Savoring Kinsale: The Scilly Walk
A spread of smoked Irish salmon, local oysters, seafood chowder, fish & chips and a few pints of Guinness was the reward waiting for the four of us at the end of our Saturday hike along the ramparts of Kinsale...
"Ireland Eats"
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Kinsale: A Wild Atlantic Way With Seafood
Kinsale was already a thriving fishing center and market town when the Anglo-Normans drove the Irish out and built a fortified castle there in the 13th century. It remained the headquarters of a large fishing...
Pepper Dillisk & Sea Spinach: A Forager's Lunch
The Burren is quite a place. There’s mountains, sheep and cattle farms, ancient ruins and a seashore that runs for miles along the Wild Atlantic Way. Last weekend, son Joe and I went foraging...
The Burren Smokehouse: Smoked Salmon & Seaweed
This silky smoked salmon with lots of buttery white striations seasoned with a little Irish seaweed made a delcious lunch–its also offers an intriguing glimpse into Ireland’s ancient food traditions. I bought...
Bar Bard: Houston's Gorgeous Gael
Bars that call themselves Irish have long been popular in the United States. From hokey suburban shopping center beer joints, to elaborate reproductions of old pubs that have been transported piece by piece from the Old Country, America has its...
Portrait of Irish BBQ as a Young Art
I recently published an article on Irish BBQ over on my site ZenBBQ.com. You can read it here, or click here to check it out over on Zen BBQ. The Pitt Bros...
Class Act in the Dublin Suburbs: Bijou Bistro in Rathgar
I might never have eaten chef Wayne Barren’s amazing crispy-skinned duck leg served with buttery kale colcannon and a chili roasted butternut squash topped with toasted squash seeds if it hadn’t been for the terrible...
A Magical Food Truck Suddenly Appears on an Irish Fjord
While on the drive through Connemara, Dad spied a sign on the side of the road that piqued his interest. While the rest of us wondered what we could possibly find out in the middle of the...