Listen: In memory of Veronica Steele
“I think I was aware, when I started to make cheese, that magic had happened. I’d be brushing the floor in the kitchen at night, when the children were in bed, daydreaming about how...
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Farewell to Thornton’s Restaurant
“Life’s all about being happy, isn’t it? Happiness is the most important thing.” Kevin Thornton, 2016 In 2008 I spent two days working in the kitchen of Kevin Thornton’s Michelin-starred restaurant on Dublin’s Stephen’s Green. No, not...
Finalist! 2016 Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards
Delighted to discover that Bibliocook is a finalist in this year’s Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards. Some great people on the list in my category – the Food Experience blog – so well worth checking them...
Listen: Ballymaloe Litfest 2016
We came, we learned, we loved every minute of it. The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Litfest 2016 was an absolute corker, from Francis Mallman’s 4am fire vigal, the Claire Ptak-Jeremy Lee comedy duo /cookery demo, Irish cider...
Good eating in Belfast + Stout and Treacle Spelt Bread
First published on Irish Country Living. The first time I visited Belfast was back in 2002. I took the Enterprise from Dublin’s Connolly Station on a wintery Friday night to meet my new Kiwi boyfriend; we...
Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards 2016
An export stout, pickled herring, organic milk, foraged preserves, sourdough bread and an organic orchard. Just imagine being a chef presented with such an eclectic selection – and asked to create a meal using these...
Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine 2016
Making lists. Checking them twice. Ordering books… No, I’m not stuck back in pre-Christmas hell, I’m glorying in a morning spent wandering through the website for the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine. Each and every year,...
HearSay 2015. Memories.
Twinkle was my choice; my brother went for The Beano. Our weekly comics were on order at McCarthy’s Hardware, situated right in the middle of Main Street, Kilfinane. It was the largest shop in the town, with three...