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Food
SommiT conference 'raising the bar' for Irish hospitality
Janine Kennedy
At a time when Irish hospitality businesses are under so much financial pressure, it's more important than ever to maintain our high standards of service, writes Janine Kennedy.
2 October 2024 News
Blas na hÉireann: if you’re not in it, you can’t win it
When it comes to the annual food awards, it pays to take part, writes Janine Kennedy.
25 September 2024 News
Spilling the tea with Maitre D'
If there's food news in the countryside, our Maitre D' knows about it. Here's what's on for the month ahead.
Break the Cycle: farmers and hospitality workers face similar struggles
The past few years have been difficult for small food producers and business owners – here is how some have found ways to cope, writes Janine Kennedy.
4 September 2024 News
Clodagh's home farm
Chef Clodagh McKenna has spent decades building a great career in food, but it is building her farm that has given her the most joy, writes Janine Kennedy.
28 August 2024 News
Melissa McCabe is cooking up winning plates on the BBC and on the street
Melissa McCabe has forged her own path cooking Irish food, whether on the BBC’s Great British Menu or through her community events – now, she is ready for a new adventure, writes Janine Kennedy.
7 August 2024 News
This Palestinian chef is using food for good in Cork
Eman and Izzeddeen Alkarajeh offer home-cooked foods and relaxed hospitality in their cosy Cork eatery, but their hearts are with their friends and family in Palestine, writes Janine Kennedy.
17 July 2024 News
Neven Maguire: two ways with lovely Irish lamb
Celebrating the incoming lamb season with these two flavourful recipes, writes Neven Maguire.
10 July 2024 Neven
Regina Sexton: ‘food is a way of understanding the human condition’
Myrtle Allen would have been 100 years old this year. One woman looking at the immense impact she had on Irish food is food historian Regina Sexton, who says Myrtle was a catalyst of positive change.
10 July 2024 News
Pulse of the nation: should Ireland be growing more legumes?
Pulses like lentils, chickpeas, fava beans and peas are highly nutritious and a climate-friendly crop, so why aren't we growing more of them in Ireland? Janine Kennedy investigates.
3 July 2024 News
Spilling the tea with Maitre D'
Summer is well and truly underway with all of these outdoor food events on the go - your Maitre D' is here with all the goss and more.
26 June 2024 News
Spilling the tea with Maitre D'
What is the cost of recognition for rural Irish food businesses? And can something be too well made? Maitre D' shares her thoughts.
29 May 2024 News