My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #4
No. 4 Lobster & Chips at The King’s Head Bistro, Galway Steak frites, fish & chips, its an old formula, after all. But how is it I’ve never seen a whole lobster split open and...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #5
No. 5 Smoked trout and horseradish pate with pickled vegetables, lemon, caper-berries, greens and sourdough toast at the Winding Stair. This awesome appetizer of smoked trout spread on sourdough toast with lemon and...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #6
No. 6 Crispy-skin duck leg with colcannon and chili-roasted butternut squash at Bijou Bistro Chef Wayne Barren’s amazing crispy-skinned duck leg is served with buttery kale colcannon and a chili-roasted butternut squash topped with...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #7
No. 7 Baozi Bao at Pow Bao food truck in the EATYARD This spectacular boa bun sandwich featured a steamed Chinese bun split open and spread with guacamole, topped with a fried egg, strips of crispy pancetta...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #8
No. 8 Native Oysters at Klaw, Temple Bar Its always a treat to sample the classic “native” oysters, even when they are a little undersized. The marine flavor is bold and briny. There’s a sea salt and...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017 #9
No. 9 The bacon cheddar cheeseburger at Mayfield on Terenure A good introduction to Irish burgers, this petite sandwich has a lot going for it. The freshly ground Irish beef, sharp cheddar and toasted bun were all spot...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2017: #10
No. 10: Batter-fried Cod at the Legendary Leo Burdock’s Fish & Chips in Dublin A huge, single chunk of fish is batter-fried until it attains a crispiness you can only imagine until you’ve bitten into it. The...
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...