Events

Spud Sunday: Boxty On The Menu

There was boxty aplenty at a cookery demo in Gallaghers Boxty House, which included boiled, baked and pan versions of the traditional Irish potato dish, and a lunch menu featuring different versions of boxty for all 3 courses


Have Your Cake And Tax It

It was an evening of positivity at the Bord Bia Food and Drink Industry Awards, though, with talk later of a VAT hike for certain bakery products, the realities of operating a food business were never far away


Spud Sunday: Spuds On The Shelf

This year’s Taste of Christmas was an opportunity to catch up with products new and old from the Boxty Bakers, Goatsbridge Trout and Keogh’s Crisps, among others


Tales Of Wales

My recent visit to Wales taught me a lot about Welsh food: this recipe for Welsh cakes is one small (but lovely) part of that


Spud Sunday: The Return Of Foodcamp

Foodcamp returned to Savour Kilkenny this year, with plenty of food for thought, as well as food for eating


Gone Cruisin’

In which I get a peek inside the cruise ship Azamara Journey, along with a taste of the food on their menus and a glimpse of what it’s like to live on the high seas in style

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Spud Sunday: Food, The West Cork Way

As part of the new West Cork Food initiative, I got to fillet & smoke fish with the fabulous Sally Barnes; back at home, I made this potato and lentil stew to go with it


Spud Sunday: The Look Of The Irish

Bord Bia host a day for Irish food bloggers, with the aim of helping them to paint a more appetising picture of Irish food. In my case, that means starting with potatoes.