Irish Bakeries: The Griddle Bread Revival
Have you ever tried griddle bread? Most Irish people’s grandparents or great-grandparents grew up on the stuff. It’s really just a flatter form of everyday Irish soda bread, but it’s cooked in a flat pan...
Irish Tacos
Here in Western Ireland, it took me a long time to find the cuts of beef we use for “fajitas” or carne asada tacos. If you are used to eating tacos all the time,...
Oysters on the Half Shell, Dressed
Every Irish tasting menu seems to include a raw oyster or two for each diner. The oysters are uniformly of that ever-so-dainty size that slide easily into the mouth in one bite. What’s unique are...
Jambons: The Not-So-Full Irish Breakfast
Lighter than a breakfast roll but more substantial than a croissant, the cheese and ham-filled hot pastry called a jambon is my recommendation for an Irish fast-food breakfast. by Caitriona Devery Jambon means ‘ham’ in...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2021 #1
#1: The Porterhouse for Two at F.X. Buckley in Dublin- The menu at F.X. Buckley Steakhouse on Pembroke St. in Dublin is extensive. But if there are two of you, let me recommend the porterhouse. It’s...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2021 #2
#2: Lobster and heritage tomatoes at Gregan’s Castle in Ballyvaughan- What a summer treat: Our local New Quay lobster perfectly cooked and served cold in a salad alongside Chef Robbie McCauley’s succulent homegrown tomatoes—with lettuce...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2021 #3
#3: Monkfish and broad beans in morel sauce at Suesy Street in Dublin These sensationally tender, impossibly juicy medallions of grilled monkfish wrapped in crispy Iberico ham were served over firm fresh broad beans and...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2021 #4
#4: Arancini at U Liotru Sicilian Food in Galway- The Sicilian rice balls called arancini are the specialty at U Liotru Sicilian Food in Galway. There are many fillings available, ragu with meat is probably...
My Top 10 Dishes of 2021 #5
#5 Korean Pork Pizza at Dough Brothers in Galway- The weirdly wonderful “Pork Ji Sung” pizza at Dough Brothers Pizzeria in Galway is topped with Korean-style hot & sour pork, roasted soy & sesame kale, pickled...
My Top 10 Dishes of 2021 #6
#6: Wild at the Cave’s Pork Belly Salad- After a rousing 18 holes at Doolin Pitch & Putt, my golf chums and I went looking for lunch at Doolin Cave, a local tourist attraction. As...