Beer and food at Holy Smoke and ABV Fest
This summer I’ve been working with Holy Smoke Cork on a series of beer and food nights, events where we showcase the best of Cork food and beer, with an occasional tot of local...
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Killarney Beerfest: beer and food
This year’s beer and food event at Killarney Beerfest was a little different; I got to work with Chad Byrne, head chef at The Brehon, who cooked on site and presented a selection of...
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...
10 best baking with beer recipes for St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day doesn’t have to be all about drinking beer – you can always use it in the kitchen! Now I’m not necessarily saying to use all the beer in baking, but when you’re picking up...
Read: Irish Examiner | Why not have a ‘crafty’ beer or two this Christmas
First published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 6 December, 2014. By Caroline Hennessy and Kristin Jensen. Wine gets a lot of press in the run-up to the big Christmas feast, but who says...
Read: ABV15 Beer Festival
Any excuse to visit Belfast, right? After a gap of 13 years, I was blown away by the quality of food when I went there in January. I jumped at the chance to return...
Fermentation, beer (and porter brownies) at the Theatre of Food
Last year, I spent August doing beer tasting and cooking demos with the Theatre of Food at the Liss Ard, Tall Ships and Electric Picnic Festivals. Do it again for Electric Picnic 2013? Once...
Beer – and food and walking – at Druids Glen Resort, Wicklow
I’ve come to the conclusion that nice hotels, in many ways, are wasted on me. Swimming pool and gym on site? I’m allergic to chlorine and have never darkened the doors of a gym....