Hash Brown Chips with Pickled Onion Mayonnaise at Clanbrassil House in Dublin: The Irish are connoisseurs of the potato. There are so many varieties for sale at the grocery store, it staggers the imagination. And each has...
Cork is the Culinary Capital of Ireland. Though it’s population of 120,000 is dwarfed by the million plus in Dublin, it’s the undisputed hub of the Irish food scene. Cork boasts the English Market, which...
Mungo Murphy’s Seaweed Company offers one of the most interesting tours in Ireland for seafood lovers. At their mariculture operation on the Connemara coast the Japanese species of abalone is farm-raised in large tanks full...
Native oysters from 6 Irish bays were presented for a public tasting Thursday night at the 65th annual Clarinbridge Oyster Festival. No such side-by-side comparative tasting of Irish oysters has been held in recent memory, according...
We had a big lobster dinner last Saturday. Nine fat ones were steamed for family and friends and served up with drawn butter, crusty bread, a big salad and some Moet Brut Champagne. We...
The most useful eateries for slapdash travelers like me are notable places that serve excellent food and are likely to have a table on short notice. Call and try to get a booking if you...
The Game of Thrones hype has Nothern Ireland’s tourist scene buzzing. And in July, the British Open will be played in Northern Ireland for the first time in decades. I have family and friends coming to...
On April 15, 2017, my family was touring Connemarra in a 17-seater van. (I was driving.) It was well after noon and everyone was hungry. There weren’t a lot of restaurants along the rural highway,...
Sunday was the annual Seed Swap Meet at the Irish Seed Savers farm in East Clare. I met quite a few characters and picked up a dozen paper envelopes containing interesting seeds for this year’s...