This time of year is all about chocolate, as eggs of course but we are suckers for chocolate all the year, we are eating more than ever...

PICK OF THE CAREER CROP I have no regrets at all about having a career in food and catering early on. Plenty of late comers to the...

If ever there was a food symbol of Ireland it’s the salmon, the king of fish. There was a time when Irish rivers were so populated that...

I was thinking about wine lately and how it’s now such an intricate part of modern day Irish food and drink culture. I was listening to a...

The last thirty years have seen Ireland’s food and drinks culture being transformed enormously and it’s very easy to think for a younger...

The internet has unleashed a level of critiquing from the general public that has never been seen before in the history of mankind. The...

I was thinking of American cooking lately when someone I know moved from Texas to Louisiana waxing lyrical about the wonderful food of...

It would be great if we were able to produce all our own exotic foods like chocolate and pineapples. But we can’t of course, so we depend...

I have always believed that food is the ultimate tonic and nourishment; if we eat the right daily diet very little should go wrong with...

FOOD OF LOVE Since time immemorial mankind has sought food and drink that will bring on the butterflies and get you all hot and bothered...

I was assessing a few of the eye catching dishes on some of the quirkier food sites and it seems we are going to more and more extremes...

I have never seen so many cookbooks on the shelves as these days when I wander into a shop but only few lucky dozen of the myriad of new...

DON’T BE SCARED OF DEVOURING YOUR PUMPKIN THIS HALLOWEEN Up until a few years ago pumpkins were imported for Halloween but now we are...

BLOOD OF THE BOYNE IS MY APPLE ANY DAY I happened to wander through the forty two different apple varieties growing in the beautiful...

ROSEMARY IS THE WONDER OIL FOR YOUR HUMAN ENGINE There is one plant that is now definitely worth investing in and not just for bringing...

HUNTING SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND PRACTICE WITH BOTH BARRELS It’s that time of year when the hundreds of gun clubs and rural...

IRELAND NEEDS TO GET BACK TO ITS FARMERS MARKET ROOTS Back in the halcyon days of the boom farmers markets were seen as almost a gourmet...

RESTAURANTS RIGHT TO SHOW UNRULY CUSTOMERS THE EXIT DOOR I was looking how some restaurants in the UK who had to ask customers unwilling...

THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE ARE REALLY WORTH THEIR PRETTY PENNY The one thing we get asked the most in food is what do we most like to cook...

A FREE SUPPER ON OFFER IF YOU HELP YOURSELF TO “FOOD WASTE” The public, the authorities and industry all hark on about the huge amount of...