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Joe McNamee

A former chef, Joe McNamee is Senior Food Writer at the Irish Examiner. Holding a BA in Culinary Arts, he writes about food and reviews restaurants for Weekend.

The Menu: Savage Sauces from Cork collaborate excellently with seafoods, salads and meats

— and wine tastings, harvest feasts and Spanish Food and Wine Week

Sat, 25 Sep, 2021

Menu: Boutique cocktails, food and cider weekend and oyster season — so much to celebrate

Try a Rhubarb & Sorrel Margarita from Cask cocktail bar, on Cork’s MacCurtain Street

Sat, 04 Sep, 2021

The Menu: Whiskey passports; no-added-sugar granola; and food waste solutions

The Waterford Harvest Festival also returns on September 6

Sat, 28 Aug, 2021

Menu: outdoor dining in Galway, stylish Dublin drinks, and a North Cork getaway

Joe McNamee gives us his roundup of the week's food news

Sat, 17 Jul, 2021

The Menu: Cooking classes and Clonmel-made snacks that are a chip above

Phil Martin's Blanco Niño tortilla chips are nacho average snack

Sat, 10 Jul, 2021

Menu: Orchard and kitchen garden dining is a winner and patisserie treats are delish on the terrace

Moongate Irish Gin features 18 botanicals — one for every hole on the Mount Juliet Estate course

Sat, 03 Jul, 2021

The Menu: Re-thinking, re-locating and re-positioning for real and refreshing food options

— and a summer picnic lunch from the English Market is such a treat

Sat, 26 Jun, 2021

Menu: Iberian 'travel' with a hamper from Heart of Spain

— and a Blue Book and crisps collaboration is a tasty combo

Sat, 19 Jun, 2021

Menu: Gifts for dads who love cooking — and for dads who just love good food

Chef's knives, gourmet smoked paprika and pizza ovens could make a dad very happy this Father's Day

Sat, 12 Jun, 2021

The Menu: The Father's Day gifts I'd love to receive

And delicious edible and drinkable Father's Day gifts from across Ireland

Sat, 05 Jun, 2021