Posted on Dec 31, 2008 in Do, Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 0 comments

Foodtalk: Seafood

Foodtalk: Seafood
I was thrilled to hear the first Foodtalk on Christmas Day at 1.30pm, just as we were basting the turkey, making gravy and chopping vegetables for dinner.That programme – very topically – was on Livestock, focusing on Irish pork. Jacque Barry (Jacques Restaurant) talked about her love of good...
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Posted on Dec 25, 2008 in Do, Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 0 comments

…and another door opens

Don’t forget to tune in to my first Foodtalk programme on Newstalk 106-108 fm which will be broadcast today at 1.30pm. Happy Christmas!
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Posted on Dec 24, 2008 in Do | 0 comments

A door closes…

A door closes…
It was a sad day in work today as URRU Mallow closed its doors after just over two years of trading. Although I’ve only been there part-time – initially I worked a four day week, recently I’ve been down to three days – it’s played a big part in my life for the last twelve months....
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Posted on Dec 22, 2008 in Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 2 comments

Foodtalk in the Irish Times

Foodtalk in the Irish Times
We were thrilled with the wee mention of Foodtalk in Saturday’s Irish Times – click here to read the piece (or continue reading below) and see another picture of Kieran and Sean Murphy‘s cutest little ice cream snowmen. Just in case you didn’t yet know, the series starts on Newstalk...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2008 in Do | 0 comments

The best olive oil in Ireland?

The best olive oil in Ireland?
Fruity, peppery, herby…and oh so fresh! The latest batch of Colletta Olivieri Extra Virgin Olive Oil has just arrived and it’s irresistible. It is imported to Ireland by Lino Olivieri, whose family grow the olives down in Puglia, Southern Italy and also run the much-recommended Agriturismo...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2008 in Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 0 comments

Gubbeen newsletter

Gubbeen newsletter
Gubbeen have started sending out a great email flyer recently to their mailing list with information on their well-known cheese, Clovis’ garden, cooking the fabulous Gubbeen hams, the rare breed chickens that Giana rears around the farmyard and how Fingal makes Gubbeen Salami. Fingal is one of the...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2008 in Do | 0 comments

Blogging central in The Irish Times

Only got a chance to look at yesterday’s Irish Times today and found Marie-Claire Digby’s article on foodie websites and food bloggers, which mentions some of my favourite Irish sites including greatfood.ie, icecreamireland.com, quirkykitchen.blogspot.com, englishmum.com – and...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2008 in Food Books, Read | 0 comments

A Day at elBulli by Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler, and Albert Adrià

A Day at elBulli by Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler, and Albert Adrià
A Day at elBulli by Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler, and Albert Adrià The demand for seats at Ferran Adrià’s elBulli restaurant in Northern Spain is such that only a fraction of the people who want to will ever get to eat there. Its pedigree is well known – three stars from Michelin, a chef who is...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2008 in Bake | 0 comments

Christmas baking roundup

It’s baking central online at the moment – not yet at the cottage, as I’m still looking for a chance to put a belated batch of sweet mince together for the mince pies of Christmas! – but there are lots of lovely ideas out there for anyone who has a little more time. Dan Lepard’s...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2008 in Do | 0 comments

Open Day at the Good Things Café

The Good Things Café in Durrus is holding a pre-Christmas Open Day next Sunday, 14 December, from 12 noon to 4pm. Its chef-owner, Carmel Somers, was one of the people that I interviewed for Foodtalk on Newstalk. We spent an afternoon talking about the time she first tasted limes in boarding school, heading...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2008 in Do | 1 comment

Belated Berlin

Belated Berlin
How could anyone resist bringing boxes and boxes of these home? I was just about to leave the supermarket (when travelling, I treat foreign supermarkets like museums – as a way of seeing into another culture – plus, there’s always chocolate) when I saw a display of these and I...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2008 in Bake | 4 comments

Mince Pies, Arun-style

Mince Pies, Arun-style
Check out Arun Kapil – at full speed! – demonstrating how to make Green Saffron‘s Aromatic Mince Pies, with oodles of apples, lots of spices and even a splash of rose water in the pastry for last Monday’s Afternoon Show. The video and recipe are all here on...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2008 in Do, Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 2 comments

Foodtalk on Newstalk launch

Foodtalk on Newstalk launch
On Monday night we launched Foodtalk on Newstalk at Thornton’s Restaurant on Stephen’s Green. It was great to see so many of the people that I interviewed on my trips around the country there – Fingal Ferguson came armed with cheese and lots of other Gubbeen goodies, Green Saffron‘s Arun...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2008 in Do, Foodtalk on Newstalk, Radio | 0 comments

Foodtalk on Newstalk

It started with a phone call in the early summer. The brothers behind Soundsdoable wanted to know if I was interested in working with them on a series of radio documentaries about food. I didn’t need to be asked twice. It was the start of an intense and fascinating time – journeys around Ireland...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2008 in Work | 1 comment

The Irish Times Christmas Supplement: Part Three

The Irish Times Christmas Supplement: Part Three
Christmas Gifts for Food Lovers * If you have a friend that loves extra virgin olive oil, why not give them an olive tree for Christmas? Nudo, an olive grove in Italy’s Le Marche region, offers the opportunity to adopt an olive tree for a year. They’ll receive an adoption certificate, a spring...
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