Job Opportunities in Food 15th May 2018 Electric Cork is looking for a chef. Please email your CV to [email protected] (email only) Les Gourmandises are looking for waiting staff. Apply within Cronin’s Pub Crosshaven are now hiring seasonal and permanent staff. Positions available for floor, bar and kitchen. Experience desired. Contact with your cv on…
The German Files: Potato Cakes Continuing my journey with The German Files, today’s recipe is a very simple dish of potatoes. If you think only Irish people love potatoes, think again. The Germans can take a simple potato and turn it into something delicious. The German potato cakes are different from the Irish Boxty as…
Job Opportunities in Food 9th May 2018 Job Opportunities in food for 9th May: The River Lee Hotel is looking for bar staff of all levels for the new opening of the bar. The Metropole Hotel Cork is looking for bar staff of all levels for their refurbished bar. Check out available positions here. Fota…
The German Files: Onion Tart Continuing my journey back to my childhood in Germany, I am sharing today a recipe that my mum never cooked but that I loved since I entered a wine bar for the first time. You will find onion tarts especially in wine regions in Germany and France – with good…
Rosemary Lemonade I have a lovely herb garden where I grow sage, thyme, lemon verbena, marjoram, oregano, chives, parsley and rosemary. The other day, I checked on my herbs (there was a bad storm and I wanted to make sure that my little darlings were ok) and discovered that my rosemary has grown larger than…
The German Files: Potato -Leek Soup Have you noticed that when you get older, you start thinking more and more about things of your childhood? At least I am – about games my nan used to play with me (I think she was borderline gambling addicted as I learned a lot of card games), watching…
Irish Food Writer Guild Awards Once a year, the Irish Food Writer Guild Awards are being held in Dublin to showcase and celebrate the best in Irish food. Members of the guild are watching Irish producers throughout the year and nominate a person/company who they believe deserves this award. The writer has to buy the…
Easy Tasty Tomato Soup Who doesn’t love a good tomato soup? Did you know that Tomato Soup is the most sold ready-made soup in supermarkets (next to mushroom soup)? One reason could be that most people are deterred by the thought of peeling a pile of tomatoes. I have made tomato soup for years by…
A Row of Canapés As regular readers of this blog (or followers on my Facebook Page) know, my friend Carol has been coming over for a ‘catch-up’ for a number of years now. Although we live only a few minutes walk away from each other, it’s the only time we see each other. We have…
London for Food Lovers It is not often that Mr T wants to go to the big smoke but two weeks ago, we boarded the plane and swished over to London. I have been to London many times but have never really written about the food experiences yet. London is a melting pot of different…