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A Little History Of Irish Bread Just In Time For St. Patrick’s Day
Long before the potato became a national favourite, the Irish were lovin’ their bread! Nothing much has changed. There’s usually always a brown... -
Irish Producers Say Hello To Summer With Irish New Potatoes
All hail Irish new potatoes! The first spuds of this season have recently arrived. And contrary to the adjective often used to describe potatoes, these... -
What Fruit & Vegetables Are In Season For January
That’s the annual gorge fest over for another year! Or is it? With Women’s Little Christmas still to come on January 6th, there’s room for one more... -
Easter Sunday Lunch With Good Food Ireland
Who’s been tasked with cooking the lunch this Easter Sunday, then? If you got landed with being up to your elbows in veg peelings while everyone else... -
Whipping The Herring
Meat-eating has been on the back foot during Lent and especially on Good Friday, for many a long year. Butchers, slaughterhouse workers and meat market... -
What Foods Are In Season In February
Spring is here and that gives us a very optimistic feeling. The nights are stretching bit by bit in the mornings, the earlier sunrise is encouraging the... -
Date Night In Cork
City or county, you’re destined for a good time when you go on a date night in Cork. From elegant eating to contemporary chic, country house tradition,... -
Good Food Ireland Smoke Houses
Smoking is an age-old way of preserving foods, long before refrigeration was invented. In its simplest form, the process used salt to ‘cure’ the fresh... -
Did You Know? Fermentation – A Potted History
It seems the whole culinary world is talking about fermented foods these days. You would think, from their appearance on the fashionable menus of several... -
What To Do With Your Leftover Turkey
In the days after Christmas, the whole nation will be staring gloomily into the fridge, wondering when it’s ok to say they don’t want any more turkey... -
This time of year, gardens look pretty storm-ravaged, apart from the odd few nodding snowdrops and early daffodils bobbing their yellow heads in the fairly stiff breeze. Hedgerows are sparse and the countryside is bare and forsaken. But foragers take heart. There’s still wild food to be had in February. You just have to go to a beach to find it. We spoke recently to JP McMahon of Aniar in Galway. JP is a keen forager, using much-foraged produce on his menu. He has a few wise words to say on the subject of beach foraging this month.
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How To Become A Chef With Kevin Aherne
This time in our How to Become a Chef series, we feature one of Ireland’s most exciting and creative chefs. Kevin Aherne talks about his career journey...
