Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Janice Casey Bracken, Chef and Teacher
Janice Casey Bracken is the 2019 Louth Local Food Hero. Janice Casey Bracken is a hard grafter. I love the story of how she came to a career in...
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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Sheena Dignam, Food Tours Operator
Sheena Dignam is the creator of Galway Food Tours. I met Sheena Dignam over two years ago now. I was at the media launch of the Galway Food Festival...
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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Aisling Flanagan, Sheep Milk Farmer
Aisling Flanagan is a woman on a mission. That mission, if you choose to accept it, is for you to eat sheep milk yogurt. It has nothing added and...
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Left-Over Lamb And Peas – Spring In A Plate
You’ve had your Easter dinner and more than likely it was lamb. If you’re anything like me, you might have done a joint big enough for ten people when...
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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Sarah Kelly, (Village) Butcher
When I started this column, in the early winter 2018, Sarah Kelly was one of the first three women I asked would they consider being featured. Sarah Kelly, owns...
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Carrots Glazed In Wild Garlic Butter
This weekend is St Patrick’s weekend which means that, in Ireland, we get three days off and I love it. It gives me time to relax and think about...
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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Dr Kirstie McAdoo, Head Of Education And Research
Kirstie McAdoo is the Head of Education at Airfield Estate. I first met Dr Kirstie McAdoo at one of Airfield‘s now defunct food talks. Ireland being Ireland, the event...
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Women Of The Irish Food Industry – Sinead Hennessy, Food Tourism Officer
Sinead Hennessy is the official cheerleader of Irish Food. Sinead Hennessy is the Fáilte Ireland food tourism officer. What does this mean you ask? To me, it means she...
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Slow Roasted Shoulder Of Lamb Recipe
Yesterday, we had dinner with the family and we all brought something. It’s the kind of simple thing that makes me happy. Nobody is left with doing all the...
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Hunters Hotel And The Apple Crumble
Hunters Hotel is tucked away in the Wicklow mountains and is worth the visit for the road trip alone. I first came across Hunters Hotel in the autumn. We...
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