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Lots of delicious soups, warming stews , crumbles and and puddings to help get you through the January blues. Sod the diet... we've got lots of delicious deals in both cafes and the delicatessen -

CAFES - 5 o'clock special

Our blatant attempts to bribe in early evening trade at New antrim street and Spencer street cafes seems to have worked so well on Monday to Thursday that we're extending our offer to the rest of the week. Come in for your tea any evening that we're open from 5 p.m. and we'll always have a different early supper deal available.

DELI - Fruit on Fridays

If you're getting a warming chowder hot pot or whatever our soup of the day is , we'll be throwing in some free fruit every Friday at the deli on Spencer street... and don't forget if you're having a Java Republic Coffee or delicious hot chocolate, to pick up a coffee loyalty card at the delicatessen... What's your favourite type of coffee? The free type.

Good Food Ireland -'Meet the maker' We've got some of Ireland's finest artisan producers visiting our store on occasional Saturdays throughout this year. We're starting locally for 2010 when we'll be visited by the lovely people from Cuinneog Butter. With so many dreary artifical butter subsitutes on the market, it's a source of great pride to have some of the country's finest butter made on our doorstep in Balla, Co. Mayo. So cancel any plans that you've made and put the word 'Butter Day' in your diary for Saturday January 23rd. Or not. But if you're in the deli that day, make sure that you have a taste of the real thing on Rua soda bread and find out more about their other products like Cuinneog Buttermilk.
Book of the month Ballymaloe Cookery Course by Darina Allen A total classic. Throw out everything else - this is the one. Utterly comprehensive and informative, it's a timeless masterpiece. It's been around a while, and will be around for a long time to come. You need this book.
Cheese of the month Shropshire Blue is a cow's milk blue cheese from England and technically a cross between Stilton and Cheshire. The distinctive orange colour comes from the addition of annatto, a natural food colouring. Shropshire, while generally creamier and less nutty than Stilton, is sometimes stronger as well. 10% off for the remainder of January.

• Macon Pierreclos Chardonnay
•  Knockanore Farmhouse Cheddars from Waterford - available in Garlic & Herb, Oaksmoked & Chive & Garlic
• Rustichella Amaretti Biscuits

Steaming hot of bowls of organic porridge plain and simple or with delicious toasted nuts, bananas and honey or bramley apples every morning.

Soups with depth like potato and roast garlic, Moroccan spiced lentil, and cauliflower and carrowholly cheese. Slabs of delicious chicken and, bacon and leek pies with mashed root vegetable, and slow cooked beef and lamb stews. Hot desserts like steamed chocolate puddings, coconut rice pudding and buttery apple and almond crumbles.

NIGHT TIME
We're continuing to run our last Friday of the month evenings upstairs at Spencer Street. We're now taking bookings for and Friday January 29th and February 26th. It's a great night with a three course set menu, celebrating lots of delicious local ingredients. Have a look at a sample menu from last month. Booking is essential, so please call Colleen on 094 928 6072 if you'd like to reserve a table.

Go to our website for jobs, hampers, sample menus.

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Cafe Rua New Antrim St. 094 90 23376 Rua Spencer St. 094 9286072