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The Menu: New book gives Irish food and hospitality a proper historic record

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The Menu: New book gives Irish food and hospitality a proper historic record — Irish Food History: A Companion

Sat, 14 Sep, 2024 - 02:00

Joe McNamee

A comprehensive history of Irish food

Irish Food History: A Companion (Royal Irish Academy) is probably not pitched at the TikTok cohort of food lovers for it is a comprehensive and betimes academic navigation — most if not all contributors are academics — through the history of food on this island.

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