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Gadgets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too many to mention… Talking to PJ Coogan on 96FM’s Opinion Line about kitchen gadgets this morning made me look around my own kitchen and see...
Gadgets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too many to mention… Talking to PJ Coogan on 96FM’s Opinion Line about kitchen gadgets this morning made me look around my own kitchen and see...
Researching children’s books and food for the series of articles I’ve written recently in The Examiner, there’s one item that almost everyone seems to remember from their own childhood reading: the Turkish Delight that Edmund betrayed...
“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...
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by Caroline · Published May 16, 2016 · Last modified October 3, 2016
A well-used wooden table, set for four in the middle of a farm yard, with mismatched plates, battered crockery and crumpled, earth-toned linens. Food gathered at the English Market – a whole smoked mackerel, sweet Toonsbridge buffalo ricotta, Tom...
It all started with a stray comment down the back of a cookery demonstration. As I talked whispered, Diarmuid McIntyre, of Grey Heron Media and the HearSay Festival, through a beer tasting, he wondered if it...
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...
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by Caroline · Published October 22, 2015 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Looking for something to do this weekend? You might be interested in two festivals taking place, one in Kilkenny, the other in Wexford. Savour Kilkenny kicks off tomorrow morning, with Anne Neary hosting a...
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by Caroline · Published August 4, 2015 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Some people call him the “Robert Parker of beer” – but you couldn’t hold that against US craft beer guru and raconteur Garrett Oliver. He’s also an award-winning brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery and the author of...