Conor Pope’s spud obsession, Patrick Freyne’s dark dining secrets: What Irish Times writers love to eat

How about Rosita Boland – what’s always in her fridge? And what does Frank McNally cook on Wednesdays?

What do writers at The Irish Times eat? Video: Enda O'Dowd

What’s your favourite comfort food? Do you have a go-to midweek recipe? What’s your ultimate food indulgence? Everybody has different answers when it comes to personal food choices, and sometimes it might even be better to keep them to yourself.

Our Irish Times writers have no such reservations, however, generously sharing here some fascinating and, quite honestly occasionally chilling, insights into their domestic food lives.

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