Cookbook Review: How to eat a Peach
Cookbook Review: How to eat a Peach. These days cookbooks are not just a collection of recipes but insights into an author’s memories
Product Review: Brett Finished Bourbon Barrel Ale
Product Watch: Brett Finished Bourbon Barrel Ale – a stunning beer with full flavour notes of spices, honey and fruit.
Cookbook Review: Diana Dodog’s Food Depot
Cookbook Review: Diana Dodog’s Food Depot A few weeks back, I was in Clonakilty for a stroll and I can’t resist a bookshop, especially when it is an independent one. I found a few books I was interested in but had to restrain myself as my wonderful husband was with me. As much as he…
Toronto for Food Lovers
Toronto for Food Lovers Mr T and I went to Toronto in June to visit his son – and as a super surprise for us, he got married to his wonderful girlfriend Lewanne while we were there. We couldn’t have been happier. And knowing someone who lives in the city and knows all the best…
Product Review: The Fine Cheese Company Crackers
Product Review: The Fine Cheese Company Crackers As most people who have ever met me know, I love cheese – not just liking it but being utterly mad about it (so much so that I even make my own cheese). For years, I was planning to visit the Cheese Festival at Melton Mowbray and this…
London for Food Lovers
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…
Food Stars 2017
Food Stars 2017 At the start of every year, I look back and think about the food people who have impressed me most. Some people appear every year as they are consistently impressing me, other fall off as others take their place. This never means that I am not impressed anymore or think they are…
Cookbook Review: Neven Maguire’s Perfect Irish Christmas
Cookbook Review: Neven Maguire’s Perfect Irish Christmas Having met Neven Maguire at one of his Dunnes Stores Simply Better cookery demonstrations and having had the pleasure of interviewing him, I have to admit that I became a big fan of the man. His personality when dealing with the public, journalists and everybody around him is…
Product Review: Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese
Product Watch: Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese In my work, I met amazing and fascinating people – food producers, farmers and writers. One of these people is Victor O’Sullivan of Bluebell Falls Farm in North Cork near Charleville where he produces the most amazing Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese. I only went to see the setup but…
Product of the Month: Ummera Smoked Picanha Beef
Product of the Month: Ummera Smoked Picanha Beef This month’s Product of the Month: Ummera Smoked Picanha Beef is a homage to food innovation. For any company, coming up with new ideas and products can be heartbreaking. Not so for Anthony Creswell who started off with salmon as so many smoke houses did but has…