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Fifteen great places for relaxed dining with friends around Ireland
Calum Johnstown, head baker at Arán Artisan Bakery in Kilkenny. Photograph: Patrick Browne Bart Pawlukokjc and Nicole Server-Pawlukojc’s bakery and bistro really seems to be in top gear at the moment. They took Supreme Champion at the 2022 Blas na hÉireann …