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Affordable cocktails and bistro dishes in a fun, glamorous room - just don’t expect crowd pleasers like fish and chips or fish pie

Real Irish honey is a glorious thing, richly flavoured from whatever flowers the bees that produce it were feeding on ... industrial honey is often little more than sugar water

With plum and dark sage tones as a reference, these new menswear collections offer practical and stylish options for layering this winter

An influx of young chefs is putting the edgy Mediterranean city on the culinary map with smart restaurants and trendy wine bars

How to Drink Better: If you’re wary of the spittoon, do pour out any wine you don’t want to finish

Seán Moncrieff: Towards the end, on two separate occasions, I felt a shudder run through me

Faith used to be a set menu with very limited choices. Perhaps to survive, and to give people what they need, it needs to become a buffet

Ask Roe: ‘I’m worried about making the wrong decision and regretting it’

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: JP is running the marathon and I’ve turned up to cheer him on, but Honor’s telling runners they’re out of their focking minds

Each of this week’s wines won Gold Stars in the recent National Off-Licence Association awards

‘Conscious unbossing’ is the new buzz phrase in Gen Z-based employment, but is it just individualism repackaged?

Is a screwcap naff? Is orange wine made from oranges? Do decanters make a difference? Our wine critic addresses common concerns of budding oenophiles

Fionnuala Fallon: Great garden designers and landscape architects are like artists, marrying together practical, environmental and aesthetic elements

They might seem simple, but good soups balance flavour and texture

Sophie Morris has become a hit on Instagram, where she opens people’s eyes about the ultra-processed foods we eat. The good news? Healthier is not always pricier

Whether you’re searching for budget-friendly options or simply trying to plant without excavating big chunks of your garden, this approach makes sense

A hug in a bowl on these longer nights

A hug in a bowl on these longer nights

Authentic Italian bases nicely mottled with a char, and good flavour

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, academic and musician Paul Muldoon on growing up in a nationalist family in Co Armagh, life in Belfast during the Troubles and moving to the US

Mini packages for beauty lovers designed to be opened as a countdown to the festive season: what’s not to love?

Michelin quality, faultless food in one of the best hotels in the world. I would go back in a heartbeat

Galway designer’s creations have been seen on Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan and fashionista Sinéad Burke

Want to escape the bleak midwinter? Here are some excellent options to consider, from South Africa to Tenerife

The wildlife expert on her new book of Irish biodiversity, staying hopeful, and why dandelions are better than daffodils

How to Drink Better: I have never found sniffing the cork to be of any use, but others swear by it

Surely it’s vital to tell them to discover what pleases them and to get to know their bodies, or is this still taboo?

Gluten-free flour blends are popular, but ground nuts tend to add more flavour

I think I might belong to an as-yet-unidentified subset of humans who will never find exercise enjoyable

The cold acts as a natural curb on the spread of plant pests and diseases. Slugs are less active and fungal spores will be less likely to spread

Beyond the colourful labels of fruity Lisboa wines, Portugal has a lot to offer

A trip to the island of Inishbofin sees women from the North and South take part in Birds of a Feather, a Shared Island initiative

The perfect cake for a celebration or an afternoon treat

Fionnuala Fallon: Only maincrop potato varieties, such as Golden Wonder, are suitable for storing over winter

Cruising on the Viking Polaris serves up experiences way off the beaten track and takes in a dawn view of Manhattan, with a side dish of science

The old man is depressed about the closure of his favourite restaurant, and Hennessy is looking like a kid whose favourite toy is broken and he’s waiting for a grown-up to fix it for him

Broadcaster and author reflects on an unusual childhood in Cork, constant low-level anxiety and presenting Winning Streak without understanding the rules

An Italian classic

The mix of pork mince and beef is designed to manage the fat content

Meatballs and linguine vongole are two classics that work perfectly with wine, but also as a tasty midweek meal