Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
First published in the Irish Examiner on 20 August 2021. Frequently encountered on a gorgeously plated dish of restaurant food, microgreens have often been pushed to one side with a fork by diners, dismissed...
Borage in the bean stew, parsnip cake strewn with primroses, spicy Thai beef served on tulip petals: The Edible Flower: A Modern Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Edible Flowers is a cornucopia of sustainably homegrown colours and flavours.
Chef and caterer Orla McAndrew works with rescued surplus items from artisan producers – making imaginative meals that make the most of food that would otherwise be destined for the bin
First published in the Irish Examiner on Friday 28 April 2023. Roman chicken and chips from Darina Allen. Ahmet Dede’s spiced lamb shoulder. Irish beef cheek lasagne from Tipperary butcher Pat Whelan: just three...
First published in the Irish Examiner on Friday 17 February 2023 and re-published here for Earth Day. John McKenna of the McKennas’ Guides talks about supporting sustainable food practices and local economies Tipped as...
Irish food in 2023 isn’t about boiled bacon and cabbage. It’s not focused on colcannon, champ or boxty, delicious though all those things are. There are chefs and cooks throughout Ireland looking at great Irish ingredients in a new light and cooking with them in innovative ways.
First published in the Irish Examiner on Friday 3 March 2023. “I try to hook people with the fact that these foods are delicious!” The ebullient Terri Ann Fox, founder and teacher at River...
First published in the Irish Examiner on Friday 3 February. Sarah Richards of Waterford’s Seagull Bakery uses Irish-grown flours to bring both flavour and nutrition to her bread and support a local grain economy....
