Meal Ticket: The Tide Full Inn, Kinvara, GalwayAs you walk into the front door, directly ahead is a small dry-goods pantry, where they sell a petite but well-chosen selection of goodiesThu Apr 07 2016 - 14:14
Learning the power of emotional food branding – and how not to get fooledIn the modern era of food marketing, terms such as ‘artisanal’, ‘traditional’ and ‘farmhouse’ are all the rage, but what do they actually mean?Thu Apr 07 2016 - 11:30
The long history of food packaging, and why we have become so attached to itA plastic box for a peeled orange? Isn't it time we moved on from this kind of overpackaging?Fri Apr 01 2016 - 11:00
Meal Ticket: Pupp, Clanbrassil St, Dublin - great for pooches and humans to chillMy owner took me to this dog-friendly cafe. It has scones and pastries and sandwiches for two-legged creatures - I preferred the dog treats. Woof!Thu Mar 31 2016 - 12:15
Meal Ticket: The Curragower Pub, LimerickThere’s been a pub here on the Clancy Strand for many years, some say since the 1700s, but it has only been known as the Curragower since the Bourke family took it over in 1997Thu Mar 24 2016 - 14:03
Easter treats: the history behind your chocolate eggsPerhaps because food is so fundamental to our survival, reverent importance has been bestowed on many an edible morselThu Mar 24 2016 - 11:30
Meal Ticket: Canteen, Mallow Street, LimerickPaul Williams’s cafe is the place to go for great coffee and a perfect blueberry muffinMon Mar 21 2016 - 06:00
Why are millions of Irish-Americans serving corned beef on St Patrick’s Day?There’s a good reason corned beef and cabbage is known in the US as the dish of IrelandWed Mar 16 2016 - 16:59
Accidental foods: when kitchen errors turn into culinary delightsSelect: Cornflakes, crisps and Liquorice Allsorts made by accident and not designThu Mar 10 2016 - 14:33
Meal Ticket: Thirty Four, Portobello, Dublin - more than a good coffee shopThirty Four is also home to independent music and event production company Homebeat, and is a nifty venue for a pop-up photographic galleryWed Mar 09 2016 - 13:23
Select: 2,000-year-old bread and a brief history of the kitchenThe history of some of our most ubiquitous kitchen gadgetsThu Mar 03 2016 - 17:00
Leap year proposals: ladies pop the questionFebruary 29th is the day women can ask men to marry them, but can leap year love last?Sat Feb 27 2016 - 14:30
Select: The forgotten stories behind your favourite dishesHave you ever wondered what it would be like to invent a dish only for your involvement to be forgotten?Thu Feb 25 2016 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Bibi’s Café, Dublin 8It’s a beautiful space to be in and the menu is inspiring to any home cook, or indeed anyone who likes to eat wellWed Feb 24 2016 - 17:00
Meal Ticket: The Good Food Store, Dublin 2What marks this deli out is not only its ethos of freshly-prepared food, but its elegant interior and the assortment of yummy goodies for saleWed Feb 24 2016 - 13:30
Meal Ticket: DeSelby’s, Camden St, Dublin 2The art deco lettering on the sign above its door is reflected in beautiful stained windows looking out onto the streetThu Feb 18 2016 - 17:00
Select: Behind the scenes at the Irish Barista ChampionshipsThe World Barista Championships will take place in the RDS as part of the SCAE and World of Coffee event on June 23rd-25th, in Dublin for the first time everThu Feb 18 2016 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Miyazaki, CorkBefore moving to Ireland, chef Takashi Miyazaki worked in the five-star Hotel Nikko Fukuoka in his hometown as a Teppenyaki chefWed Feb 17 2016 - 16:00
Meal Ticket: Established Coffee, BelfastWhen you have the time, why not indulge in the art of a carefully poured hot drink?Mon Feb 15 2016 - 10:46
Meal Ticket: Iyer’s Café, Pope’s Quay, CorkIyer’s food is an understated celebration of the food of Tamil Nadu, the south-eastern state of IndiaThu Feb 11 2016 - 17:00
Select: The romantic history of chocolateIt was in Victorian times that chocolate was first given and received on Valentine’s DayThu Feb 11 2016 - 12:00
Select: Pancake Tuesday and the food marketer’s dreamPancake Tuesday is up for grabs by egg, milk, flour, sugar and even frying-pan companies as a sweet little marketing opportunityThu Feb 04 2016 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Cowtown Cafe - bringing back the good ol' greasy spoonThis Dublin 7 spot is a reminder of a time when the reliable, neighbourhood greasy spoon was a more common thingWed Feb 03 2016 - 14:22
Meal Ticket: Cotto, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7Extremely well balanced and allows the core ingredients to shine in their best lightFri Jan 29 2016 - 17:00
When life gives you lemons… delicious aphorisms and their interesting origins“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives”Thu Jan 28 2016 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Wine & Brine, Moira, ArmaghThis newly refurbished restaurant takes you on a tour of Northern Ireland’s food landscapeFri Jan 22 2016 - 17:35
Select: famous foods and the people who inspired themEggs Benedict, the Bellini coctail, Cherry Garcia - the foods are famous, but what about their origins?Thu Jan 21 2016 - 15:45
Meal Ticket: Sprout and Co Kitchen, Dawson Street, Dublin 2Juices that feel more like a treat than a detox punishment, a distinction that sums up Sprout & Co Kitchen wellWed Jan 20 2016 - 16:00
Meal Ticket: Brother Sister, Powerscourt Townhouse, Dublin 2A great example of how to use an area that could easily be written off as dead spaceFri Jan 15 2016 - 11:00
Meal Ticket: LEGIT Coffee Co, Meath Street, Dublin 8Though it is very different from its neighbours, it has settled in wellThu Jan 14 2016 - 17:00
Select: Geographical lunches and the stories behind the namesWhere do Buffalo Wings, Peking Duck and Baked Alaska come from?Thu Jan 14 2016 - 14:00
Select: Cookbooks to look forward to in 2016Cook up a storm with the most interesting and delicious recipes set to hit our shelves this yearThu Jan 07 2016 - 14:30
Meal Ticket: Eathos, Baggot St, Dublin 4Eathos is probably what the cafés in the gyms in heaven look likeWed Jan 06 2016 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Cocu, Dublin 4We’ve come a long way from deli counter rolls, and thank goodness for thatSun Jan 03 2016 - 13:00
Select: Forget the crash diet – try a well-balanced food bookIf you want to change the new year menu, these books and events have the ingredientsThu Dec 31 2015 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Dela, GalwayThe Bohans were inspired by a trip to Norway, where they experienced a simpler Scandinavian style of eating out and wanted to bring an element of that to GalwayMon Dec 21 2015 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Coffeewerk + Press, GalwayCoffeewerk + Press is the passion project of Daniel Ulrichs, whose family have owned and run the toy shop Wooden Heart in Galway since the late 1970sSun Dec 20 2015 - 12:00
Seasonal Select: tasting all the classic sounds of ChristmasFrom Nat King Cole’s chestnuts to Run DMC’s collard greens, tis the season for singing about food... and then eating itWed Dec 16 2015 - 16:39
Meal Ticket: Idás Restaurant, Dingle, Co KerryIdás menu reflects what’s happening in Ireland’s food landscape today, with its sincere emphasis on foraged, local and wild ingredients.Mon Dec 14 2015 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Industry & Co, Drury St, Dublin 2Run by brother and sister team Vanessa and Marcus Mac Innes, the business expanded this summer to include an in-store caféSun Dec 13 2015 - 12:00
Select: Edible Irish gifts for ChristmasWhether you’re aiming to your fill your own pantry with seasonal treats or on the hunt for edible Christmas gifts, you needn’t look any further than our own shoresThu Dec 10 2015 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Little Bird Café, Dublin 8The Little Bird Café is a sweet little spot, even without the yoga angleMon Dec 07 2015 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Wigwam, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1The Twisted Pepper has been refurbished by the Bodytonic team and reopened as Wigwam in late NovemberSun Dec 06 2015 - 12:00
Who wants an “idiot sandwich”? The best and worst food shows on TVFrom the expletive-laden hysterics of Gordon Ramsay to the cosy calm of The Great British Bake Off, there are foodie shows to suit all tastesThu Dec 03 2015 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Assassination Custard, Dublin 8‘You find out who your friends are when you serve tripe sandwiches’Mon Nov 30 2015 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Press Café, Dublin 4The structure has a distinctly early 1990s feel to it but the décor is very now; a reclaimed wood coffee counter and distressed iron chairsSun Nov 29 2015 - 12:00
Select: The funny side of foodFood references crop up all the time on TV and in film. Here are some stand out momentsThu Nov 26 2015 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Hansel & Gretel Bakery & Patisserie, Dublin 2This small bakery, which presents its treats, both savoury and sweet, on vintage dressers and mismatched tablesWed Nov 25 2015 - 13:28
Meal Ticket: Coffeeangel Trinity, Dublin 2Coffeeangel has been a major influencer in the coffee movement in Dublin over the past decadeSun Nov 22 2015 - 12:00
