Listen: Culture File – Longueville House Irish Cider
‘Tis the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness. That means it’s time for the apple growers and cider makers of Ireland to get their cider presses up and ready for the runnings of the 2015...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Irish beer & cider
by Caroline · Published September 30, 2015 · Last modified June 15, 2016
‘Tis the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness. That means it’s time for the apple growers and cider makers of Ireland to get their cider presses up and ready for the runnings of the 2015...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Irish beer & cider / Radio / Work
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...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Food Events / Work
by Caroline · Published April 7, 2015 · Last modified June 15, 2016
In 2013, we came with no expectations and were subsequently blown away by the Litfest experience, listening to and learning from cookery legends Claudia Roden, Madhur Jaffrey and Stephanie Alexander. 2014 brought the world’s...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Radio / Work
by Caroline · Published September 25, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Once upon a time, it was enough to have a favoured brand of instant coffee; now it’s all Sumatra Gegarang this, natural process that, small batch roast the other. Things have come a long,...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Grow / Radio
by Caroline · Published August 28, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
To paraphrase the Lorax, Alys Fowler ‘speaks for the bees.’ She was at the Ballymaloe Litfest in May, talking about self-funding her latest book Letters to a Beekeeper through internet publisher Unbound. It’s a...
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by Caroline · Published July 11, 2014 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Ever wondered if a 91-year-old cookery writer can rock? Wonder no longer. Diana Kennedy is that woman. A small but indomitable lady in leather trousers who visited Ballymaloe for the recent Literary Festival of...
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by Caroline · Published June 13, 2014 · Last modified April 13, 2023
Bringing butter back? Well, if it’s on the cover of Time Magazine, it must be true (just try and forget about this one, which fronted a 1984 story on cholesterol entitled Hold the Eggs...
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by Caroline · Published April 25, 2014 · Last modified September 21, 2022
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...