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Clodagh McKenna’s recipe for a traditional Irish loaf to serve with soups or stews

What’s for Dinner? This bread won’t leave you feeling bloated the way yeast breads can

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 11:00

Tourism officials launch €4.6m blitz to attract British visitors

Marketing campaign to encourge holidaymakers to press ‘green button’ and book visit

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 21:20

Patrick Freyne: Nigella Lawson is not a chef, she's a food playwright

Here's the thing, herbs and spices are costumes. Rice and pasta are ‘extras’. Bowls and plates are sets. Chicken is the lead character

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 05:00

Clodagh McKenna: ‘Me and Harry have a drink every day. I don’t care. It’s lockdown’

The Irish-born chef on her life with Harry Herbert, future plans and new book of weeknight meals

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 06:10

The Irish Times’ Food Month returns for 2020

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 06:00

How to make the perfect boxty

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day by cooking up a batch of this traditional potato bread, with help from the experts

Mon Mar 16 2020 - 14:52

Enjoy a fish supper while helping RNLI save lives

Food File: Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Taste the Island’; Savour Kilkenny; Ballykeefe’s Irish gin

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 06:00

Why is Ireland having a bumper year for blackberries?

In season: You’ve filled bucket after bucket with plump blackberries, now what to do with them?

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 06:00

Taste of Dublin: Everything you need to know

The restaurants, chefs and exhibitors to look out for, and where to shelter from the showers

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 06:04

Taste of Dublin ditches the florins and puts €5 cap on dishes

Popular food festival is back and this year it's introducing contactless payment

Fri May 24 2019 - 11:30

Effortless entertaining with Clodagh McKenna

If you’re having friends over for a relaxed supper, try these delicious winter dishes

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 06:00

Clodagh McKenna on her Downton Abbey boyfriend: ‘One of the last real gentlemen’

The chef and author is busier than ever with a new TV show on Channel 4 coming in January

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 05:00

‘The Irish Times’ Food Month begins today

Lots of food and drink news and features, reader events, competitions and a free magazine this November

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 09:07

Feast your way through Electric Picnic with the Theatre of Food

For €120 you can ditch the stand-up, food-to-go options, and instead sit down to a five-course banquet

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 05:00

Chef and author Clodagh McKenna and her perfect pantry

‘I genuinely don’t go for designer looks. I always go to secondhand stores’

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00

Scenic farmer’s market opens for summer

Food File: Irish asparagus, edible flowers and Dublin’s food history also on the menu

Fri May 12 2017 - 07:00

Fish for compliments: Recipes from Darina Allen, Clodagh McKenna and others

Recipes from 77 women using fresh and smoked fish feature in a new cookbook in aid of Hospice Africa Uganda

Thu Nov 10 2016 - 13:50

Macnas brings magic to streets of Dublin on Halloween night

‘Great British Bake Off’ judge Paul Hollywood among thousands who attended parade

Tue Nov 01 2016 - 01:00

Electric Picnic stage times: Electric Arena, Cosby, Little Big, Theatre of Food and more

There's more to the picnic than the main stage

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 07:00

Food file: Saba marks Thai festival with five-course banquet

Plus: Clodagh McKenna demonstrates breadmaking; west Cork gears up for its annual food festival; and Italian chef Alberto Magnano gives a pasta masterclass

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 07:30

Ballymaloe finds recipe for success as profits rise to €2.5m

Profits at Darina Allen-founded cookery school have jumped 68 per cent since 2010

Fri May 06 2016 - 01:00

Food File: the weekly food news round-up

Cake decorating, marking out recipes, FitzGerald feast, floral workshop and afternoon tea with seafood

Fri Jun 26 2015 - 01:00

Food file: Your weekly food news round-up

Seaweed festival, Bloom for foodies, Aldi’s baby food range and Supervalu’s ‘best beef ever’

Fri May 22 2015 - 01:00

Clodagh McKenna’s dinner with Mr Selfridge in London

Irish restaurateur and food writer launches pop-up in department store

Wed Apr 08 2015 - 13:00

Clodagh McKenna: A feast of Irish flavours

In her new book, Clodagh McKenna presents a modern take on Irish cuisine

Sat Mar 07 2015 - 07:00

Food File: The weekly food news round-up

Mushroom picking season, the Natural Food Kitchen, cups of style, the GIY gathering and an organic fair

Fri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00

Food File: The weekly food news round-up

Ireland to host 2016 World Barista Championships, a Northern Italian feast, new ice-cream flavours and knife skills to be proud of

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00

Stars turn out for book launch

Summer dinner party launches paperback edition of Clodagh McKenna title

Fri Jun 27 2014 - 11:10

The 25 festivals and music events of the summer

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

Fri May 23 2014 - 00:00