A guide to what's hot and what's not
WHAT'S HOT
'Ephemeral' stadiums Lansdowne Road is looking up. What about you, Thomond Park?
The Alternative Pizza Company Feel-good, taste-good, organic pizza from Cork. In Superquinn freezers now.
Men's waistcoats For women, that is. Borrow your brother's. Swipe your dad's.
The F-word Gordon Ramsay hosts a new food show, Channel 4, Thursdays, 8pm.
Wrap tops No more pudgy belly.
Good, old-fashioned hooks Great under a bar for handbags or jackets; essential in loos. Proprietors, please note.
Romanesco This broccoli-cauliflower hybrid (above) should theoretically taste awful, but steam it, add olive oil and raspberry vinegar, and you're in veggie heaven.
US baseball The World Series runs this week.
WHAT'S COLD
Made-up holidays Thursday was 'Shampoo Day'. November 10th is 'Headache Day'. Who comes up with this nonsense?
Token-operated patio heaters Mean, mean, mean.
Supersized brollies The path just ain't big enough for two golf umbrellas.
Leaving voice messages Why waste my time and call credit by making me ring 171? I'll just call you back.
Humdrum ads A photo of a woman, with the copyline 'sometimes I don't think about shopping for a whole hour'. Honestly, you can't get more trite than that.
Thanks to: Karina Corbett; Eleanor Ryan; Ann Young; Deirdre McNamara, Dublin 2; Siomhaith, Tipperary; Clare Herbert, Naas.
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