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Kilkenny Event Guide – What’s on in Kilkenny this April and May

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There is always something to do in Kilkenny both day and night. We’ve put together a short event guide for what’s happening in the city over the next month or so to help you plan your next day or night out. We’re open for dinner from 5pm each evenings for anyone wishing to treat themselves to a pre-concert / theatre meal. For bookings, call us on +353 56 7761575 or email us at info@rinuccini.com.

Keep scrolling for our top picks of events happening in Kilkenny this April and May. Read more

Easter at Rinuccini

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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.

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Mother’s Day at Rinuccini

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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 Rinuccini favourites such as our Fettuccini ai Fruitti di Mare, made with fresh Kilmore Quay seafood and our Tiramisu Classico topped with shavings of dark Italian Chocolate. To accompany this menu, allow us to recommend an elegant wine pairing from our wine cellar housing an extensive selection of hand-picked Italian wines.   Read more

Dine and Stay in the heart of Kilkenny City

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We have teamed up with the four star Kilkenny River Court Hotel to launch a new mid-week dine and stay break in the heart of Kilkenny city, called ‘La Dolce Vita’. Read more

Celebrate ‘Amore’ this Valentine’s Day at Rinuccini

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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! Read more

Celebrating January with Lunch at Rinuccini

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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. Read more

Happy Christmas from all at Rinuccini

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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. Read more

My Top Tips for Cooking Italian Food, by Chef Antonio

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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. Read more

In Praise of Fresh Homemade Italian Egg Pasta

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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 more delicate flavour. Read more

Everything you need to know about Italian desserts

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We’re Italians and so, it goes without saying that we adore food.  For us, dessert or dolce as we call it, is as important a course as any other. At Rinuccini, we’ve created a dessert menu of classic Italian desserts made with our own unique twist. We focus on simplicity and flavour and we’re proud that we make our desserts right here in our kitchens in Kilkenny. Read more