Travel Department celebrated its 20th year in business in style on April 13that Fiorentina Restaurant on Parliament St, Dublin. In keeping with the theme of one of Travel Department’s most popular destinations, we were treated to an authentic evening of Italian food, wine and hospitality. Founder Bob Haugh entertained guests with tales from the early days and friend of Travel Department, broadcaster Marty Whelan, reminisced about his many Italian opera trips to Italy, Berlin and Prague with the company.
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| Bob and Marty. |
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| Julie Anne, Zara and Me! |
Guitarist Alan Byrne provided ambient background music while we chatted over starters of Polpete, wild boar meatballs and crispy gorgonzola salad, and mouth-watering mains of Bistecca 35 dry-aged steak and sea bass. The dolci were especially delicious – diners had a tough choice between decadent chocolate and olive oil tart, sumptuous lemon and passionfruit tart and comforting brioche bread and butter pudding.
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| Twink and Nuala looking fab! |
It was great to catch up with RTE’s Nuala Carey who I hadn't seen since Edward Smith's fabulous 30th Birthday Party on a barge! Nuala has travelled to several locations in France and Italy on the company’s escorted holidays. Twink was there too with her good pal Andrea Smith and she wooed us all with photos of her amazing cakes. She is a multi talented lady! Model and DJ Daniella Moyles was also in attendance as she prepares to launch her new travel website in the coming months.
We all went home with goodie bags filled with exclusive 20thanniversary Travel Department red wine, hot-air balloon shaped handmade cookies, a voucher for founder Bob Haugh’s new beauty salon, Oslo, and one lucky person even went home with a trip in Travel Department’s own hot-air balloon.
Happy 20th birthday Travel Department – and here’s to 20 more!
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