I am far from alone in my addiction to all things truffle spiked and scented. Restaurants the world over employ this most prized of winter delights in their creations, with good reason. Some, like...
Summer has left us and facing in to darker evenings, single digit temperatures and possibly even some snow is all the more manageable when you have a break to look forward to. Naturally Ireland’s...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is if, like me and every basic millennial woman ever, you adore all things autumnal. You may already be stockpiling pumpkins of all shapes and...
Growing up in a country like Ireland, I can safely say that my childhood woes were very minimal. However I learned over a recent hilarious dinner conversation that I was not alone in what...
Talk to any chef worth their salt and they will tell you that one factor influences their every dish, from ingredient choice to plating – seasonality. As any home cook who has dabbled with a...
While the Wild Atlantic vistas, colourful towns and villages and innumerable food finds across West and East Cork make the Rebel county an obvious havens for a leisurely staycation, but Cork city is the...
I have a couple of rules I live by for my summer desserts. The first simply makes sense in warm weather: avoid the oven if at all possible and rely on your fridge or...
We all know an “outdoor summer” in Ireland is always at risk of being rained off, and that it would be a lovely little country if we could only roof it. Keeping this in...
There’s nowhere quite like Ireland on a sunny summer day. Add in the finest Irish seafood enjoyed while overlooking the breathtaking coastline from which it came and you have the makings of enduring summer...
While outdoor dining in some of of favourite restaurants resumes this month, the warmer weather and wanderlust means picnics and road trips are definitely on the cards. The explosion of food trucks across the...
Growing up in Ireland, did your mother ever say “it’s nearly too hot to eat” followed by the promise of a nice salad for dinner? If so, you know exactly where I’m going with...
If you miss dining out as much as we do (a safe bet), you’ll be counting down to the reopening of outdoor dining this month like it is Christmas come early. Many of our...
I can’t hark back to my first (but certainly not last) trip to Greece without waxing lyrical about the eye-rollingly delicious local food. To the little island of Naxos we went, like Bourdain before...
Is anyone else guilty of preparing snacks and drinks for a night in front of the TV, only to devour them while mulling/arguing over your viewing options for 40 minutes? The token bowl of...
I don’t think anyone is sad to see the back of grim office lunches al desko, Tupperware and communal microwaves. Working from home and religiously enforcing a proper lunch hour allows me at least...
Whether or not you buy into breakfast being the most important meal of the day, having something delicious to drag you out of bed sounds like the best brand of morning motivation to me....
How many delectable desserts have you bookmarked on Insta since lockdown began approximately 6000 days ago? If you’re like me, you may well have a whole new bucket list of bakes to try, or...
As an island nation, you would think we would all embrace the bounty of our surrounding seas and have fish on our dinner tables every other night. Instead, the persistent fear of buying and...
Valentine’s Day, like absolutely everything else, is going to look a little different this year. Rather than resign ourselves to this and retreat en robe to the couch, it is the perfect time to...
Is anyone else *slightly* ashamed of their screen time report on a daily basis? With so much deliciousness to gawk at on Instagram, I find myself scrolling, liking, bookmarking and mentally planning my next...