Where would our top chefs eat if they had the pick of world’s restaurants? And who would they dine with? Four of the biggest names in Irish food reveal their dream 24 hours of dining to Joe McNamee.

WE BADLY need a reason to celebrate, so let’s join the revellers and merrymakers all over the world and really enjoy St Patrick’s Day.

Artisan meat-curing wizard Fingal Ferguson makes a delicious chistora, a thin chorizo sausage, which I use for this recipe.

EVERY year I swear I’ll never again be wrapping and delivering presents on Christmas Eve — yet, despite my endless resolutions, I somehow end up doing just that the following year.