6 Hot Spots in Dublin
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...
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Belfast Top 5
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...
The Magical Food Truck: Two Years Ago Today
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,...
Irish Seed Savers: Seed Swap Sunday
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...
Legendary Oysters of Carlingford Lough
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...
Limerick Milk Market: Nostalgic Delicacies
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,...
A Spoon of Honey: Beekeeper Joe Shea
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...
It's Oyster Season: Galway Oyster Festival
The Galway Oyster Festival, held on the last weekend in September every year, celebrates the beginning of oyster season. The festival is held when the months without an “R” are behind us and the summer spawning is...
Vaughan's Anchor Inn in Liscannor
Can’t stop talking about the housemade black pudding topped with foie gras and a sprinkling of pistachios I was served at Vaughan’s Anchor Inn the other night. What an amazing combination of flavors and what...