Irish Lobster: Burren Seafood Store, New Quay
We had a big lobster dinner last Saturday. Nine fat ones were steamed for family and friends and served up with drawn butter, crusty bread, a big salad and some Moet Brut Champagne. We...
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My Top 10 Irish Dishes of 2018 #9
Fat Mussels served Thai-style at Martin Shanahan’s Fishy Fishy seafood restaurant in Kinsale. From the quality of the mussels, to the spicy Thai sauce, to the beautifully crafted bowl they are served in; everything about this bowl...
Connemara Smokehouse: Fish Fanciers' Paradise
The highest quality smoked salmon, rarely seen smoked wild tuna and smoked tuna mousse, smoked mackerel and smoked mackerel spread are a few of the items available to visitors at the headquarters of Connemara Smokehouse. ...
A Deep Dive Into Irish Whiskey
This was Ireland’s worst winter in a quarter century. The weather sent my wife and me to seek shelter in our locals which include such cozy havens as O’Loclainn’s Whiskey Bar in Ballyvaughan and Daly’s Pub in...
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...
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...