THE SOCIAL NETWORK:It's all go for Derry and Sallyanne Clarke of L'Ecrivain (pictured). They have joined forces with Wrights of Howth for a new, all-day breakfast at Wrights food court in Terminal Two at Dublin Airport.
Sallyanne, who will be 50 in September, confessed to having knee problems after 23 years of running up and down the stairs at L’Ecrivain. She has decided to cut back on her front-of-house duties in the restaurant and concentrate on contributing to TV3’s Midday panel and voice-over work. She worked in local radio before she met Derry and also did some part-time modelling.
The couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in October and they have planned a trip to Hawaii.
Masterclasses at the Cliff House
Chef Sean Smith of The Cliff Town House on St Stephen’s Green will offer free masterclasses during the summer. The first seafood masterclass begins on June 12th. Smith will be joined by Anke Hartmann, sommelier at its sister property, The Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co Waterford, who will give advice on wine. Places are limited and are available by calling the restaurant. Places are limited: to book, tel. 01-6383939.
Moorhead on the move
Roxane Moorhead, the antiques dealer and consultant, has a busy week ahead.
On Monday, one of her summer tours – or “trails of Irish gardens and houses” to be exact – departs from Merrion Square in Dublin. Moorhead’s tour will visit the National Stud in Kildare, then travel on to Fancroft Mill and Gardens in Roscrea, where new owners Marcus and Irene Sweeney are carrying on the work of the garden designer Angela Jupe. The tour will end with a visit to Enda Tompson-Phelan’s garden at Clonoghil Gardens, Coolrain, Co Laois.
On Tuesday she will be donning her antiques hat for the 25th conferring ceremony for the diploma in property management and valuation courses in fine and decorative arts. She is one of the principal lecturers on the course. Alumni include Stuart Cole from Adam’s and Christine Ryall from Christie’s.
