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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.
wild garlic
Joe McNamee: How I grew wild garlic in the back garden of my suburban home
Home-grown wild garlic is the gift that keeps giving

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Restaurant review: This Galway gem has some of the finest fine dining in Ireland
S Restaurant review: This Galway gem has some of the finest fine dining in Ireland
Lignum's chef-proprietor Danny Africano’s cooking harks from the minimalist school: ‘bass notes’, those deep, plangent flavours, are used sparingly; mid-range and treble, his most preferred area of expression

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Boats at harbor
The decline of the Irish fishmonger: 'If we don’t start looking after them, we’re going to lose them'
“The way it’s looking, it’s hard to imagine there’ll be many independent fishmongers in 10 or 20 years, and the only complaints we’d get is that the price is not what it used to be.”

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Joe McNamee: Bullying was embedded in the DNA of London kitchens — here's my experience
Joe McNamee: Bullying was embedded in the DNA of London kitchens — here's my experience
The only lesson those English chefs absorbed was Bullying 101.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Joe McNamee: I enjoy some fast food but here's why I avoid McDonald's like the plague
Joe McNamee: I enjoy some fast food but here's why I avoid McDonald's like the plague
I know too well the allure of ‘dishes’ crafted in labs, combining high-sugar, high-fat and excess salt to hit that sweet spot driving dopamine-dense addiction.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Horizon - Adare Manor
S Restaurant review: Some of the finest ‘traditional’ cooking in Ireland can be found in Adare
Brilliant 1826 boasts skill and substance

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Joe McNamee: How FoodCloud is in the fight against the food waste
Joe McNamee: How FoodCloud is in the fight against the food waste
FoodCloud was founded by Aoibheann O’Brien and Iseult Ward when they met as students in Trinity.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

Joe McNamee: Waterford-based GIY deserves the Nobel Prize
Joe McNamee: Waterford-based GIY deserves the Nobel Prize
‘Our Farm’ allows the practice do preaching

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

Restaurant review: This Killarney spot serves one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had in Ireland
S Restaurant review: This Killarney spot serves one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had in Ireland
It is one of the best hospitality offerings in the Kingdom and, yes, we are deeply smitten

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Chicken bone broth in a glass jar and fresh vegetables
Joe McNamee: Good broth is the magic gold elixir we all need
My Glasgow Granny used to tell me when we’d visit that I was her ‘wee broth of a boy’ even though, a sickly wain, I was more akin to watery gruel

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

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