Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
The first hands-on experience I had at Ballymaloe Cookery School was in the garden. Day 1 of the 12-week course, fresh from nervously juggling cups of coffee and introductions, we were ushered into the orchard...
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, the Savour Kilkenny food festival is taking place from Thursday 26 until Monday 30 October. There’s a huge variety of activities, including demos and meals, a busy...
by Caroline · Published October 20, 2017 · Last modified February 12, 2020
It’s a truth universally acknowledged at this time of the year that children will a) demand that you buy barm brack and b) poke through it to find the ring, then leave it, eviscerated...
Demos / Irish beer & cider / Work
by Caroline · Published October 10, 2017 · Last modified November 12, 2018
When I did a drop off in Kilfinane on Thursday, I met Mike who had flown from Sydney to pick up a Hearsay Audio award for his A Nightmare before Christmas. Friday evening, at...
I was chuffed to learn late on Thursday night – thanks to Evin O’K (the well deserved winner of the best Arts and Crafts blog) – that Bibliocook had been awarded Bronze at the 2017...
It’s the start of October and the temperature has plummeted. The girls come home from school like ravening wolves, their appetites sharpened by the cold, ready to eat through each other – and me...
Demos / Irish beer & cider / Work
by Caroline · Published September 24, 2017 · Last modified October 9, 2017
Staker, Staker, you can’t catch me, Staker, Staker, you can’t catch me, Staker, Staker, you can’t catch me… Staker Wallace was the bogeyman of Kilfinane. Hanged, drawn and quartered in the revolutionary year of...
I was delighted to learn that Bibliocook: All About Food, which in 2017 celebrates its 12th year in existence, is a finalist in this year’s V by Very Blog Awards Ireland in two categories. These...
