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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.

Pouring red wine

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Wine with Leslie: The fertile crescent of the Middle East is the cradle of wine culture

Aishling Moore: Here's why seafood chowder is a must-have recipe for home cooking

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Aishling Moore: Here's why seafood chowder is a must-have recipe for home cooking

Homemade greek spanakopita pie with organic spinach

food columnists

Michelle Darmody: How to make the tasty Greek snack Spanakopita

Darina Allen: I've found the perfect book for the mammy who loves to feed people

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Darina Allen: I've found the perfect book for the mammy who loves to feed people

Restaurant review: I'm still smiling from my visit to the brilliant Ox in Belfast

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Restaurant review: I'm still smiling from my visit to the brilliant Ox in Belfast

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Restaurant Reviews

This Killarney spot serves one of the best pizzas I’ve ever had in Ireland

Joe McNamee

What it's like to dine in Ireland's original two-star Michelin restaurant

Leslie Williams

This Adare café nails each dish every time — I left a very happy diner

Joe McNamee

Soulful homeliness and a welcome sense of place in dishes at Spitalfields

Leslie Williams

Market Lane is turning 20 soon — here's what it's like to dine there

Joe McNamee

The menu at Hang Dai Chinese will get you through the January blues

Leslie Williams

Sadler's in Tipperary falls far behind the rest of the pack

Joe McNamee

Old school classics to bank on at Díon Rooftop Restaurant and Bar in Dublin

Leslie Williams

Putting the Izz into Palestinian pizzazz

Joe McNamee

Italian flair both fair and flavourful at Gloria Osteria Dublin

Leslie Williams

Wine

Collection of three different wines in glasses

Wine with Leslie: Three wines perfect for longer, brighter evenings

Three wine suggestions to lighten your mood

Close up shot of man and woman toasting and drinking red wine from glasses on dinner

Wine with Leslie: Three wines from Romania — one of Europe’s oldest and best value producers

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Wine with Leslie: Rosalia is right — we should be singing about Sauvignon Blanc

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Wine with Leslie: A legendary blanc de blancs Champagne only released in the very best years

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Aishling Moore: Here's why seafood chowder is a must-have recipe for home cooking

Michelle Darmody

Michelle Darmody: How to make the tasty Greek snack Spanakopita

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Darina Allen: I've found the perfect book for the mammy who loves to feed people

Leslie Williams

Wine with Leslie: Three wines from Romania — one of Europe’s oldest and best value producers

FOOD NEWS

warm, freshly baked irish soda bread

Darina Allen: My traditional soda bread, bacon and cabbage, and potato bread recipes

Recipes to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Aishling Moore: Try my Katsu curry recipe for Irish fish with a Japanese twist

Aishling Moore: Try my Katsu curry recipe for Irish fish with a Japanese twist

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

Flourless Chocolate Meringue Cake

Michelle Darmody: How to make my popular chocolate stout cake

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An inside look at our exclusive Examiner Eats Club

An inside look at our exclusive Examiner Eats Club

The Irish Examiner Eats Club was the closing event of the 2025 Cork on a Fork food festival, as 40 lucky diners enjoyed an evening for Irish Examiner subscribers in The Glass Curtain restaurant, on Cork’s MacCurtain St.

How to make perfect mashed potatoes

How to make perfect mashed potatoes

How to make creamy vegetable soup

How to make creamy vegetable soup

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