My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2018 #5
Rabbit shoulders braised in red wine with onion confit served over mushroom polenta at Piglet Wine Bar in Dublin. Savoring these deep dark and delicious stewed rabbit legs in red wine sauce was a mesmerizing...
Rabbit shoulders braised in red wine with onion confit served over mushroom polenta at Piglet Wine Bar in Dublin. Savoring these deep dark and delicious stewed rabbit legs in red wine sauce was a mesmerizing...
“Oysters 3 Ways” at PJ’s Oyster Bar in Carlingford Au Naturel, Kilpatrick and Grilled, are the three offerings on the “Carlingford Oyster” section of the menu at PJ Ohares Bar. I ordered a...
Air-dried lamb salad at Connemara Greenway Cafe in Oughterard featuring air-dried lamb from McGeough’s Connemara Fine Foods, the award-winning butcher shop located right around the corner. Oughterard is the gateway to Connemara on the road...
Braised Veal Shin with Baby Turnips, Polenta and Anchovies at Etto, Dublin We sat at the counter and ordered veal shin with polenta. Sort of expected a plate of marrow bones, but was delighted...
Fat Mussels served Thai-style at Martin Shanahan’s Fishy Fishy seafood restaurant in Kinsale. From the quality of the mussels, to the spicy Thai sauce, to the beautifully crafted bowl they are served in; everything about this bowl...
Tender and delicious slow smoked Beef Ribs at Bad Boys BBQ in Cork. Last January, I took a trip to Cork to sample some BBQ joints I had heard about. Two of the...
PJ’s beer garden is a fine place to sample Carlingford oysters on a sunny day. I ordered two on the half shell, two grilled with garlic butter and breadcrumbs and two barbecued. The half shell oysters were...
If you are interested in heritage Irish food, be sure to visit Limerick Milk Market on a Saturday morning. Artisan duck pate covered with yellow fat, crubeens (fried pig trotters), elderberry and quince preserves, Irish brown breads, farmhouse cheeses,...
Joe Shea is the beekeeper at Mourne Grange, a Camphill Community in the Mourne Mountains of County Down. A few days ago, I followed around while he checked the hives. Joe Shea writes: Last...