The Panel @ The Food Affair As you might know, I am hosting and producing The Food Affair on Cork City 100.5FM – a radio show dedicated to all things food. The show airs every Saturday from 2-4pm live from the studio located next to the River Lee Hotel. For the March shows, I am…
Food Stars 2016 – A Review As I do every year, I look back at the year gone and pick my favourite moments, people, products, drinks and food and so these are my Food Stars 2016 – A Review. Best Product I met Anthony Creswell of Ummera Smokehouse recently while having lunch in L’Atitude 51…
Christmas Craft & Food Markets Below is a list of upcoming Christmas Craft & Food Markets from around the country. If you know about a market that is not listed, please email [email protected] with the details. Please note: the listing is not chronological and not sorted by county/location. The title of each market is a…
Product Watch: Shandrum Cheese Discovering a new cheese for me is like discovering a new star for an astronomer. Ok, it might not have the wide-reaching effects but I get always all excited when I see a cheese I haven’t tried yet. So, when I went to the English Market the other day I stopped…
Euro 2016 – The Foodie Way The Euro 2016 has arrived – France will be opening the competition with a game against Romania. Europe might come to a standstill while the teams are batting it out to take home the crown as best European team. Ireland will take to the pitch on Monday, 13th June…
I had the immense pleasure of interviewing Sheila Kiely for The Food Hour show and we talked bout her busy life as a mother of 6, running her husband’s business and writing two cookbooks on top of that. I met Sheila a few years ago just after she published her first book ‘Gimme the Recipe’…
Mozzarella Baguette Sometimes, you just need a little treat without too much fuss in preparing something nice. This baguette is so easy, I am almost ashamed to admit how easy. It is perfect if you are planning a lazy night in front of the telly with a cool bottle of beer or some wine. The…
McKennas Guide 2016 – New Entries from Cork Each year, John & Sally McKenna publish their guide – 100 Best places to eat. Last year saw the guide going from print to App – easy to use, you can search by area or by restaurant. A group of tasters visit all restaurants and the final…
Delicious Pancakes With Pancake Tuesday just around the corner, the shops are full with batter mixes in bottles and even ready made pancakes…. not sure about you but I rather have fresh pancakes made with real eggs and milk rather than dried skimmed milk, dried egg white powder and even palm oil. Making pancakes from…
Sometimes only a warming comforting soup will do and today was one of those days. The wind was howling around the house and I had a load of work to do in the office, so didn’t have much time to cook myself a ‘proper’ lunch. Due to time restraints, I didn’t roast the butternut squash…