Weekend Food with Darina Allen: We need to talk about no-shows

We need to talk about no-shows. Some may not even understand the term used by restaurants when guests who have booked a table do not show up on the night or cancel at the last minute when it’s too late to refill the table.

We are fortunate that this is a rare occurrence at Ballymaloe House but this practice is rampant around the country and appears, as on restaurateur put it, to have become ‘a national sport’.