Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
A final helping of recipes inspired by food in children’s books. First published in the Irish Examiner on 30 November 2016. Part 1, with Pippi Longstocking’s Pepparkakor and roasted eggs and potatoes from The Secret Garden is here. And what about you? I’d...
First published on Irish Country Living. Mag Kirwan is a force of nature. She’s the woman behind Goatsbridge Trout Farm in Co Kilkenny, which produces the first class fresh, smoked and tinned trout –...
This was first published in the Irish Examiner on 30 November 2016 but – again! – I got carried away and there wasn’t quite enough space for all the text. Part 2 includes The Little House in...
An edited version of this feature was first published in Irish Examiner. Make the most of a post-NZ holiday stopover by spending a night in Auckland with your family. New Zealand’s largest city is...
Cook / Food for Friends / Print / Work
by Caroline · Published November 14, 2016 · Last modified September 24, 2021
First published on Irish Country Living. When days are dark and the mood is gloomy, there’s nothing better than coming home to a kitchen that smells of something rich and gloriously savoury. Weeknight dinners are...
“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...
First published on Irish Country Living.” “A porridge café? We’re going to a porridge café?!” Both my sisters had the same reaction to my first-morning-in-London plan to visit a spot in Neal’s Yard called 26...
Food for Friends / Irish beer & cider / Work
by Caroline · Published October 3, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. Liver. Kidneys. Hearts. Tongue. When I spot any of these on a menu, I just can’t resist. I have been known to go into a restaurant especially because I’ve...
