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Starters orders: Soup and brown bread recipes from The Old Spot for your Christmas feast
Starters orders: Soup and brown bread recipes from The Old Spot for your Christmas feast
Chef Mark Ahessy of gastropub The Old Spot shares some of his popular recipes from The Old Spot Cookbook

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Flat-lay of Christmas table setting with chicken, wine and decorations
Darina Allen's go-to Christmas recipes, including her tried-and-tested classic turkey
Enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner with this trusted turkey recipe and the tastiest of festive trimmings, writes Darina Allen

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Champagne or sparkling wine with tangerines for Christmas. Festive concept. Mimosa cocktail
How to make a zingy Christmas morning Mimosa cocktail for breakfast or brunch
Freshly squeezed juice is key

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Breakfast of champions: Five delicious recipes to start Christmas Day indulgently
Breakfast of champions: Five delicious recipes to start Christmas Day indulgently
Tuck in to these flavour-packed breakfast treats from Graham Herterich's new book, Cook

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Close up of an arrangement of Mince Pies against a plain pink background.
From Advent calendars to zesty cocktails, here's the A-Z of Christmas food
Bring on the seasonal nostalgia with luxury eats and festive treats, writes Ali Dunworth

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Take five: Festive food swaps to cater for all tastes
Take five: Festive food swaps to cater for all tastes
Think outside the box for local, healthier, and dietary-specific festive food options

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Cheers to this Christmas party!
Wine with Leslie: Get your wine online this Christmas
"The grandfather of all the online shops is of course WineOnline.ie, who began selling online when 99% of the country had no access to the internet and those that did connected via telephone line."

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Christmas gift guide: Food and drink gift inspiration from our food writer
Christmas gift guide: Food and drink gift inspiration from our food writer
Tasty tours, wine expertise, Irish-made cookbooks and the soft winter's apple

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Restaurant review: Dublin's 2 Caribou is a hit for food, drink and attitude
Restaurant review: Dublin's 2 Caribou is a hit for food, drink and attitude
"Caribou replaced the much loved P.Macs and has been given a full makeover with a gorgeous mid-century modern feel — after two Westmalle Tripel (9.5% abv) you might think you were in Copenhagen in the 1960s."

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Seafood Made Simple: Savour the flavour of Irish seaweed
Seafood Made Simple: Savour the flavour of Irish seaweed
This weekend’s recipe is fabulous way to cook root vegetables. Encased in a seaweed-flavoured salt crust, this method both bakes and steams the vegetable while sealing in all its natural juices. 

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

New initiative sees coffee shops open late in Cork city
New initiative sees coffee shops open late in Cork city
The ‘Coffee House Lates’ initiative saw select independent coffee shops across the city transform into vibrant social hubs

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Christmas Mince Pies with Icing Sugar
Top 8: Our annual Christmas mince pie survey — a fruitful endeavour
"We must ensure that bakers, new and well-established, will be here ‘ag an am seo arís’ by supporting them. With escalating costs and staffing problems, they need us more than ever."

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

The deep fried dish taking Cork by storm: Here’s where you can order the viral ‘wrappo’
The deep fried dish taking Cork by storm: Here’s where you can order the viral ‘wrappo’
A frenzy of excitement to taste Cork city’s first ‘wrappo’ had people flocking to Ying’s Palace on the northside of the city last week

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Glass of red wine on the hills of Tuscany in Italy.
Wine with Leslie: The best of Burgundy from Ireland's wine dealers
"There is something incomparable and rather profound about the way Pinot Noir (and Chardonnay) based wines can taste when sourced from a good producer on a good site in the Côte d’Or or even the Côte Chalonnaise."

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Midweek Meals: Warm and comforting soups for the winter cold
Midweek Meals: Warm and comforting soups for the winter cold
We're well and truly into the winter months now - here's five warm and cosy bowls you can make at home

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Restaurant Review: Having a good Thyme in Athlone's Michelin-Bibbed eatery
Restaurant Review: Having a good Thyme in Athlone's Michelin-Bibbed eatery
"Chef-proprietor John Coffey’s cooking is modern Irish, following a similar playbook to the likes of Derry Clarke (formerly of L’Ecrivain) — seasonal top quality Irish ingredients cooked with classical French and Italian flair."

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Lemons on grey wooden background
Citrus fresh: Zest up your life with zingy seasonal fruits
Take advantage of the health-boosting nutrients in citrus fruits while savouring their sweet, sour, and bitter flavours

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Cups of wine on a table in front of a fire
Wine with Leslie: Bottles and tipples to tide you over through winter
"I can envision myself on a desert island and if I had to pick one style of wine to be my comfort while I await rescue I think I might pick sherry."

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

First look inside Cork city's newest burger joint opening this weekend
First look inside Cork city's newest burger joint opening this weekend
The Hungry Hippo Burger Bar & Grill is an exciting addition to the culinary offering in Cork city

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Midweek Meals: 5 vegan versions of old favourites — that don't hold back on taste
Midweek Meals: 5 vegan versions of old favourites — that don't hold back on taste
Veganuary might be a while off yet, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't get stuck into these comfort-food faves

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Restaurant review: Lennan's Yard is a million-euro dining experience
Restaurant review: Lennan's Yard is a million-euro dining experience
"Named for Willam Lennan, a saddler who had a workshop on Dawson Street in the 1800s, it is difficult to get a grip on the extent of the space as it goes back further than you would think possible, and extends over a number of floors."

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Seafood Made Simple: Vodka is my key ingredient in this deep-fried haddock recipe
Seafood Made Simple: Vodka is my key ingredient in this deep-fried haddock recipe
"Borrowing from the fried foods I adore from Asia, I like to use a mixture of flours and starches to produce a crisp and dry batter."

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Assorted cheeses on wooden board plate hard cheese slices, walnuts, grapes, crackers, chutney mango, jam, dark background, top v
Top 8: Get your Christmas party going with the cream of fancy crackers
"Try unusual pairings of sweet biscuits with cheese to mix things up. A good shortbread or oatmeal biscuit is excellent with cheddar."

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Father and son having red wine in park
Wine with Leslie: Passing the love for wine down the generations
"I had a brilliant chat with a young South African winemaker Alex McFarlane in September last, and it gave me hope..."

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Seafood Made Simple: Saltfish is this soup's secret ingredient
Seafood Made Simple: Saltfish is this soup's secret ingredient
"Traipsing through the English Market as a young reluctant fish eater, I wondered why anyone would consider eating these petrified fillets of fish strewn out over the counter."

Sat, 09 Nov, 2024

Restaurant review: One Ballsbridge could be the one to fill an infamous dining space
Restaurant review: One Ballsbridge could be the one to fill an infamous dining space
"Personally I think the idea of a cursed location is occasionally true, but it is more often a myth — if a restaurant is good enough and the prices are right, success should follow."

Sat, 09 Nov, 2024

Fun Dates Filled with Laughter
Wines with Leslie: A look at some lesser-spotted white wines
"I’m mostly drinking textured richer white wines at the moment, the kind of creamy wines to match tostadas piled with crab meat, or textured dry whites to match sole, or turbot fried in butter and herbs (the pan deglazed with white wine of course)."

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Showcasing Ireland's top-quality fish, seafood producers, and chefs
Showcasing Ireland's top-quality fish, seafood producers, and chefs
Food Writing Award for Irish Examiner columnist Caroline Hennessy

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Sustainable food: Learn how to grow it yourself at Ballymaloe 
Sustainable food: Learn how to grow it yourself at Ballymaloe 
Trailblazers Darina Allen and Karen O’Donohoe are teaching students about climate-positive and sustainable food production at Ballymaloe Organic Farm School

Fri, 08 Nov, 2024

Healthy food: organic roots, legumes and tubers still life.
Midweek Meals: Get to the root of good food with these 5 winter veg recipes
The nights have officially drawn in - and cosy ingredients like carrots, parsnips, cabbage, potatoes and celeriac are in season

Wed, 06 Nov, 2024

Restaurant review: It is pleasing to see Richmond doing just fine
Restaurant review: It is pleasing to see Richmond doing just fine
Rich pickings at affordable prices

Sun, 03 Nov, 2024

Seafood Made Simple: Smoked haddock risotto is a comforting family meal
Seafood Made Simple: Smoked haddock risotto is a comforting family meal
This weekend’s recipe is a dish I love to make at home

Sat, 02 Nov, 2024

Baked Ossetian pie with beef meat and herbs. Black background. Top view
Top 8: We help you pick your perfect pastry pie
The upper-crust of shop-bought pies

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Kate Humble???s Cauliflower Curry  
Kate Humble: Turn up the heat with this cauliflower curry
It’s cauliflower season and this recipe is warming and healthy for autumn/winter

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Woman customer looking at a rack of wine in supermarket
Wine with Leslie: All the best from your local indie winery or offy
"A good independent wine retailer will learn your preferences and encourage you to try new wines, broaden your horizons, teach you about geography and rare grape varieties and bring pleasure to your dining table."

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Hell's Kitchen winner Ryan O'Sullivan: 'I thought it was fixed'
Hell's Kitchen winner Ryan O'Sullivan: 'I thought it was fixed'
He almost headbutted Gordon Ramsay over a lamb chop but the humble Corkman spent the last month working in the hot-headed chef's eponymous restaurant in London.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Restaurant review: The best of autumn flavours served in a Scandi-chic space
Restaurant review: The best of autumn flavours served in a Scandi-chic space
A “small family run modern Irish restaurant in a relaxed setting… using the best ingredients we can find”. This is how Forest Avenue describe themselves — exactly the kind of sentiments I like to see.

Sun, 27 Oct, 2024

Seafood Made Simple: Hake with fennel soubise, bacon lardons and peas 
Seafood Made Simple: Hake with fennel soubise, bacon lardons and peas 
This weekend’s recipe, a simple dish of hake enjoys the perfect partnership of sweet peas and smoky salty bacon with a creamy aniseed fennel soubise.

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

BKultured water kefir: Fizzing with flavour and gut-friendly goodness 
BKultured water kefir: Fizzing with flavour and gut-friendly goodness 
Niamh Hegarty of Midleton’s BKultured produces a delicious, low-sugar drink that packs a probiotic punch

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Panorama of the Bekaa Valley landscape over Fourzol, Lebanon.
Wine with Leslie: Show your support for Lebanon — and its winemakers
"Once again wineries and vineyards are being shelled, and many vineyard owners and workers have been forced to evacuate, but at least the grapes are harvested."

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Midweek Meals: Five quick and cosy recipes — done in 20 minutes or less
Midweek Meals: Five quick and cosy recipes — done in 20 minutes or less
Beans, pasta, noodles, quesadillas and a vegan-friendly lentil dhal - all yours in less than a half-hour

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Rick Stein's tatties with smoked salmon and beetroot recipe
Rick Stein: Heart surgery has given me a new lease of life in my 70s
The popular TV chef chats to Lauren Taylor about his life-saving operation and why it led him to cook more simply.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Restaurant review: There's only one option at the joyful Variety Jones
Restaurant review: There's only one option at the joyful Variety Jones
"The €90 per person ‘chef’s choice’ menu is the only option so don’t bring your fussy friends but do bring an appetite, the bigger the better."

Sun, 20 Oct, 2024

The Menu: Euro-Toques Young Chef contenders are set to be more than flavours of the month
The Menu: Euro-Toques Young Chef contenders are set to be more than flavours of the month
Plus: Malay Kitchen's Rendang Sauce brings the beloved Asian eateries' comfort vibes home.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Sliced Irish fruit loaf with sultanas and cherries isolated on white
Top 8: Frightfully good barmbracks for a traditional Irish Halloween
"Barmbrack (bairm breac in Irish) contains dried fruit that adds speckles (breac). There is usually yeast instead of the original fermenting malt (bairm), which lightens the bread enriched with butter or less traditional oils."

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Restaurant with Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background
Wine with Leslie: A ute-full of Australian wines at your local bottle-o
"The last Australian wine fair here was in 2019 and it was a pale shadow of the wine fairs they used to host in Croke Park in the mid 2000s which could have 600 or more wines on show."

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

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