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Food for thought as always in Chef Cúán Greene’s Ómós Digest https://omos.substack.com/, the ‘exploratory food newsletter from Ómós https://www.omos.co/ an Irish restaurant and guesthouse in the making’ – the ‘restaurant, guesthouse, and caravan of ideas’ that Cúán and his team are developing … Continue reading →

Intriguing to hear that The K Club https://www.kclub.ie/ in Co Kildare has become the first hydro-powered five-star hotel in Ireland – and even more so when the back story shows how the hotel has taken a pioneering step in sustainability … Continue reading →

Food on the Edge 2024 Food On The Edge (FOTE) returned to its spiritual home, Galway, for the 2024 symposium with the theme of Sense of Place. I like that this theme made the distinction from the oft-used taste of … Continue reading →

Demonstrating that cocktails are not just for fancy bars and hotels, this attractive book shows – to the delight of the cocktail world’s ever-growing number of fans – how we can all make them at home too. Sub-titled 60 Drinks … Continue reading →

COLIN O’DALY 1952-2023 An appreciation of the highly regarded chef by Marilyn Bright, a founder member of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild. Highs and lows were a recurring theme throughout chef Colin O’Daly’s 70 years of life. Initial interest in … Continue reading →

Nobody knows more about Tapas than Anna Cabrera and Vanessa Murphy of the wonderful Dublin destination Las Tapas de Lola. Now – joining the growing band of hugely successful Blasta Books titles – their first cookbook, Tapas, has hit the … Continue reading →

The winners of the Good Food Ireland® Awards were announced on Monday 17th April in a high profile business lunch at The K Club in County Kildare, attended by Guest of Honour Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Enterprise, Trade & … Continue reading →

The Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year competition 2022 presented by La Rousse Foods started in May and guided the young chefs through a culinary journey that culminated with a final skills test in the professional kitchens of Dublin Cookery … Continue reading →

A couple of cocktails from the Cooney family’s esteemed Meath distillery, Boann, to enjoy at any other time when an excuse should present itself. Their gin cocktails use the new Silks Gin, which launched last year and hit the ground … Continue reading →

Ireland’s Restaurant, Chef, Hideaway and Pub of the Year announced in ‘Love letter to Irish food and hospitality’ From Ireland’s best hotels, fine dining and seafood to garden stays and the most pet-friendly destination, winners of Georgina Campbell Irish Food … Continue reading →