WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – DARINA BRENNAN EXECUTIVE CHEF

21 February 2022 by Katia Valadeau

Darina Brennan is the executive chef for Dalata Group, the single largest hotel group in Ireland, now fast expanding in the UK and Europe. If you’ve stayed in a...

Travel

FORTY-EIGHT HOURS IN MONAGHAN

19 February 2022 by Katia Valadeau

“I’ve got forty-eight hours to kill so let’s book a trip to Monaghan” said no one ever. As it happens I was told that Monaghan is the second least...

Food

CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS SOUP

7 February 2022 by Katia Valadeau

This is a back of the press and left-over kind of soup. The goodness comes from the warmth of the spices and the comforting chewiness of the dumplings. The...

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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – FIONA STAUNTON, CULINARY TEACHER

27 January 2022 by Katia Valadeau

Fiona Staunton is a Chef and Home Economics teacher and owner of Fiona’s Food For Life. She presents live cookery classes in the workplace, as well as online classes....

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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – PAULINE COX, MANAGING DIRECTOR

26 January 2022 by Katia Valadeau

Pauline Cox is the Managing Director of Gather & Gather Ireland who are essentially a workplace catering group. Born in Birmingham to Irish parents (from Down and Roscommon respectively)...

Food

THIRTEEN FUN SIDE VEGETABLE DISHES

25 January 2022 by Katia Valadeau

You’ve roasted a chicken or a big joint of good meat. You may have even cooked a whole fish or boiled a ham or some good eggs. It could...

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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – JOCELYN DOYLE, EDITOR.

21 January 2022 by Katia Valadeau

Jocelyn Doyle is a freelance food writer, content creator and editor. For the last eight years, she’s been working for Easy Food magazine – in recent years, as Deputy...

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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – EVA PAU, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

17 January 2022 by Katia Valadeau

Eva Pau very literally grew up in the Asia Market store on Drury Street, Dublin, that is owned by her parents, Helen and Howard Pau, and which last year...