Darina Allen: This onion tart recipe is perfect for anyone who thinks they can't make pastry

Darina discovers new ways with pastry from visiting chefs

It’s such a joy to also be able to invite guest chefs to the cookery school once more. This week, we had three lots of excitement in our lives. 

Past Student Ben Fenton returned from the US to Shanagarry to celebrate his birthday at the Blackbird in Ballycotton and to tell the current batch of students about the microbrewery called Hop Yard All Works he has set up in Appleton, Wisconsin. The beer was fantastically good…