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Darina Allen: Busy days at Ballymaloe as Litfest gets underway

It’s crazily busy at Litfest HQ – the fifth Ballymaloe Litfest is underway.

Tue, 16 May, 2017

Darina Allen: Food to fill the 'hungry gap' before summer

The Hungry Gap is the expression that is used to describe the six to eight weeks between the end of the winter produce and the beginning of the summer crops. 

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Weekend food with Darina Allen: Veronica Steele and Milleens cheese

I want to write a little tribute to Veronica Steele, an extraordinary woman who unwittingly started the artisan food movement in Ireland. 

Tue, 14 Feb, 2017

Weekend food with Darina Allen: Food trends for 2017

My top tip for 2017 is to eat a wide variety of real food and no food products. We need lots of bio diversity to feed and nourish our gut biome — the health of our gut flora has a phenomenal impact on both our mental and physical health.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Darina Allen's favourite cookbooks from 2016

So what to do with all those Christmas book vouchers?

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Darina Allen shares some of her favourite recipes from a selection of cookbooks

Buying a cookbook this Christmas for your foodie friend this Christmas? Darina Allen shares her suggestions

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

Darina Allen on the virtues of the Country Market Movement

Recently, I spent a very pleasurable few hours at the Country Market in Bandon which is about to celebrate 40 years since its establishment in December 1976. 

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

Darina Allen remembers the original spirit of Halloween

WOW, we’re really got the bit between our teeth about Halloween at last. We’re every bit as commercial as the US, I couldn’t believe the number of spooky festivals in Ireland this season.

Sat, 29 Oct, 2016

Darina Allen takes in Turin slow food festival

I’M just on my way home from the Slow Food Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre in Turin. It’s a biennial event that kicks off on Friday and finishes on Monday evening. 

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016