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Class in a glass: Teeling's single malt named best in the world
Teeling Whiskey's 24-year-old single malt has been crowned the 'World's Best Single Malt' at the 2019 World Whiskies Awards.
Every food lover worth his or her salt has a bucket list. Obvious inclusions might be caviar and lobster, native oysters and white summer truffles. The...
A large scone can equate to a third of recommended daily calories, a survey showed.
SUPERVALU is recalling one of their breakfast cereals amid fears insects might be in some packs.
Whether you're cooking at home or eating out, food culture has become central to Irish lives in the past few years. In 2018, we ordered - and...
Towards the end of last year, there was a flurry of new openings in Dublin - so many that it was hard to keep up. Gertrude on Pearse Street is the first restaurant proper from the 3Fe team, and head...
The first lab-grown steak will be available to buy in two years after scientists finally produced meat with the correct appearance, shape and texture of a real slice of beef.
His namesake from Hibbing, Minnesota, once sang that 'the darkest hour is right before dawn'. For...
More of a buyer than a baker? Don't fret! Aoife Carrigy has sought out Ireland's purveyors of gourmet delights to help keep your Christmas sweet.
On a bright, sunny day in early autumn, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, is looking its best, as are Paul and Máire Flynn, the couple behind The...
An 'Irish bar and the best of its genre' owned by two young Irishmen in New York has been named as one of the best bars in the world.
Even the customers queuing for donuts into the late evening at Krispy Kreme can't explain the phenomenon.
Rain on the windowpanes and back-to-school mornings. Nights drawing in and a chill in the air that makes us crave open fires and rib-sticking feeds. Even when buoyed by an Indian summer, September is the month that sees summer's spell broken. But those September clouds do have a...
A Cavan butcher who can make nearly 80 sausages a minute has sealed his place in the annual Guinness World Records book for 2019.
The Taste of Donegal Food Festival takes place in Donegal Town next weekend, from August 24-26.
The UK Guild of Fine Foods has announce its 2018 Great Taste Award winners, with a remarkable 392 based in Ireland. A total of 12,634 products were judged this year winners get to display the distinctive Great Taste Award on their packaging, with either one, two or three stars awarded.
Jamie Oliver looks up at me, black marker hovering over a copy of his latest book, and asks: "Will I...
Proud Belgians have bit back after a leading French newspaper claimed that frites - the world-famous chips served with Belgium's national dish of mussels - were invented in France.
In the wake of Anthony Bourdain's death, there has been a lot of talk about mental health and wellness in the restaurant business. Bourdain was such a...
Everyone loves a barbeque but with wall-to-wall sunshine over the past few weeks, some people might be looking for an alternative to the grill. So we asked some of our top chefs for their...
By now, most of us have become used to seeing the words '21-day aged' or 'aged for 28 days' on pre-packed beef in our supermarkets and butchers...
A Dublin pub is offering a free whiskey to football fans from countries participating in this weekend's World Cup games.
The sun is high in a cloudless sky as I retreat down the broad servants-entrance steps to a cool Fitzwilliam Square basement. Inside, the lingering scent of turf from a cool stove reminds me that this is unusually hot weather for our little green island.
From slow roasts to flat whites, Ireland's coffee culture has developed rapidly in the past decade, but we are still primarily a nation of tea drinkers.
Supermarkets in Ireland and the UK have pulled bags of own brand frozen vegetables from the shelves because they could contain a deadly bacteria.
Irish chef Myrtle Allen has died aged 94, her family has confirmed.
Hot chef Adrian Martin (26) says people regularly assume his dad John is his brother. Naturally John (54) is happy to accept the compliment.
At Electric Picnic, veteran festival-goers know that when they are feeling fragile, or the queues for food are too long, or they have simply had enough of the madness, they can head over to the tent...
Olive Kapil says her husband Arun brings a 'touch of madness' to their 14-year relationship, but she wouldn't have it any other way. She's the calming foil to his wildly enthusiastic effervescence, and the contrast between them is marked. Luckily, it's a match made in Heaven. "We really adore...
When I was 19 I sent all my family an email. The subject was 'Muff Liquor Company'. I said I was...
Whether you prefer classic 99s or unusual artisan creations, Jillian Bolger has the top spots around the country to get a taste of summer
Having regularly graced screens, appearing in programmes including The Six O'Clock Show, The Restaurant, Healthy Appetites and last year's Celebrity Operation Transformation, Gary...
At the end of last month, Adam Purcell (pictured above), who is the executive sous chef of Frenchie Covent Garden, put on a Sunday evening pop-up dinner in Forest Avenue. The talented young chef from Dalkey has recently moved to London from Paris, where he has worked his way up through...
Michelin-star chef Agnar Sverrisson (otherwise known as Aggi) was a pioneer of the new Nordic food scene when he brought his restaurant...
The Body & Soul festival - which celebrates the summer solstice and takes place at Ballinlough Castle in Clonmellon, Co Westmeath, over the weekend of June 22-24 - is known for having a food offering that's a cut above some other festivals.
Think of the quintessential French chef, all floppy hair and twinkling eyes and extravagant gesticulation, and chances are that the first person that comes to mind will be the easy-on-the eye celebrity version of the species, Jean-Christophe Novelli.
Spanish Wine Week runs from Monday April 23 to Sunday 29 and is geared as much to food lovers as it is towards oenophiles. Friday April 20 sees two preview events in partnership with the West...
Imen McDonnell and Cliodhna Prendergast are the women behind the highly-regarded Lens and Larder workshops, which focus on food-styling and photography.
Just when you thought you’d reached peak avocado - see the 7.5 million #avocado posts on Instagram - a new way to eat the fleshy green fruit saturates everyone’s social media feeds.
This could be the ultimate Easter treat - and you don't even need cold, hard cash to get it.
We tend to think of ghee as an ingredient that's used only in Indian food, but Sophie van Dijk, a young food entrepreneur based in Co Louth, is on a mission to change that, and to introduce Irish chefs and home cooks to its delights.
With its iconic red label and secret recipe, it's been one of the world's most famous soft drinks for more than a century.
From #MeToo to #MichelinToo, the knives are out for Le Guide Michelin after just two women were awarded stars in the new French edition of the...
Tayto lovers, you now have the chance to vote for a new limited edition flavour - and the choices are quite tasty.
We had a 21st birthday party for two of our children (they are not twins, but a house move meant that the celebration of one of the birthdays was very much delayed) in the house a couple of weeks ago.
A Christmas advert for the supermarket giant Aldi has been criticised for appealing strongly to children while marketing alcohol.
The demise of the doorstep delivery didn't just consign the rattle of the milk float and the creamy layer on top of a pint to history. It signalled a shift in attitudes toward food production that many...
A few weeks ago I went along to a Hogwarts-themed dinner in The Green Room at DIT's Cathal Brugha Street campus, put on by third year students from the college's Culinary Arts degree...
Ask any Irish person who has smuggled sausages, nestled in amongst teabags and cheese and onion crisps, through a customs checkpoint, and they...
Apps and online guides are all very well, but when you're on the road in rural Ireland and the 4G isn't really delivering in the way it does on those ads on the telly (I do always wonder about the father...