So what new trends did I see in the US this time? Well as ever there’s lots going on and New Yorkers are always on the lookout for the new ‘big thing’.

GREAT excitement here, we have just hatched out a clutch of fluffy chicks in time for Easter.

OUR guest speaker at a recent Slow Food event was Sally McKenna, author of Extreme Greens, a book about the magic of seaweed.

I’VE ONLY just discovered how Mother’s Day came about.

WHAT a surprise the Indian city of Lucknow was.

THE iconic sites of Petra, Niagara Falls, the Tower of Piza, the Sydney Opera House, the Pyramids — these, and scores of other iconic buildings and monuments across the world, will be illuminated bright green on St Patrick’s Day.

ANOTHER postcard from India, a country of 1.5 billion people, a land of extremes which is truly intriguing to visit.

SHROVE Tuesday reminds us of pancakes, almost the world’s most versatile recipe with a myriad of interpretations.

THERE’S lots of grizzle about ‘over here’ but we have a lot to be grateful for too.

TWO new exciting eateries have opened in Cork in recent months; both are off the beaten track.