WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – ORNA LARKIN, HEAD PASTRY CHEF
Orna Larkin is the Head Pastry Chef at the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin. Not one to court the press, she is one of the most talented pastry chefs in...
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – CLIONA SWAN, DIRECTOR
Cliona Swan is married to Gianpiero “Piero” De Vallier and together they created, built up and run Pizza Da Piero, a successful business which creates and sells Ireland’s favourite...
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – LYNSEY CAMPBELL, LEAD CELLAR BREWER
Lynsey Campbell is the lead cellar brewer at Whiplash brewery, headquartered in Ballyfermot, in Dublin. The brewery was opened in 2019 and I’m excited to see what they come...
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BASIC FISHCAKE RECIPE
Fishcakes are always knocking in the back of my freezer for a handy lunch or dinner option. You bang them into the oven, make a big green salad with...
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TRADITIONAL FRENCH PAIN D’EPICES
Pain d’epices is a strange but perfect mix between cake and bread, not a million miles away from banana bread in fact. Only with no banana. In my mind,...
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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HASSELBACK POTATOES
Hasselback potatoes are gorgeous wee spuds sliced thinly in the width but not all the way down. This allows them to fan out slightly and makes loading or basting...
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PORK AND LEEK STIR-FRY RECIPE
I’ve become fascinated with Chinese food. I’m not talking about restaurant food 0r take away, no, I’m interested in what people eat at home, how they cook. Given the...
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – ANNA COFFEY, CHOCOLATIERE
Anna Coffey is Braw Chocolate, an Irish start up and one of the exciting women who started their business in the middle of a pandemic. I’ve only met Anna...
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JOE BIDEN AND THE IMAGINARY INAUGURATION DINNER
That’s it, the tiny handed orange thing has left the White House, he is now simply the memory of a nightmare, if we are lucky he has achieved all...
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YOGURT, OLIVE OIL AND CHOCOLATE CAKE
I’ve been wanting to bake all week but motivation is low and all I want is something that will only take couple of minutes to put together. If even...
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