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This month the famous foodie who’s flying the tricolour for us in Texas shares her thoughts on Promoting Ireland – and draws our attention to a place that we already love which adds a whole new dimension to being ‘ pet friendly’!
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Euro-Toques chef Martin Dwyer and his wife Sile, formerly of the much-loved Dwyers restaurant in Waterford, now live in the Languedoc, where they normally take guests and feed them very well - although, this year, they have decided that the Covid-19 protocols are too restrictive and they will wait to re-open in 2021. This month: The influence that Elizabeth David had on Martin’s life (something so many food lovers have shared), and a lingering regret…
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Darina raises a huge cheer to our wonderful Irish cheesemakers…
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As the country's restaurants reopen, Aoife Carrigy revisited one of Dublin's finest for her first post-lockdown outing - an experience that, after months of home cooking,“felt like waking up in a rainforest after slumbering in a savannah.”
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This month the famous foodie who’s flying the tricolour for us in Texas shares her thoughts on the ‘New Normal’, weather, bad business models - and re-evaluating our time.
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Euro-Toques chef Martin Dwyer and his wife Sile, formerly of the much-loved Dwyers restaurant in Waterford, now live in the Languedoc, where they take guests - and feed them very well. This month: The summer fruit and veg season in France brings joy to all.
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This month Darina talks about sustainability, practical life skills including cookery in schools - and how we can all make a difference by thinking about every item that we put into our shopping baskets…
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When it comes to good food it’s all about the ingredients, and quality ingredients are all about great producers - so, as savvy chefs always tell us, the trick is to shop well, support local producers, and then treat their ingredients with respect.
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Aoife Carrigy asks how have Irish crafts drinks producers, purveyors and consumers been responding to the lockdown – and finds a buzzing scene of innovation and imagination
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As more restaurants gear up towards reopening this summer, Aoife Carrigy highlights three very different Dublin eating places where they’re testing the waters and keeping regulars happy with call and collect options.
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