Michelin Two Star and a Glass of Guinness
To Dublin for a dinner accompanied by our wines at Patrick Guilbauld’s Michelin two star restaurant at the Merrion Hotel. I just can’t visit Dublin without tasting the ‘black stuff’ so, just before dinner, I pop into one of my favourite bars, Doherny and Nesbitt near the Dáil on Lower Baggot Street. The place is crammed with Friday night drinkers and, carrying a bag of bottles already uncorked for the dinner, I struggle to reach the bar. After a number of ‘excuse-mes’ I finally get my glass of Guinness and strike up conversation with a small group at the bar alongside me.