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At Phi we create dishes that focus mainly on plants. We use sustainable meat and animal products to e

16/12/2025

**fresh is not always best**

Woodruff is a beautiful native plant that has grown in popularity in recent years. Its distinctive aroma — almond, vanilla, and fresh hay — comes from the organic molecule coumarin.

While the plant is growing, this coumarin is chemically bound to a sugar molecule, which makes it effectively invisible to our senses. Once the plant is picked, cell damage activates enzymes that slowly break this sugar bond over the course of several hours, releasing free coumarin. This is a natural defence mechanism, designed to deter animals from grazing.

That’s why woodruff must be allowed to wilt after picking — it’s during this quiet window that the flavour develops, before the plant is finally dried.

Sometimes cooking is about doing nothing and maybe not just cooking!

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14/12/2025

****Food nerd moment***

Usually in desserts as chefs we segment citrus fruit like this .
The albedo (pith membrane) of mandarins is made of cellulose, pectin & proteins, which makes it tough to eat raw relatively more noticeable in grapefruit/orange

Soaking in orange juice, sugar & sherry softens it: acid hydrolyzes pectin and proteases break down proteins, giving tender, flavor-packed segments.

Bonus: Eating the albedo gives you fiber, antioxidants, and heart-healthy benefits. ❤️ Excuse that trifles good for ya!

Now when you go to make a jelly out of this you have the inverse of the original problem !!

Alcohol messes with the protein in gelatin not only your head the next morning!!

triffle

13/12/2025

For those who are not eating our feathery friends this Xmas have a delicious wellington that's perfext for a central piece at the table this Xmas ,

09/12/2025

Back at it again!
Phi Christmas Dinner – Ready to Heat at Home is back and ready to make your Christmas Dinner effortless.

Collection: on Christmas Eve
Delivery: Available throughout the Galway area

It’s like having a chef in your kitchen — except this year, it won’t be you!
Let yourself enjoy the day and let us take care of dinner.

Last orders: Midnight, December 16th.
Don’t miss out!

17/03/2025

Little pot of Irish gold!!

05/12/2024

Really excited to be back this year with the Christmas boxes.
Enjoy a stress free Xmas with all the work done for you all you need to sort out is the turkey!

All comes fully prepared and ready to heat .

Check out our website www.phigalway.com link in bio.

These boxes are limited and always sell out quickly, so don't wait too long to secure yours.

Last orders Dec 16th

Collection 23rd of Dec from (who can sort you out for your local smoked salmon and prawns)

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14/06/2023

Kolrabi , Scallop, Boilled Yellow Curry. I love this sauce probably one of my favourite curries , southern Thai curry.

Kolrabi are still in ground today for this weekend . Does anyone else get the flavour of coconut off kolrabi or am I just losing the plot! Probably should do a kolrabi and gorse dish seem to miss them every year!! Collection this week will be on Saturday at 11am .

13/06/2023

First course on this week's fathers day menu Asparagus , confit egg yolks, cured egg , fermented ramson and lovage.

27/05/2023

Amazing evening last Sunday. I would like to thank for allowing me to use his restaurant . I would also thank for his attention tk detail in the kitchen, gardening and foraging for the event, for her professionalism on the floor , and who made the beautiful fig leaf icecream and tirmasu, ameda for her great attitude and a hard work, and of course who made everyone feel welcome on the day and his excellent choice of wine and who could forget his matching wooden bow tie and watch! Looking forward to the next one, just have to find a venue!

foodie

22/03/2023

Roast chicken, colcannon, wild garlic.

Spring and all the them firey young shoots of wild garlic and wild leaks . Pair nicely with nostalgic flavours of roast chicken .

No issues with vampires or anyone else after this one!!!

20/03/2023

Carrot, Silken Tofu, Alexanders. 1st course from last week's menu . Reminder that phi won't be open this week but will be available for Friday the 31st.

05/02/2023

Valentines Menu , what a romantic way to prepare dinner for that special person. You don't even have to tell them that you bought it!!

You can order for tuesday the 14th or Friday the 17th .

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