As “Summer” is upon us… sort of… I’m sure like me your thoughts are turning to self-improvement. A new study[1] has found that as many as 30% of the adult population of Ireland are suffering...read more

Answer: Three raspberries on a stick I came across raspberries on special offer, nothing like summer fruits in March for a bit of escapism. These had travelled all the way from the USA. I’ve no problem...read more

Three of the chefs from last years Masterchef Ireland, Bridin Carey, Conal Markey and Richard Speedie run Seasons Supper Club. I was planning a night in town and this coincided with the lastest Seasons Supper, held...read more

Eastern Seaboard may be my favourite restaurant. It’s not the most expensive restaurant I’ve been to, I’ve had more amazing meals in other restaurants, it’s a 45 minute drive north to a housing estate in...read more

Fallon & Byrne recently announced a range of pre-prepared meals and I was lucky enough to receive an invite for the even from Jennifer King, F&B’s marketing specialist. The range consists of starters, soups, mains,...read more

I was lucky enough to win an invite to the Tipperary Food Producers Dinner on Wednesday from Aoife Ryan aka Babaduck. As always its slightly awkward for me at these events, surrounded by people with...read more

It’s dead easy to create a unique drink by simply infusing spirit with fruit or spices. Sometimes it’s best to leave the ingredients soaking overnight or for weeks, especially if using things like vanilla or...read more

I’m always interested in trying unusual things, especially alcoholic ones, so when Jay from Hollands Off Licence in Bray mentioned he had some tobacco liqueur, I had to try some. Actually I told Jay...read more