The Creel: Art on Walls
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants" is the revolutionary idea proposed by Food writer Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" winner of the James Beard Award.
In a fascinating critique of Western approaches to food production and consumption (the author acknowledges his American bias but insists with some justification that his thesis applies with equal validity to all of the Western world, other than in his spelling!).
Pollan has a memorable turn of phrase, handy when you try to make converts to better eating.
His main trust is to return to the eating habits of previous generations (don't eat anything that your grandmother wouldn't recognise as food!), eating communally (don't refuel where your car does) with family & friends, slowly (the reason "French women don't get fat") and enjoying quality over quantity (avoid food which claims to be healthy or nutritional - it probably isn't).
In a fascinating critique of Western approaches to food production and consumption (the author acknowledges his American bias but insists with some justification that his thesis applies with equal validity to all of the Western world, other than in his spelling!).
Pollan has a memorable turn of phrase, handy when you try to make converts to better eating.
His main trust is to return to the eating habits of previous generations (don't eat anything that your grandmother wouldn't recognise as food!), eating communally (don't refuel where your car does) with family & friends, slowly (the reason "French women don't get fat") and enjoying quality over quantity (avoid food which claims to be healthy or nutritional - it probably isn't).
Monday, October 12, 2009
Art on Walls
At the Creel, we think that our ambience is improve when we change little things all the time. For that reason, we like to change the featured art every 6-8weeks.
Many thanks to our friend Mary Gillivan, a very talented amateur artist whose oils & watercolours graced the Creel for the summer.
We now welcome Aidan Durkan back again with a new series of his amazing landscape photos. Aidan prints all his photos onto canvas, which can be hung as is or framed.
We always welcome inquiries from artists who are interested in exhibiting in the Creel.
Many thanks to our friend Mary Gillivan, a very talented amateur artist whose oils & watercolours graced the Creel for the summer.
We now welcome Aidan Durkan back again with a new series of his amazing landscape photos. Aidan prints all his photos onto canvas, which can be hung as is or framed.
We always welcome inquiries from artists who are interested in exhibiting in the Creel.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Creel does Home catering
Planning to throw a party? Want to celebrate instead of cooking? Call us and we will work with you to design a menu, prepare the food and set it up for your guests.
call me at 098 26174, visit us at Westport Quay or e-mail to trisha@thecreel.ie
call me at 098 26174, visit us at Westport Quay or e-mail to trisha@thecreel.ie
Monday, October 5, 2009
Welcome to the Creel
We'd like to use our blog to keep you informed about what's happening in the Creel and around Westport Quay.
Check back and also let us know what you would like to hear from us on a regular basis.
Trisha
Check back and also let us know what you would like to hear from us on a regular basis.
Trisha
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