Articles about Ireland Travel, Food & Hospitality

Venison - In Season

Author: Georgina Campbell

Wild venison is a treat that game lovers look forward to enjoying in restaurants in winter and, as it becomes more accessible, it is also being cooked more at home, both as a special occasion dish and - in the form of sausages, mince or stewing cuts - for family meals.
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The Darina Allen Column - New York

Author: Darina Allen

In New York recently to attend a book launch, Darina Allen also had fun checking out the post-pandemic food scene.
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Cookery Feature - The United Nations of Cookies

Blasta Books - The United Nation of Cookies

Author: Georgina Campbell

When publisher Kristin Jensen’s brilliantly conceived Blasta Books hit the Irish publishing scene with a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2021, it was immediately obvious that something very different was afoot in the world of Irish cookbooks. Now, after the publication of three of the quartet of titles planned for 2022 – and the fourth, Wok, due out on November 3rd - their impact is astonishing.
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GIY - The Colder Months

Author: Michael Kelly

GIY founder Mick Kelly has plenty of ideas to keep us all busy and well fed all year
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The Darina Allen Column - Who's for Dessert?

Author: Darina Allen

Darina enjoys a gorgeous new cookbook by Ballymaloe House pastry chef extraordinaire, JR Ryall
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Cookery Feature - Hot Fat

Author: Georgina Campbell

Where has the joy in food gone? This is the question that the Meath based food and travel writers Russell Alford and Patrick Hanlon, aka GastroGays, have been asking themselves of late. The joy in the crunch, the sizzle, the dip and the dunk; the joy in every delicious bite?
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