East Village Coffee in Clondalkin: serving up to an untapped suburban marketJonny Barr’s dream of owning his own cafe has taken him all the way homeFri May 19 2017 - 07:35
First phase of McKillen food emporium opens on Dublin’s quaysRoberta's - run by the Press Up Entertainment Group, which owns the Dean Hotel - opens next week, with a large food hall, casual eatery and steakhouse to followSat May 13 2017 - 06:00
Get your coffee from container to cupContainer Coffee Dublin serves up great coffee in Thomas StreetFri May 12 2017 - 07:35
Meal Ticket: Cass & Co, Dungarvan, Co WaterfordThe former pub retains its coziness but is now full of treats for food loversFri May 05 2017 - 07:35
Meal Ticket: Tigh Chadhain, Kilkieran, ConnemaraFriendly, authentic pub offers a special pit-stop on the Wild Atlantic WayFri Apr 28 2017 - 07:35
From umami to za'atar, Taste of Dublin reflects a changed Irish palateGrowing multinational community and returned emigrants have expanded Irish tastesThu Apr 27 2017 - 11:35
Black Gate Cultural Centre: the art of simplicity, and wineOpened in January, the Galway City venue has no ambitions to be a restaurant, it just wants “to do a few simple things really well”Fri Apr 21 2017 - 07:35
Meal Ticket: Ariosa Coffee, Drogheda – Working hard to raise the barAfter 15 years of coffee stalls and selling wholesale, the Ariosa brand has made its first foray into retail with a new café in LouthFri Apr 14 2017 - 07:35
Is this chocolate cafe the best in Ireland?The people behind L’Art Du Chocolate, Main Street, Maynooth, Co Kildare want to educate you about good chocolateFri Apr 07 2017 - 07:00
Meal Ticket: Five Points Coffee - A fresh brew at the crossroadsNot all great coffee shops have great food, but Five Points are pushing the boat out with clever flavours, pickled vegetables and great produceFri Mar 24 2017 - 18:06
The 100 best places to eat in Ireland in 2017From fish-finger sandwiches to fine dining, we recommend the restaurants and cafes serving the best food in the countrySat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
From car showroom to neighbourhood deli: Lotts & CoBarry and Paul McNerney’s foodie empire in Dublin 4 growsThu Mar 16 2017 - 11:41
Meal Ticket: Pigeon House in Delgany, Co WicklowThe food is certainly worth travelling for, but it’s not the most memorable part of our visitFri Mar 10 2017 - 10:31
15 tasty bits of food trivia that will send you head over heelsDid you know that corn flakes were invented by a doctor who thought they could cure his patients of all ills and evils? Read onFri Mar 10 2017 - 01:00
Meal Ticket: The Market Kitchen at Temple Bar Food MarketPop-up cafe highlights incredible diversity of produce on offer at venerable Dublin marketSat Feb 18 2017 - 07:44
Ali’s Kitchen in Cork: She puts the dough in doughnutThe wonderful, locally sourced food is the result of love and Honour – owner Ali HonourThu Feb 09 2017 - 16:59
Fans of fermentation continue to spread the good wordThe Fumbally Stables is the latest place where people can learn about the ancient artWed Feb 08 2017 - 09:06
Meal Ticket: Grindstone Speciality Coffee BarThis petite coffee shop draws you in with its carefully curated interior, all cool tones that are soothingly calm on tired eyesFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:06
Have you some unusual tastes? Share them with a self-published cookbookThe self-published cookbook has never fallen out of favourFri Feb 03 2017 - 14:02
Say hello to Quashie, the Chicken Connoisseur whose videos are finger-lickin goodThere is a rich bounty of food videos just one click awayFri Jan 20 2017 - 09:33
Meal Ticket - Granthams, Aungier St: a spot-on addition to Dublin’s coffee sceneScratch the surface at a good coffee shop and you’ll find there is so much more to caffeine than a flat white to goFri Jan 20 2017 - 09:12
Wa Cafe in Galway: Authentic sushi bar that’s on a rollYoshimi Hayakawa came to Ireland to learn English - and then she brought sushi to GalwayFri Jan 13 2017 - 11:11
Turn the page on your tastebuds with these awesome cookbooksHere are our favourite recipe-filled tomes of the year gone by, and the ones we're most looking forward to in 2017Thu Jan 12 2017 - 12:22
It’s time for women to become equals in the food industryEnvironmental sustainability, clearer labelling, a rethink on meat-eating, a less macho kitchen culture: the same issues are becoming more urgent year by yearThu Jan 05 2017 - 11:51
Meal Ticket: Bácús cafe in Dingle, Co KerryOrla Gowen works all night to make crusty loaves, sourdough bread and sweet treatsThu Dec 29 2016 - 06:58
A year in food: We lost AA Gill but 2016 wasn't all badThis year we said goodbye to brilliant food and writer AA Gill, but 2016 wasn’t all badWed Dec 28 2016 - 10:10
Meal Ticket: La Cucina Centro, LimerickWhen La Cucina Centro opened on Henry Street in Limerick City in November 2016, there were queues out the door for the first couple of weeksThu Dec 15 2016 - 16:00
You wouldn’t like us when we’re hangrySome may dismiss hanger as an internet joke, but there appears to be real science at playThu Dec 15 2016 - 12:00
Meal Ticket: Miso, SligoSligo town’s first Korean-Japanese restaurant has gone down a treat with the localsMon Dec 12 2016 - 15:05
Christmas gift ideas for your foodie friendsIf you’re stuck on inspiration for artisanally crafted and thoughtfully sourced gifts for the food lover in your life, this round-up might come in handyThu Dec 08 2016 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Bean in Dingle, KerryWhen Bean in Dingle opened in June 2015, it was so slammed from the get go that it ran out of coffee on the first SaturdayWed Dec 07 2016 - 17:00
Slow down: Crafty ways to reduce stressGet up from the computer or couch and spend time learning skills that can help to give you some balanceSat Dec 03 2016 - 05:00
Meal Ticket: The Fat Fox, Camden Row, Dublin 2On a lane off Camden St in Dublin sits The Fat Fox, a sweet little takeaway-only spot, open from Monday to FridayThu Dec 01 2016 - 16:00
Do you really know what you’re eating? How looks can trick your tastebudsDuring an experiment where a flavourless dye was used to turn white wine red, participants reported tasting flavours associated with red wines, such as chocolate and cherriesThu Dec 01 2016 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Our Cafe at the Project Arts Centre, DublinThe aim of pop-up cafe Our Table is to highlight the conditions of asylum seekers and refugees living under Direct Provision in IrelandMon Nov 28 2016 - 10:46
Winters come and go, but hot chocolate is never out of favourA comforting, warming cup of molten cocoa is just what the duvet orderedThu Nov 24 2016 - 07:04
Savour your meals with Ireland’s slow food movementSlow Food Ireland envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planetThu Nov 17 2016 - 13:00
‘My Coco Pop addiction serves as a warning that my mental health might need attention’Food Month Food Court: Aoife McElwain finds comfort in an occasional bowl, but Gerard Maguire thinks all sugary cereals should be bannedThu Nov 17 2016 - 12:30
Meal Ticket: Firehouse Bakery, Delgany, WicklowThe Firehouse Bakery has become synonymous with real bread in IrelandThu Nov 10 2016 - 17:00
What would you eat as your final meal?When Victor Feguer was sentenced to death, his last meal was a single olive, pit includedThu Nov 10 2016 - 14:00
Trump’s KFC bucket and the politics of eatingYou are what you eat, and political pundits have studied the culinary choices of the two presidential candidates carefullyThu Nov 03 2016 - 13:00
Meal Ticket: Dough Bros, GalwayAt Dough Bros, they’ve nailed the foundation on which their pizzas sitWed Nov 02 2016 - 16:00
Tricks, treats and dead souls: Halloween habits and food traditionsFrom the Samhain sunrise and apple-bobbing, to barmbrack and the sugary treats of todayMon Oct 31 2016 - 07:59
Meal Ticket: Urbun Cafe, Cabinteely, Dublin 18Chef Olga Tkacova leads the kitchen team in making their own soda bread, brownies and lemon drizzle cakes, which line the cake barThu Oct 20 2016 - 18:00
Recipe or invention: food as intellectual propertyHow can one person or company own the recipe for bread, when we’re talking about bread, flour, water and yeast?Thu Oct 20 2016 - 13:05
Meal Ticket: Ebb & Flow, Clontarf, Dublin 3Clontarf is surely one of the most well-fed suburbs in DublinWed Oct 12 2016 - 19:00
How Do You Like Them Apples?From the forbidden fruit to being the first word most English speakers learn to say from the alphabet, apples are definitively ubiquitousWed Oct 12 2016 - 17:00
Meal Ticket: Probus Wines, Dublin 2With their homemade relishes, soups, pestos and red onion marmalades, they’re making the most of their small spaceWed Oct 05 2016 - 19:00
Supermarket psychology: how shops convince you to spendSupermarkets aren’t just rooms full of stuff for us to buy, they’ve been carefully designed to make you buy moreWed Oct 05 2016 - 17:00
