Variety Jones is Keelan Higgs’ first restaurant, and is as off-beat and on-trend as we could have hoped for.
Keelan is frequently to be found at the coalface of Dublin's hottest restaurants. This is not by chance. He's a chef's chef – turn ... more...
Tom and Lena Biggane have been making cheese on their farm near Charleville since 2001 and their highly regarded hard gouda-style goats cheese, Clonmore, was developed from recipes passed on to them by a Dutch neighbour.
It is made only from the heat- ... more...
Self catering visitors to the area will be particularly glad to find that Sligo is well supplied with quality food stores, including Catherine Farrell and Annette Burke's deservedly popular shop and deli, where the Ballymaloe trained chefs turn o ... more...
This privately owned modern hotel is close to the sea, overlooking Rosscarbery Bay (although not on the sea side of the road), and it's an attractive building with spacious public areas enhanced by artwork of local interest, and the comfortable bedroo ... more...
The latest venture by Sheerin Wilde of Donnybrook's much-missed Avalon, The Harbour Kitchen is an appealing destination and, with its emphasis on fish and seafood, a welcome addition to the dining choices in the Greystones area.
With exposed b ... more...
Long Meadow Cider is produced by father and son duo Pat and Peter McKeever in the heart of Ireland’s Orchard County, where their family-run farm has been growing apples for fifty years.
Talking to the Portadown Times, Pat said making cider was a ... more...
North Cork is one of those areas that we too often fly through en route to somewhere else – Cork city, perhaps, or the holiday hotspots of West Cork - without pausing to think what we may be missing. For it’s a lovely unspoilt place of pros ... more...
“Anything But Ordinary” is how owners Frankie and Josephine Whelehan describe their stylishly appointed 42-room townhouse, The Wilder.
Combining heritage features and elegance with modern comforts, this Victorian gem is just a short stroll ... more...
Slane Castle has long been renowned as a concert venue that has drawn some of the biggest global names in music to this tiny County Meath village – think U2, Madonna and the Rolling Stones, to name just a few. But its new state-of-the-art whiskey ... more...
Wholesale suppliers well worth knowing about, and used by top chefs including Niall McKenna of James Street South.
As well as offering plenty of 'ordinary' products in their vast range (over 10,000 products) there are gems, especially in the 'Crossgar ... more...