Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Radio / Work
by Caroline · Published April 25, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
There’s something stirring in Limerick. There are plenty of good places to eat, a vibrant, bustling centerpiece on Saturdays at the Milk Market and a community of food producers making local cheese, baklava – and...
by Caroline · Published March 26, 2014 · Last modified February 12, 2018
Long haul travel with kids – does it get any easier? Not really, but at least experience helps you to be better prepared! I recently wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner on last...
Do / Living in New Zealand / Travel
by Caroline · Published March 4, 2014 · Last modified February 12, 2018
It’s a little bit of time out, New Zealand. Time out to enjoy coffees and summertime, fresh sweetcorn and ice cream with cousins. It’s just a pity that it sometime takes so long to get...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Radio / Work
by Caroline · Published February 18, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Raspberry and Chocolate Preserve, Oh My Darlin’ Clementine Marmalade and Partridge in a Pear Tree Chutney. With names like those, how could you resist just trying the samples at The Green Apron stall in Limerick’s...
Those of you who stop by here on a regular basis may have noticed a somewhat, shall we say, beery note to Bibliocook proceedings in the last few years. I blame New Zealand. After all,...
Everybody needs a little sunshine in their lives, especially at the thin end of January, facing into the dreary bleakness that is February. It’s damp and cold and wet outside; I need a little...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Do / Food Events / Radio
by Caroline · Published January 21, 2014 · Last modified March 2, 2018
Joe Fitzmaurice, from the family behind Blazing Salads in Dublin, runs the Cloughjordan Wood-fired Bakery in North Tipperary. The bread he makes there is a thing of beauty, meant to nourish and feed in...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Do / Radio / Read
by Caroline · Published January 15, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Limerick is Val O’Connor’s hometown and she showcases its food to perfection on her Limerick Food Trails.
Early one Saturday morning in November I met herself and a collection of fellow food tourists at Cornstore at Home for a little pre-tour tasting – think Limerick vs Cork via two platters of breakfast meats, one from Caroline Rigney of Curraghcase Meats, the other from Kanturk butcher Sir Jack McCarthy.
