Brown's Cafe

First birthday: 1. Claire Moinot, Mona Schinke, Florence Lourme; 2. Deirdre O’Brien, Edel Kinane.

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Browns Bar and Café at Brown Thomas Dublin celebrated the café’s 1st birthday and the first successful year with leading luxury resort Carton House at the helm.  Guests enjoyed champagne and canapés taken from the menu of Carton House followed by a beauty master-class from make-up expert Karen Nelson at Laura Mercier.

Deirdre O’Brien Director of Sales and Marketing at Carton House welcomed guests and highlighted how both BT and Browns Bar and Café by Carton House offered the perfect stop-off for overseas visitors with afternoon tea, mouthwatering food and a range of cocktails and champagne available in the café, not to mention personal shopping experiences and make-up masterclasses arranged by Brown Thomas.

F1 for Fibre

Early Birds: 1. Holly White & Alison Healy; 2. Caitlin McBride; 3. Fiona Gratzer & Melanie Morris. (Pix. Presence)

Research shows that 80% of Irish adults are not getting enough fibre in their diet and while 70% of women surveyed would like to add more fibre to their diet, it can be a struggle to find tasty and enjoyable high fibre food options.

Recognising the importance of fibre in our diet to promote a healthy digestive system, Nestlé Cereals has introduced FIBRE 1, combining high fibre and great taste! FIBRE 1 is a touch of honey on big, crunchy flakes with sliced almonds and every bowl ofthis delicious combination contains 30% of your daily fibre requirement.

A special breakfast was hosted to launch the new cereal with guest including nutrition expert Brighid McKevith, trainer Karl Henry, Caitlin McBride from VIP and health guru Dr Eva Orsmond. Nestle also conducted a breakfast survey last week. 98% of people surveyed recognised the health benefits associated with a diet rich in fibre and 52% where able to identify the correct amount of fibre that should be consumed each day.

Irish men Brian O’Driscoll and Niall Breslin proved popular choices when respondents were asked which celebrity they would most like to share a bowl of Fibre1 with but it was George Clooney who came out on top with 15% of the votes. 57% of people surveyed eat their breakfast at home with 35% of people admitting to breakfast being an anytime treat and the stunning location of the Maldives received the largest number of votes when asked where would be the number 1place to enjoy a bowl of Fibre1 cereal.

Nearly James Bond

Comedy Fix: 1. Alison Canavan & Caitlin McBride; 2. Carol Byrne & Emma Ledden; 3. Des Bishop & Lisa Cannon. (Pix. Bryan Brophy / 1Image)

Des Bishop's much anticipated new book 'My Dad was nearly James Bond' has just been published and to celebrate he hosted a launch at Fixx Coffeehouse on Dawson Street, a favourite haunt of his.

Among those there on the night were members of the Bishop family, including mother Eileen, presidential hopeful Michael D Higgins, comedienne Pauline McLynn, Ross O'Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard, presenter and actor Michael Hayes with his fiancée Ailbhe Lee, model Alison Canavan and publican Dermott Doran who is about to open his latest venture on St Stephens Green.

For years the acclaimed comedian wanted to write a show about his father. Mike Bishop was a model and actor who gave up that life to become a hard-working man of the suburbs - a good husband, a caring father, a responsible citizen. Still, he sometimes talked wistfully about the glamorous life he might have had. Sadly Mike died earlier this year.

Now Des has written a memoir inspired by the stage show, by the startling discoveries he made about his father's background before he died, and by his own realisation of what it means to finally grow up. The book is a funny, wise and unforgettable story of a father, a son and what really matters.

Frapp it up

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Frapp Girls: 1. Johanna Kinsella and Alexandra McKeever; 2. Eavan Fallon; 3. Emma Reilly and Tara O'Donoghue.

It’s Friday and apparently there’s a ‘heat wave’ in town so treat yourself to the latest delicious item on the Starbucks menu. They’ve made some cool changes to their Frappuccino range, offering fans the chance to personalise their favourite summer drink and have it however they want it.

Launched at Starbucks BT2 Grafton Street, coffee fans cooled down with their tailor made Frappuccinos to the sounds of DJ Mo Kelly, with Frappuccino Blend Master, Kate Lister, on hand to help everyone customise their own personal blend.

With a staggering 35,000 combinations, the new Starbucks However-You-Want-it Frappuccino gives fans the chance to create their own customised drink of the summer. Now all we need is for the heat wave to stick around long enough.