

 

Festive Wine Tasting
3pm

Toast the season

Sample handpicked festive must haves and discover the wines you will want this Christmas in an informal but knowledgeable afternoon hosted by Ciaran Meyler from United Wine Merchants.

To book your Festive Wine Tasting experience visit themaclive.com

Tickets £10

 

Cocktail Masterclass
5pm

Get Creative

Come along to Canteen’s first interactive Cocktail Masterclass. Enjoy mixing some of our award winning creations and learn a few secret tips for crafting your own cocktails this festive season.

To book your Cocktail Masterclass  experience visit themaclive.com

Tickets £10

 

Craft Beer and Cider Tasting
7pm

Craft beer and winter-warming tastes

Come along and give your input into our New Year Craft Beer and Cider Menu.

Join us for our tasting session complete with local craft beers, hot cider to keep the chills at bay and enjoy a sample of delicious food bites.

To book your craft beer and cider tasting experience visit themaclive.com

Tickets £10

 

Jazz Supper
7pm

Got an appetite for jazz?

Canteen’s Jazz Supper Club series continues with Conor Taggart.

Live jazz entertainment with a 2 course supper and a glass of wine.  Watch out for details of next month’s Jazz Supper on 27 December.

To book your jazz supper visit themaclive.com

Tickets £20
Unique Gift Ideas

Canteen’s specially crafted hampers or a Canteen gift voucher make a wonderful corporate gift or treat for the foodie in your life.

To find out more email us at canteen@themaclive.com

TV mentalist announces run of exclusive intimate shows in local Ground Espresso Bars

Fresh from filming a new hit TV show in the USA, Northern Ireland’s mind blowing, mentalist David Meade has announced a run of intimate shows in local coffee houses across Northern Ireland.

Ahead of his nationwide theatre tour in January 2015, David has partnered with leading independent coffee chain Ground Espresso Bars, Meade will get up close and personal with the audience who will witness David’s famous techniques of mind manipulation and suggestion.

Well-known in Northern Ireland for his mind-bending feats, David has chosen to take on a fresh challenge with these intimate performances in order to raise vital funds for Action for Children, the charity that supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

Darren Gardiner, Ground Espresso Bars said, “David is the first mentalist ever to crack a Las Vegas Casino and he’s even levitated 60 feet in the air, but for us he’s agreed to keep his feet firmly on the ground!”

“You really will be blown away by his ability to tell what you are thinking and given his international success this is an amazing opportunity to get up close and personal with this local mentalist.”

For more information on the exclusive tour, visit www.davidmeade.co.uk. Tickets for each event will be limited and given on a first come first served bases, to secure your place email davidvisitsground@gmail.com

David’s exclusive shows will take place at Ground Espresso Bars across Northern Ireland from 7pm – 9pm on the following dates:

26 November: Sprucefield, Lisburn 27 November: Waterstones, Belfast

28 November: Ballymoney

01 December: Ballymena 02 December: Portrush 08 December: Coleraine

09 December: Cookstown

David is a researcher and lecturer in international business with one of Ireland’s leading universities, whose personal interests have always focused on aspects of popular psychology, consumer behaviour, and choice. By combining these professional and personal passions with his love of the performance of mentalism, David has become a sought after speaker with a reputation for an innovative style that forces audiences to think critically about the challenges around them.

Ground Espresso Bars, a family owned and operated business, was established in 2001 in Coleraine. Employing over 120 staff across 11 stand-alone stores and concessions in Northern Ireland, Ground Espresso Bars’ mission is “to provide a haven for customers where comfort, friendship, happiness, quality and ethics become synonymous with their name”.

   

A small Co Londonderry company which quite literally knows its onions is the latest addition to Tesco’s growing portfolio of Northern Ireland suppliers.

Limavady-based Milgro has just secured its first listing with the leading retailer, which is now stocking its crispy tobacco onions and crispy chilli onions.

Northern Ireland’s only commercial onion grower, Milgro has been in the onion business since 1989.

The company grows its onions in the Roe Valley on land which has been farmed for several generations by the Miller family, which owns the business.

Its first listing with Tesco has led Milgro to expand its premises and add two extra staff to its 10-strong team.

Gerald Miller from Milgro explained: “The fertile soil on our land makes it ideal for growing tasty, delicious onions.

“Our son Ian came into the family business after university and wanted to expand our range by producing crispy onions.

“And it’s these crispy onions, in traditional tobacco style and chilli flavour, which are now being stocked in 15 Tesco stores across Northern Ireland. We are delighted with the listing, which enables us to bring our crispy onions to many more consumers, and we look forward to stocking in all Tesco stores.”

Sandra Weir from Tesco said: “These products prove that you don’t have to go further afield to find amazing onions. They really are first class and are already selling well.”

Milgro has recently undertaken a re-branding project to highlight the fact its products are made with onions from Northern Ireland.

Tesco spends nearly £600million on Northern Ireland products each year, it has more than 90 local suppliers and it stocks more than 1,200 local products.

 
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CAPTION: Ian Miller and Gerald Miller from Limavady-based Milgro show Michael Creighton, manager of Tesco’s Limavady store, some of the tonnes of onions they grow each year in the Roe Valley. Milgro has just secured its first listing with the leading retailer, which is now stocking its crispy tobacco onions and crispy chilli onions.

Slowfood NI Food Connections Series ‘Learn to Make Pasta Together’ at The Narrows Social, Portaferry with Hendrik Denneymeyer a Chef and Organic Gardener.

This will take place on Saturday 29th November 2014, 10.30am – 3.30pm

Price – £ 60 for adult and youngster

Activities include:

• 1 day’s tuition with a professional chef

• Coffee and fresh made Italian sweets to start your day,

• Pasta Lunch with Wine

• All ingredient’s supplied to include Italian and Doves Farm pasta flour

• Recipes from the day.

Learn the basics of pasta making, shaping and cooking. Learn to make pasta dough from scratch, how to use natural ingredients to dye the pasta dough, how to use a pasta machine, how to shape pasta, how to make ravioli and how to make basic pasta sauces. Participants will enjoy the different types of pasta for lunch and try different sauces with seasonal toppings. Hendrik Dennemeyer is a freelance chef based in Belfast. Inspired by cooking seasonal food, he worked for Root & Branch Organic developing street food and quality organic food for events such as Gig in A Park and Culture Nights. Hendrik was recently guest chef cooking for a Schumacher course in Fermanagh.

Check out Hendriks Facebook Site Blog…..’TheCoolKitchen and More’

Contact Celia Spouncer Slowfood Northern Ireland Convivum Leader to book a place on:

8-10 Shore Road, Portaferry BT22 1JY

Mobile 07725646333

Email celia@spouncer.com

 

Mary’s Bar will be hosting a Farm to Fork Gourmet Evening, showing their prime local beef.

Experience the Five Course Cordon Bleu Menu.

There will be entertainment throughout the night:

Drinks Reception, 7.30pm

Gourmet Meal, 8pm sharp

Finish with a glass of Hennessy fine de Cognac

Dance the night away to The Untouchables

 

The Old Post Office, Lisbane is holding an Annual Craft Fair next Friday 21st November from 5.30pm – 9.30pm. There will be Craft Stalls selling great items for Christmas gifts.

The coffee shop will also be open, so why not treat yourself to a tempting tray bake or dessert.

As it is The Old Post Office’s 10th Birthday this year they are also offering 10% off all purchases on the night in the Gift Shop.

Hope to see you next Friday night.