Mother's Day - March 14th We've got any amount of great ideas for treating the Mammy this Mother's Day. Come in to the delicatessen and we'll help put together a hamper full of treats that she'll love. We've also got some other non edible presents like Bunbury chopping boards, a wide selection of cook books (see below), Rua shopping bags and our gift vouchers can be also used in both cafes and the delicatessen. Even though bookings for lunch on Sunday 14th are filling up fast, you can always have a look at our takeout menus and perhaps put together a delicious meal at home.

St Patrick's Day - March 17th We are closed at both branches on Wednesday 17th March, but will be celebrating plenty of great produce and suppliers in both our cafes and delicatessen in the lead up to the big day. This year, we'll also be making our own BOXTY , which we'll have for sale in the delicatessen on Tuesday 16th.

COOKBOOK OF THE MONTH Keeping with the Paddy's day theme, we're nominating Darina Allen's Irish Traditional Cooking as our March cookbook of the month. We've yet to find a better publication to celebrate all that's best in traditional Irish cookery. As well as a source of countless delicious recipes like Parsnip cakes with crispy bacon, Mussel soup and apple fritters, it's got definitive recipes for all the classics like champ, soda bread, barm bracks, beef stew and colcannon. With a fascinating introduction from historian Regina Sexton, it's a great gift for anyone with even a passing interest in Irish food.
Grow your own Last month's book of the Month Veg Patch (River cottage handbook number 4) was so popular that we've decided to go a step further . We've just got back the excellent Franchi range of from the 'Seeds of Italy' company and are now stocking planting seeds for tomatoes, basil, courgettes, rocket and lots more.
Good Food Ireland 'Meet the Maker' - Sowan's We've recently started stocking Gluten free bread mixes from Laois based Company, and they've proved so popular that we've asked them to come and visit us. The mixes only contain organic ingredients without the addition of any improvers or bulking agents. There have no sugar or yeast, no colourings or flavourings. They are high in fibre and are a low GL food. Find out more about their range of gluten-free products when Don from Sowan's visit us at the Delicatessen on Saturday March 20th.
Cheese of the Month: St. Loop Tomme de Chevre A semi-hard, mild , creamy goat's milk cheese, from the Savoie region in France. 10 % off the price all through March..
Other New Products this month Rua 'Millionaire's Shortbread' Mixed Leaves from Stephen Gould and Duck eggs now back in stock Rustichella Organic Spelt Spagetti Rustichella Pepperoni (Sweet Pepper & Tomato) Pasta Sauce A wide range of Franchi Veg, Herb & Sprouting Seeds Sprout your own with Franchi Sprouting Boxes Sowan's Organic Gluten Free Wholegrain Bread Mix Manicardi 22yr Balsamic Vinegar

Just Ask
Café Rua, New Antrim street is the February winner of Bord Bia's "Just Ask" Campaign. Have a look here for more information...

Mother's Day Lunch
Rua Spencer street is open for lunch on Mother's day, Sunday 14th March. We'll be taking bookings for this day, so call us at Spencer street on 094 9286072. Night Time
Our dinner nights continue to run on the last Friday of every month, It's a great night with a three course set menu, celebrating lots of delicious local ingredients. Have a look at a sample menu on our website. Booking is essential, so please call on 094 928 6072 if you'd like to reserve a table for our March (26th) or April (30th) night.

Coming Soon Easter is Coming and that means CHOCOLATE! We'll have fantastic eggs and a whole lot more from Irish suppliers like Skelligs and Blake's as well delicious truffles and Turkish delights from London based Roccoco Chocolates.
Wild Garlic Also, watch out for the WILD GARLIC weekender in April . With the winter behind us (arguably), we're already looking forward to the arrival of this wonderful ingredient and we'll be celebrating it by doing some delicious recipes in the café (which we'll also have up on the website), as well as Wild Garlic Pesto and Mayonnaise in the delicatessen.

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