Paul Fogerty, head sommelier at Ashford Castle, shares his recommendations for wine choices to complement many occasions and foods over the festive period - even if you’re not booked into Ashford Castle for Christmas! more...
For all its challenges, many interesting projects came out of 2020 and creating a group cookery book, as Visit Kilkenny have done with their online Kilkenny Christmas Traditions collection of festive recipes, was one of the best for morale. more...
A simple statement on the back cover of The Joy of Food says, ‘This is the book that Rory O’Connell was born to write.’ And it is no overstatement. If ever there was a cookbook that expresses the author’s life philosophy, this is it... more...
A new book from Ireland’s best-loved chef, Neven Maguire, is always welcome - and, once again, he’s right on the money with Neven Maguire’s Midweek Meals (Gill, hardback. €22.99). more...
There’s never been a better time to make the case for organic food production and its potential in Ireland is massive. With Green issues including climate change at the top of the political agenda, plus concerns about the possible fall-out if there’s a no-deal Brexit and WTO rules are introduced, there’s a unique opportunity to do the right thing by the environment and build on Ireland’s reputation as a quality food producer at the same time. And perhaps we could even bite the bullet and go for the ultimate prize: Ireland as an organic food island…? more...
Thanks to this year’s travel restrictions, 2020 will go down as the year of the great Irish staycation. And that’s proving to be a silver lining of this challenging time as - just as we did in the recession, when foreign holidays were put on hold for different reasons - many of us have found ourselves exploring some of the quieter areas of Ireland, spending more time close to nature and enjoying the opportunity to forage for the plentiful free food that is to be found everywhere at this time of year... more...
It’s all about the ingredients again this month - and why wouldn’t it be. High summer has brought an abundance of terrific Irish produce, so there’s no better time to keep it simple and spend less time in the kitchen - let seasonal foods do the talking on the plate... more...
When it comes to good food it’s all about the ingredients, and quality ingredients are all about great producers - so, as savvy chefs always tell us, the trick is to shop well, support local producers, and then treat their ingredients with respect. more...
While home baking seems to have become the new national sport during the lockdown, all home cooking is seeing a welcome revival and it’s good to see so many producers upping their game to offer online shopping with collection and/or delivery services in their locality or, in many cases, nationwide. more...
Hardly into Q2 of this extraordinary year, we have another book by an exceptional figure in Irish food. In February, Jp McMahon’s The Irish Cookbook hit the culinary headlines with its well researched and passionate celebration of this bountiful island and the cooking traditions that are so often dismissed; a wonderful gift to a new generation of cooks by one who revels in exploring the good things in our food culture. more...
NEW paperback edition of From Tide to Table - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying, Preparing & Cooking Fish and Seafood
by Georgina Campbell
This highly selective, full colour guide will take you to the very best of Irish hospitality, north and south. The perfect digital detox.
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A personal chef is just the answer to all our cooking dilemmas. Well, now you can have the next best thing by using this app to cook with tv chef Kevin Dundon in your own ...
If you've never spent a few days lazing around our wonderful waterways you just don't know what you're missing. It's a magical world of pottering along, enjoying the wildl ...
This magical book combines a guide to the top gardens in Ireland with one to the most delightful places for garden lovers to stay and eat while visiting them - also with g ...
Join tv chef Derry Clarke, proprietor of the award winning Michelin Starred l'Ecrivain Restaurant in Dublin, as he guides you through 60 user-friendly recipes written espe ...
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know...
Food tourism in Ireland enters an exciting new phase with this new book, the first to offer a complete user guide t ...
Quickly and easily find all the very best places to eat, drink & stay (& much more) across the island of Ireland with the cool new Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guid ...
Ireland Wedding & Honeymoon Guide -
This is a highly selective guidebook to the very best of Irish wedding venues and romantic honeymoon locations, north and south. 2 ...
We have teamed up with www.myPOIs.ie to produce a free download of the locations of all the Georgina Campbell recommended establishments in the Republic of Ireland to you ...
'The Best of Irish Breads and Baking' Traditional, Contemporary and Festive, seasoned with colour photographs, is a must for anyone who has not forgotten the irresistible ...
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know...
Food tourism in Ireland entered an exciting new phase with this book, the first to offer a complete user guide to f ...
Join Neven Maguire in the kitchen with 60 of his favourite recipes - old & new - on his very first app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad entitled "iCook with Neven", ...
Ireland Golf Guide - Discover Ireland's finest golf courses and the very best places to eat and stay in while playing them. Co-authored by leading Irish golf writer Dermot ...