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Easter at Rinuccini

For the first year in our 29 year history, we’ll be open this Good Friday and we’re delighted to mark Easter with the launch of our new Spring Lunch and Early Evening Menu, available from Good Friday.

Mother’s Day at Rinuccini

Happy Mother’s Day to all the people we call Mum. It’s one of our favourite days of the year here at Rinuccini and a great excuse to enjoy our much loved Italian tradition of celebrating special occasions with long lazy lunches. This year, Chef Antonio has created a delicious three course Mother’s Day lunch featuring […]

Celebrate ‘Amore’ this Valentine’s Day at Rinuccini

We invite you to enjoy the romance of Italian dining at Rinuccini with a three-course meal specially created by Chef Antonio. Rinuccini will provide the perfect backdrop for couples on Valentine’s Day with intimate candle-light, decadent dining and exclusive hand-chosen wines from Italy – the perfect accompaniment to a magical evening!

Celebrating January with Lunch at Rinuccini

At Rinuccini, the arrival of January is an exciting time of year. After a busy Christmas, January is a time to plan for the year ahead.  We are delighted to have been named the 2018 Italian Restaurant of the Year by Yes Chef Ireland and to have been awarded a L’Assiette Michelin for 2018.

Happy Christmas from all at Rinuccini

From Chef Antonio, Marion, Riccardo and the whole team, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas and to thank you for dining with us this year. It’s been another busy year here in Rinuccini with lots of highlights.

My Top Tips for Cooking Italian Food, by Chef Antonio

I’ve been cooking Italian food since I was 14 years old starting back in my family home in Cassino, Lazio and now in our family restaurant, Rinuccinis here in Kilkenny. When I moved to Ireland, I wanted Irish people to experience proper Italian food, made from scratch and using the best of ingredients.

In Praise of Fresh Homemade Italian Egg Pasta

Pasta is a quintessential Italian food and comes in hundreds of different shapes and sizes from fusilli to fettuccine, with different shapes matching best with different sauces. Italian pasta can be dry or fresh; pasta secca or pasta fresca. Both dried pasta and fresh pasta are used in Italy, with the fresh having a lighter […]