Rory O’Connell: ‘I didn’t get to know my sister Darina until I came to Ballymaloe’
The chef and author on finding joy in food, fine dining and working with his famous sister
The best gardening books to give this Christmas
Winter has its icy grip on the garden leaving little for the gardener to do except pick up a good book
Go plant-based for January and discover the health benefits of turmeric
Food file: Learn how to photograph your food, or join Kai’s Cookbook Club
Netflix releases Irish food show from ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creator
‘Somebody Feed Phil’ visits Irish food heroes in Dublin, Wicklow and Cork
Suffering from acute Christmas Dinner Syndrome? You are not alone
Can anything explain the enormous divergence of opinion among prominent food writers on the simple matter of roasting the Christmas bird?
Who would've thought Prince Charles's garden would be so on trend?
Highgrove, the prince’s wild country garden, is proof he’s a true-blue environmentalist
Edible schoolyards, and other ways to make our cities nicer
The architectural duo Dan Wood and Amale Andraos are rethinking ordinary life
Picnic Times: Darina Allen’s scenic summer meals
From breakfast on the cliffs of Ballyandreen to putting a hot casserole in a hay box, Darina Allen reveals her favourite picnic ideas and memories
It’s meet-the-author time at Ballymaloe
This year’s Litfest promises lots of authors and chefs – and you can taste their food and take home their recipes
Win a weekend at Ballymaloe
Share your top cooking tip or favourite family recipe and you could be joining a class at the cookery school
Food File: the weekly food news round-up
Ballymaloe Litfest, a special year in Scotland, Little Christmas in Limerick
Taste Council launches secondary school food education module
Transition year students to learn about Irish artisan food producers and businesses
Simply Darina
Darina Allen talks to Patrick Freyne about overseeing a food empire in good times and bad
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