Chongqing Hotpot review: Delicious regional Chinese food in Dublin 6, but make sure you read the signs
You’ll get a great meal here and it won’t break the bank. Just apply caution before digging in
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Interviews, travel, recipes, fashion, gardening, advice columns, and more from the Irish Times Magazine supplement
Sara Baume: ‘You realise who you actually want to have around as you age’
The author’s new book centres on her friendship with the artist Mollie Douthit, which became central to her life in an unexpected way
Stress-free styling for a summer occasion
Chances are, if it feels more like you, you’ll wear it with more confidence
How to enjoy your holiday this summer: An expert guide to taking a proper break
How to plan time off that genuinely restores body, mind and mood, from switching off properly to eating with enjoyment
‘My husband cheated on me with sex workers, blew up our family, and is now living his best life’
Ask Roe: Choices your husband made have no reflection on your worth, and are entirely a reflection on him
Get away with the gang: 13 staycation choices for big family or friend groups
Supersizing it? These holiday spots, from Kerry to Fermanagh, are ideal for big groups
Rosé wines: will a lighter shade mean a better taste?
How to Drink Better: It helps to understand what leads to the colour of the wine in your glass
Why are my ammi flowers dying in my garden’s cut-flower patch?
These graceful ornamental plants are vulnerable to both carrot fly and carrot motley virus
Two easy ways to go meat-free without compromising on taste
These recipes offer full-on flavour at a reasonable cost. You won’t miss the beef
‘It gives me the shivers to think what may happen if I can’t manage,’ my mother told a newspaper in 1981
I recall a picture in a newspaper of my mother years ago, only to unearth it and find the story behind it as real today as it was back in 1981
Summer wine: three rosés worth a splurge plus one for all budgets
Provence rosé has somehow bucked the trend of falling wine consumption in recent decades
Sculptural evergreens, ferns and grasses to add drama to urban gardens
Small city gardens are akin to theatrical stages just waiting for the right props to set the tone
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Wait a minute, are you telling me there’s a World Cup in soccer?’
I’ve arrived home to find my wife, my four sons and my in-laws watching, quite literally, a soccer match
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for black bean and roasted root vegetable chilli with coriander rice and sour cream
Once you’ve chopped the celeriac and parsnips, this dish will come together very easily
Mark Moriarty’s recipe for slow-cooked mushroom and halloumi burgers
Don’t forget the the lime yoghurt, which is gloriously simple to make
Séamas O’Reilly: I tell my son the truth about football
I was a wiry, bookish nerd who grew up in open countryside with little else to do than play football
Seven brilliant new beauty products for summer
New make-up and skincare launches to get your lips and cheeks summer-ready
‘The first time I saw my father cry, I was genuinely terrified’
The death of his best friend at the age of 18 changed the course of writer, poet and performer Daragh Fleming’s life
51 Cornmarket review: This Cork city spot is not a restaurant you want to chance your arm on booking
Organic produce, precise cooking and a room bursting with atmosphere
Fun the French way: a dazzling family trip to Puy du Fou theme park
Bird ballet, knights and gladiators, and shipwreck soakings: this destination in western France offers a spectacle for the whole family
Parisian fantasy: at a family trip to Disneyland, my cynicism melts away
In these harrowing times, an escapist fantasia turns out to be just what the doctor ordered
The Irish herbalists finding new purpose in ancient remedies
There is a growing movement of people reviving the ancient Irish healing tradition of an bean feasa
Is it better to buy an expensive Cava or Crémant than to snag a cheap Champagne?
How to Drink Better: While these three wines are often made in the same way, they will differ because of soil and grape varieties
‘I’m married but have fallen in love with a woman at work’
Ask Roe: ‘Should I try to get counselling for our marriage, or just go with what I feel is right?’
Séamas O’Reilly: An insane sequence of events led to me to quit the office job I hated
An insane and arbitrary sequence of events led to me getting to write about things for a living, instead of toiling away in an office job I hate
The ‘40 before 40’ challenge: can doing new things help me see my life in Dublin in a new light?
I couldn’t spend my big birthday in Syria as I had hoped, so I decided instead to plan 40 days of 40 moments that revolved around the number 40, to help me focus on living in the moment
Gardening Q&A: ‘Where can I buy organic flower bulbs?’
Unfortunately, this is still a relatively niche market in Ireland
‘You’re almost an afterthought’: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives
From their sense of selves to their social lives and their relationships with their partners, six dads discuss the differences having children made to their lives
‘An identity earthquake’: The biological and psychological impact of fatherhood on men
Patrescence, the physical and mental transition to becoming a dad, is a recent concept recognising the isolation men can sometimes feel in fatherhood
You think your pop music days are over, but then an artist like Olivia Dean comes along
Róisín Ingle: Sometimes we get the artists we need at the right time. This singer is an antidote to everything
‘Your accent is up and down like a focked umbrella,’ I tell the old man
I have a bet on with him that he won’t last the summer in Bray, and I swing by to check on my investment
As summer solstice approaches, it’s time to shift gear in the garden
Change your focus to weeding, feeding and staking
How to find a good summer rosé from outside Provence
John Wilson: Almost every other wine region in the world has tried to replicate the success of Whispering Angel
Mark Moriarty: Store cupboard staple meals that are packed with flavour
Pastry, anchovies and a few store cupboard basics can transform the simplest of ingredients
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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