Good Food

The GIY (Grow It Yourself) 2010 Conference takes place on Saturday 18th September in the Guinness Storehouse. The theme of this years event is ‘Together We Grow” which focuses on the great work being done by local producers all over the country. Through this process of championing local producers the GIY 2010 Conference aims to […]

Local Organic Week BBQ at James Whelan Butchers. All you can eat for €5 and all proceeds go to the Hospice.

It’s been a big week at James Whelan Butchers with the launch of our new website and the publication of our new book, An Irish Butcher, from Collins Press. Both a labour of love, both taking well over a year, both dedicated to the rearing, cooking and enjoyment of fine local foods, and both now […]

I committed the heinous crime recently of referring to dieters as ‘fat fighters’, and was rewarded with the comment that I could do with a bit of fat fighting myself.

I’m not going all Gordon Ramsay, uttering expletives and being profane, but I am going to talk about the other equally offensive F word; FAT. There is no doubt that this country, and indeed the western world, is in the grip of a growing problem with obesity. Sadly ‘Fat’ seems to have been framed, blamed […]

Sunday lunch remains something of a sacred favourite in Ireland. It’s perfectly acceptable to make a stab at a sophisticated, European experience for a Saturday lunch – various bean salads or rocket and spinach based fish dishes or pretentious risottos accompanied by rustic, crusty breads are all very well on a Saturday – but Sunday […]