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Updates, Corrections, and Changes to the Bridgestone Guide

We will be posting regular corrections, changes and updates on The Bridgestone Irish Food Guide, via www.bridgestoneguides.com, so make sure to check the site for new and updated info on any changes before you leave the house and hit the road.

County Dublin
On The Grapevine Dalkey and Booterstown Readers of The Bridgestone Irish Food Guide may well have been surprised to read that Gabriel and Pamela Cooney's splendid On The Grapevine wine shop in Dalkey is described as part of the Cabot and Co wine empire. Sorry! Of course, OTG isn't part of Cabot's. Our mistake. The two organisations simply share a wine importing company, Wineknows, but otherwise are completely independent. And, asserting their independence, Gabriel and Pamela are in expansion mode, with a brand new shop situated halfway up Booterstown Avenue in Blackrock, County Dublin. Here, you will find between 500 and 600 hand-chosen wines, and what is in the bottle isn't the only art: there is also a gallery upstairs.

Dublin City
Ronan Ryan & Temple Garner, ex Mermaid Cafe manager and Head Chef, have opened a new Modern Italian Restaurant called Town Bar and Grill on 21 Kildare St D2 (the old Brunos). www.townbarandgrill.com

Connemara, Co Galway
The Two Dog Cafe in Clifden has changed hands. The Internet Cafe is now owned and operated by John & Tracey Claro, who are maintaining much of the past menu whilst greatly enhancing the offerings with fresh homemade soups made daily (eg. Sweet Potato Ancho Chili Soup, Caldo Verde) and daily specials (eg Quesadillas, Wraps, Panino Italiano, etc). They also do all of the baking for various cakes, scones, cookies, and flapjacks. The vibe at the Cafe has music from the 60s, 70s, and present day, and the internet facility is also enhanced. www.twodogcafe.ie

Apologies to Delphi Lodge in Leenane in Galway. A proofing error substituted the details of a neighbouring establishment in the Bridgestone Irish Food Guide. Please note the details for Delpi Lodge are as follows: Leenane, Connemara, County Galway. Tel: (095) 42222 Fax: (095) 42296 Email: delfish@iol.ie Website: www.delphilodge.ie

County Mayo
The telephone number for Cafe Rua, Castlebar, should be 094-9023 376.

County Meath
Clare Mooney has decided to close her organic bakery, The Baking House, in Ashbourne, County Meath. "5 year's baking has been a great experience to have in a life”, writes Clare, and we all wish her well in new ventures.

County Wexford
The Head Chef of Squgl Restaurant in Duncannon is now Denise Bradley.

County Wicklow
Brian Cahalin is now running the splendid Murtagh's wine and specialist food shop in pretty Enniskerry, a great destination for gifts for food and wine lovers as we head towards Xmas. Tel: (01) 276 0404

North Wicklow Country Market has changed Venue. It now takes place every Saturday in the Community Centre in Newcastle, Co Wicklow from 11a.m. to 12noon. Believe it or not, this Market has been in operation for the last 34 years!

County Cork
The telephone number for O'Connor's Seafood Restaurant in Bantry should be 027-50221.

The utterly splendid Travara Lodge in Courtmacsherry, one of the hot restaurants and places to stay in West Cork, has been put on the market by Brendan and Richard. Sea Court, David Elder's fine Georgian house in Butlerstown which has has run as guest accommodation during the summer for the last deecade, has also been put on the market.