Kaldero: Irish-Filipino cooking in Dublin city centre
Kaldero is a basement restaurant on South King Street where Wagamama used to be, at the side of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. When it first opened late last year it was billed as an Asian...
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RobbsSlowCookerBook: Brotchan Foltchep (Leeks and Oatmeal)
Here’s another recipe trial from Robb Walsh’s forthcoming recipe book Braised, Simmered & Stewed: Heritage Dishes from the Slow Cooker. This time it’s Brotchan Foltchep, an ancient Irish recipe using oats and leeks in a...
Good Food Ireland 2025
The Good Food Ireland 2025 Conference convened Tuesday March 25 at the Anatantara Marker Hotel Dublin to address current trends and concerns in the Irish Food scene. The conference also marked the launch of...
RobbsSlowCookerBook: Top 10 Dishes of 2024
Instead of the usual year-end round-up of my Top 10 Irish restaurant dishes, here’s a look back at the Top 10 recipes I tested in 2024 for Braised, Simmered and Stewed: Heritage Dishes for the...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes: 2023
Maybe we are still recovering, but 2023 was a curiously quiet year, Gone is the over-the-top culinary exuberance of the pre-COVID era. The tasting menu parades of precious little plates are falling out of favor....
Judging the 2023 Irish Food Writing Awards
The charming Corinna Hardgrave, the Irish Times restaurant reviewer, was seated to my right at this year’s Irish Food Writing Awards dinner. We had a great time discussing the Irish restaurant scene and the highs...
Irish Burgers: Bunsen
The ground beef has enough fat content to stay loose, regardless of the cooking time—and if you like your burger pink, you are in luck here. The American cheese melts to perfection and the sandwich...
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,...