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Grow It Yourself - January

Author: Michael Kelly

I’ve tried hard to resist the charms of kale over the years, but finally, perhaps inevitably, I have succumbed. I’ve become somewhat of a kale nut. Kale suffers somewhat from a reputation problem.
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Rachel Gaffney's Letter from Texas - Food Trends for 2014

Author: Rachel Gaffney

Rachel Gaffney, the famous foodie who’s flying the flag for Ireland in Texas, shares her thoughts on the Food Trends she sees shaping up for 2014. In the last few weeks, I have read articles, glanced at various headlines, listened to the radio, watched the television and observed through social media the chatter regarding food trends for 2014. Some have been mentioned repeatedly and others in isolation.
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Beer of the Month - Twisted Hop

Author: Kristin Jensen

Beginning a new series that’s all about craft brews, our expert columnist and food blogger KRISTIN JENSEN introduces her first Beer of the Month: Twisted Hop from Hilden Brewing Company
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An Irish Chef in France

Author: Martin Dwyer

This month Martin recounts a very special experience: Dinner in El Celler de Can Roca It was a chance remark thrown out at a dinner party last Christmas here in our village in the south of France which started this particular ball rolling.
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Insider View - Friendliness in Restaurants

Author: Lucy Madden

A timely piece from Lucy Madden about the ideal level of 'friendliness' in restaurants - just when we are concentrating our own efforts on addressing complaints from many of our assessors about staff who fail to engage with customers. Pleasing everyone may not be an option, in Lucy’s view.
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In Season - Root Vegetables

Author: In Season

Under rated for decades, root vegetables - broadly categorised as plants with edible underground parts, but most often referring to those with tap roots and tuberous roots such as carrots, parsnips and potatoes - have been the mainstay of traditional northern European diets for many centuries.
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The Seafood Interview supported by BIM - Oscar's Seafood Bistro, Galway

Author: Marilyn Bright

This month Marilyn Bright talks to Michael O'Meara, chef-proprietor of Oscar's Seafood Bistro, Galway. Michael O'Meara is a chef who literally immerses himself in his work and in the process has been named BIM’s Seafood Chef of the Year. Swapping chef's whites for a wet suit, Michael explores Galway Bay's rich sea life and gathers research for a book featuring the award winning fish and sea vegetable dishes he serves up in Oscar's Seafood Bistro.
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Cookery Feature - Alternative Christmas Recipes

Author: Georgina Campbell

Some alternative recipes for Christmas or any other special dinner. Vegetarians can also visit www.veggiechristmas.org for the Vegetarian Society’s range of appealing meat-free dishes from around the world.
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The Darina Allen Column

Author: Darina Allen

Christmas Recipes and Tips - and Good News about Real Butter! The shops are brimming with tempting trinkets and baubles and canny shoppers are taking advantage of pre-Christmas bargains, and ticking off their lists. How good it feels to be organised, but more and more it’s a challenge for so many who are trying to balance both time and budget.
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Brewer's Gold Cheese - Special Irish Foods & The People Who Make Them

Author: Special Irish Foods & People Who Make Them

New artisan cheeses have been coming onto the Irish market in a pleasingly steady flow in recent years and, every now and then, something really unusual comes along. That can certainly be said of the latest cheese made by Helen Finnegan at the family farm in Stoneyford, Co Kilkenny, where the famous Knockdrinna range is produced.
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