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Chef Mark Ahern with his daughter Jayda trying out Thai lemongrass bbq chicken at their home in Turners Cross, Cork. Picture Dan Linehan
There was something of the impatient mother about lockdown, sick of us mewling brats running underfoot, kicking us ‘outside to play’ and to embrace the great outdoors for the good of our mental and physical wellbeing.
The rest of the world was entirely closed off, most especially those lovely hot parts we assume are the preordained arenas for outdoor leisure and socialising activities. Instead, we had to learn to make the best of what we have on our doorstep, as it happens, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, even if an on-off switch for the rain would be very handy.
