Lockdown Blog Blather
Other than my home baking, there haven’t been any food experiences to describe around here lately. And yes, my bread is quite ugly. IrelandEats.com is supposed to be a blog that explores the...
Culinary Kerry: Sheen Falls Lodge
Cauliflower Cheesecake may sound ominously healthy, but trust Michelin-starred Chef Paul McDonald to turn the savory pie into a startlingly original starter. The snow-white cheesecake slice is topped with cured and quick-smoked trout and a dollop of trout...
Dublin Crabshacks: Klaw/Seafood Cafe
Two of us split the succulent array of fresh Irish seafood known as the “Big Seafood Sharing Plate” at The Seafood Cafe by Niall Sabongi in Dublin. The awesome assortment comes with a whole cleaned crab, boiled shrimp, a...
A Nice Cup of Tea?
“Tea is the only simple pleasure left to us.” -Oscar Wilde The average Irish person drinks 5 cups of tea a day, 300 liters a year. The nation drinks 15 million cups daily. Irish tea is...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #1
A dozen native oysters on the half shell at Moran’s Oyster Cottage in Kilcolgan. There is no flavor in the world like the firm, meaty texture and rich marine tang of the Ostrea...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #2
Lobster and broadbeans at Gregan’s Castle in the Burren In April, when the fresh broad beans were at their peak, chef Robbie McCauley at Gregan’s Castle served this luscious stack of sweet Irish lobster meat...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #3
Rare Dexter striploin with nori and elderberries at Aniar, Galway Every dish comes with a story at Aniar, J.P. McMahon’s Michelin-starred restaurant in Galway. J.P. McMahon is both an award-winning chef and a food columnist for...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #4
Stuffed Courgette Blossoms at Paradiso, Cork Stuffed squash blossoms are a sublime treat familiar to Mexican food lovers as flores de calabazas rellenas. Flores de calabazas are the delicate flowers that bloom on the courgette (summer squash...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #5
Duck tacos at McHugh’s Pub in Ennis Another Eire-Mex masterpiece from McHugh’s Pub in Ennis! These sensational tacos featured a rich duck confit dressed with chili sauce served on Blanco Niño corn tortillas with...
My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2019 #6
Cod, wild mushrooms and verbena at LOAM in Galway The cod was perfectly cooked and the mushrooms were intriguing, but it was the tart verbena sauce (it’s the green puddle under the fish) that made this...