Food Month

Wines for the Weekend: Both wines this week are new to Lidl and are on special offer - while stocks last

Winner Dinner: This super-quick Mexican stew is packed with hearty warming flavours

We have many of the technological tools needed to make significant reductions in emissions

The spirit of this famous city centre eatery is lurking under teething problems that need to be banished, and soon

We’ve picked out 16 wine bars worth a visit when you’re not quite in the full restaurant mood

Following a post-holiday dream, Irish-born Niall O’Toole and his family now run a wine and holiday business in Tuscany

Keepers of the National Library of Ireland’s special collections have assembled a fascinating gastronomic collection through their shared love of food

People who have poured their heart and soul into setting up successful food businesses are finding the going is only getting tougher

Pizza, mezze, fish and chips, wine bars, bistros ... Twelve restaurants for a laid-back bite

Television: The big message of this show is that we should not feel guilty about our eating habits, just angry about how we got here

In fact, a locally-made, organic doughnut might well be better than green beans grown with scarce water in Namibia and air-freighted in plastic wrap

Irish restaurateurs face the hardest of times as the soaring cost of ingredients adds to an already challenging climate

Fine coffees arriving from the Yunnan province in southwest China have found a home in Ireland in recent years

Explore your local area and source the best vegetables you can find

Looking to banish the winter blues? This Dublin 6 Edwardian offers stylish interior inspiration with cool hues, clever storage and a kitchen full of surprises

Cork-based food historian on the exploitation of young people’s good intentions, her home city’s food links to slavery and the importance of oats

Self-made billionaire’s story is in many ways an American fable - of a working-class girl who climbs her way to the top, then falls, only to rise again

You should over-order even if it means you have leftovers, writes John Wilson

Baking is an exact science, requiring attention to detail and organisation - two good life skills for young people to learn

For an intimate night out you’ll want good ambience, fabulous food – somewhere special, in short. Here are our top picks