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  • Carmel Somers
  • October 21, 2017

Recipes with great flavour but simple ingredients, from new food columnist Carmel Somers

Ireland’s first toastie festival comes to Bray Ireland’s first toastie festival comes to Bray
  • Marie Claire Digby
  • October 21, 2017

Foodfile: Foodies in for a treat at Savour Kilkenny festival and this year’s must-have cookbook

Bake: A modern take on classic coffee cake Bake: A modern take on classic coffee cake
  • Vanessa Greenwood
  • October 21, 2017

Baking shouldn’t be scary – especially with tried-and-tested, easy-to-follow recipes like this

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  • Catherine Cleary
  • October 21, 2017

Great service and comfort food staples make this an ideal lunch spot

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Jess Murphy, head chef, Kai Café, Galway

Recipes

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Nigella Lawson’s butternut and sweet potato curry Nigella Lawson’s butternut and sweet potato curry
Lilly Higgins: Salmon tray bake with basil dressing Lilly Higgins: Salmon tray bake with basil dressing
Roz Purcell’s mini oat pizzas Roz Purcell’s mini oat pizzas

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Two recipes true to home cooking: fuss free and genuinely useful Two recipes true to home cooking: fuss free and genuinely useful
Fast, punchy flavours from Korea, Turkey and China Fast, punchy flavours from Korea, Turkey and China
Three school-night dinner recipes to feed a whole family Three school-night dinner recipes to feed a whole family
Simple, winning Asian midweek meals Simple, winning Asian midweek meals
A taste of summer from around the world A taste of summer from around the world
Food cravings to rave about Food cravings to rave about

Restaurant Reviews

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Review: A Pre-theatre restaurant that stages a real treat Review: A Pre-theatre restaurant that stages a real treat
Review: A Dublin hotel restaurant that bucks the ‘it’ll do’ trend Review: A Dublin hotel restaurant that bucks the ‘it’ll do’ trend
Review: Armagh restaurant is a silver lining in the Brexit cloud Review: Armagh restaurant is a silver lining in the Brexit cloud

Drink

‘The Graham Norton Shiraz, like his other wines, is very gluggable’ ‘The Graham Norton Shiraz, like his other wines, is very gluggable’
The best wines to drink with pizza The best wines to drink with pizza
Wines to keep you warm this autumn Wines to keep you warm this autumn
Bottles, cans and kegs: the best craft beers for a party Bottles, cans and kegs: the best craft beers for a party

JP McMahon

Celeriac’s turnip-sized round root is juicy and beautiful to eat raw or cooked Beautiful flavour from a seriously ugly root

Don't be put off by the gnarly appearance of celeriac, it can make smooth, delicious dishes

Grilling with an open flame is a technique we shouldn’t just reserve for our meat and fish. Photograph: Getty Images JP McMahon: Don’t be afraid to throw some flame on your veggies
Make your own sauce simple, especially for chicken dishes. Feel like chicken tonight? Make your own easy sauce
  • JP McMahon: Hunt down some pigeon for an easy feast
  • An introduction to the beauty of wild food

Lilly Higgins

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How to make the best Philly Steak Sandwich at home How to make the best Philly Steak Sandwich at home
Philly cheese steaks sandwiches Philly cheese steaks sandwiches
Simple roast chicken with an exotic, luxurious twist Simple roast chicken with an exotic, luxurious twist
Lilly Higgins: Roast chicken with figs and tabbouleh Lilly Higgins: Roast chicken with figs and tabbouleh

More Food & Drink

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Recipes with great flavour but simple ingredients, from new food columnist Carmel Somers

Ireland’s first toastie festival comes to Bray Ireland’s first toastie festival comes to Bray

Foodfile: Foodies in for a treat at Savour Kilkenny festival and this year’s must-have cookbook

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Jess Murphy, head chef, Kai Café, Galway

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Beerista: Two new tasty Irish beers – in cans – for the weekend

Where to find great value Prosecco Where to find great value Prosecco

Easy to drink, this sparkling wine has been going through a decade-long boom

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People have unique biologies and our dreams may be how our bodies react to particular foods

Whatever happened to the humble gin and tonic? Whatever happened to the humble gin and tonic?

G&Ts have had a ‘experiential’ makeover, which comes at a price. Is it worth it?

€30 wines Gerry Adams? Try our supermarket bottles for €10 €30 wines Gerry Adams? Try our supermarket bottles for €10

It’s rare to find a drinkable Pinot Noir for a tenner, but we've found one

Mexican restaurant in Donegal wins best takeaway in Ireland Mexican restaurant in Donegal wins best takeaway in Ireland

More than 20,000 vote for favourite food, with special category for the spicebag

Ireland’s best young chefs and where to eat their food Ireland’s best young chefs and where to eat their food

Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year finalists revealed. Richard Corrigan to help choose winner

Make perfect Saturday pizzas – any day of the week Make perfect Saturday pizzas – any day of the week

Philip Denhardt and Kristin Jensen bring their Ballymaloe pop-up into the home

'It was conceived as a gigantic hobby': Lochlann Quinn on 20 years of the Merrion Hotel 'It was conceived as a gigantic hobby': Lochlann Quinn on 20 years of the Merrion Hotel

As the hotel celebrates two decades in business, we meet the people who have been there from the very beginning

Like wearing socks and sandals? There’s a beer for that Like wearing socks and sandals? There’s a beer for that Sorcha Hamilton - Sorcha Hamilton

Lervig’s American pale ale has lots of lovely summery tropical fruit flavour

World BBQ Championships in Limerick: Everything you need to know World BBQ Championships in Limerick: Everything you need to know

World BBQ Championships starts in Limerick this evening, with 100 teams from 30 countries competing for the grand prize

Irish historian in Cambridge uncovers drinking habits of 16th century Ireland Irish historian in Cambridge uncovers drinking habits of 16th century Ireland

Tipperary woman Dr Susan Flavin on her discovery that Irish workers in the 16th century drank 14 pints a day

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2 The British Cheese Board argued that the high levels of tryptophan in cheese, an amino acid involved in our sleep cycle, meant that cheese actually helped us to fall asleep. Photograph: Getty Images Having cheese and crackers before bedtime? Read this first
3 Sean Hughes: nobody told me that when I reached my 40s I would wake up every day at 6am. Photograph: Alan Betson Sean Hughes: Why am I in the garden with a kettle in my hand?
4 ‘In 100 years money won’t exist’ - What else will be different?
5 Traffic on the M50: The 45.5-kilometre road now carries an average of 142,496 vehicles a day; up from 109,434 in 2009. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times M50 blues: Ireland’s busiest road, Dublin’s biggest car park
6 Carol Friel, Gavin Grace and Stephanie Lyons have all moved from Ireland and are now living in Sydney, Australia. Photograph: Jacky Ghossein Irish in Sydney: ‘All my friends talk about moving home’
7 Katie Kiernan with her partner Shane and son Nathan in Canada: 'I knew if we stayed in Ireland, we would struggle for the rest of our lives.' 'I knew if we stayed in Ireland we would struggle for the rest of our lives'
8 During his State visit to Australia, President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina visit the Irish Support Agency in Bondi, Sydney. Photograph: Maxwell’s ‘We left because we couldn’t afford a house’
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Wine and Brine in Moira, Co Armagh Review: Armagh restaurant is a silver lining in the Brexit cloud
The Legal Eagle, Chancery Place. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Review: A generous, quirky and nicely bonkers gastropub

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