I enjoy some fast food but here’s why I avoid McDonald’s like the plague
News of the planned opening of 25 new McDonald’s in Ireland over the next five years, doesn’t fill…
How FoodCloud is in the fight against the food waste
I recently MC-ed an intriguing dinner for 40 at the very wonderful Northside Community Enterprises (NCE), a multi-faceted…
Farmgate Lismore among five Irish restaurants awarded Bib Gourmands – Irish Examiner
Farmgate Lismore among five Irish restaurants awarded Bib Gourmands Irish ExaminerFive Irish restaurants awarded Bib Gourmands ahead of Michelin…
After an exceedingly carnivorous Christmas, I found myself doing Veganuary
Though I stockpiled wine in quantities sufficient to make a small vineyard blush, I endured an alarmingly abstemious…
Owners to bid farewell to West Cork restaurant Poachers
Popular Bandon seafood restaurant Poachers is go up for sale, with the premises and business going on the…
the renaissance women of Ireland’s distillers
The renaissance of the Irish distilling sector over the last few decades has seen many pioneering women carve…
End of an era as Cork’s iconic Quay Co-op restaurant to close after 44 years
Cork’s legendary Quay Co-Op vegetarian restaurant is shutting up shop for good after 44 years, ending one of…
The Ivy Asia is an assault on all five senses — I hated it
“Have you dined with us before?” asked the Ivy Asia hostess. “Well, no, you only opened four days…
How historic recipes can teach us so much about Ireland’s past
Did you ever wonder what kind of sandwich Gavrilo Princip polished off in Moritz Schiller’s Sarajevo delicatessen before…
Sugar use has Ireland rising up the obesity chart
Yesterday, November 14, was World Diabetes Day, arriving rather appropriately just after the national sugar spike that is…
The State must atone for 1980s regulations and save small farms
Earlier this year, I wrote of free range pig farmer Peter Twomey, of Glenbrook Farm, 15 minutes drive…
No wrap, no waste — just fresh veg goodness
ONCE you become aware of microplastics, it suddenly seems as if they are everywhere. That’s because they are,…