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<p>Catch of the Day on Bandon Road. The restaurant is in the former location of the iconic Cork chipper Lennox's</p>

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Restaurant review: Catch of the Day flounders where Lennox's flourished

I will be handing out no merit badges here. Maybe Lennox’s wasn’t so bad after all.

Eunice Power: My West Cork trip inspired fried chicken fascination

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Eunice Power: My West Cork trip inspired fried chicken fascination

Fresh baked chocolate macarons on wooden texture

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Michelle Darmody: How to bake marvellous macarons

Aishling Moore: Crab burgers are the taste of summer

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Aishling Moore: Crab burgers are the taste of summer

Two Green Shoots

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Joe McNamee: Pop-up food events are thriving, but are restaurants paying the price?

Restaurant review: Marina Market's Street Frites is love at first bite

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Restaurant review: Marina Market's Street Frites is love at first bite

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Restaurant Reviews

Tábla is exactly what you want from a local restaurant

Leslie Williams

My Goodness Café's vegan food is both tasty and affordable

Joe McNamee

The Muddlers Club is packed with charm, finesse, and attitude

Leslie Williams

Aniar's 24 courses of theatrics should be on your bucket list

Joe McNamee

A talented new chef brings art and value to the table at hip Margadh RHA

Leslie Williams

Oar fails to make a splash — but there's time to right the ship

Joe McNamee

I paid over €400 for dinner at The Morrison Room — here are my thoughts

Leslie Williams

Bastion in Kinsale is a secret treasure just crying out for discovery

Joe McNamee

This Laois restaurant is the main reason to leave the M7

Leslie Williams

Clare eatery offers a meal as comforting as an old country pub

Joe McNamee

Wine

Close up of young couple toasting with glasses of red wine at restaurant

Wine with Leslie: Spain is my favourite destination for food and wine

The three wines below are from three brilliant wine regions, Rias-Baixas/Galicia, Rioja and Priorat.

White wine on a rustic bench overlooking a lake at sunset

Wine with Leslie: The wines of Southern Italy are particularly suited to warm weather

Wine being poured into glass

Wine with Leslie: Chilled supermarket wines to protect your wallet this summer

Elegant Christmas table setting

Wine with Leslie: My trip to Nantes was a gateway to grand Loire

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Eunice Power: My West Cork trip inspired fried chicken fascination

Michelle Darmody

Michelle Darmody: How to bake marvellous macarons

Aishling Moore: Crab burgers are the taste of summer

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Joe McNamee: Pop-up food events are thriving, but are restaurants paying the price?

FOOD NEWS

Joe McNamee: How a glut of greens became a good news story

Joe McNamee: How a glut of greens became a good news story

Everyone should endeavour to support local growers of fresh, seasonal Irish produce, which can still be enjoyed without melting yourself in the kitchen

Darina Allen: Currants are an Irish summer highlight — here are my three favourite recipes

Darina Allen: Currants are an Irish summer highlight — here are my three favourite recipes

Sorbet

Michelle Darmody: Try this sweet and simple mango sorbet recipe

Eunice Power: Simple recipes that are built for the summer season

Eunice Power: Simple recipes that are built for the summer season

Watch Now

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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