The Menu’s most recent visit to Kinsale was for the purpose of first broadening mind before waistband, at the newly opened Kinsale Gourmet Academy, in Ballinacurra House. 

Homes and businesses have been warned they have just two weeks to secure personal and vital business information on their computers before a gang of international cybercriminals begins another campaign of hacking which has so far netted them €75m.

Believing attendance at an Irish food festival is a state of grace any God-fearing Gael should aspire to on a near daily basis.

There comes a time in spring when The Menu pokes his nose into the air and draws deep a draught from the east, checking the wind for first stirrings of his beloved West Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan (April 10-14).

The weather gods are set to look favourably on tomorrow’s highlight of the fifth annual Waterford Festival of Food, with thousands expected to flood into the streets of Dungarvan to sample the best in artisan fare.

Angela Hartnett worked alongside Gordon Ramsay for years, so the Michelin star-holder should be well able for anything the Waterford Festival of Food throws at her today.

Thousands of foodies are expected in Dungarvan this weekend as the fifth Waterford Festival of Food celebrates the best of local artisan food producers.

An award-winning food blogger and writer will return from her adopted home in London to her native Dungarvan next month to help showcase the best of local food and pass on some of her expertise.

RECORD-BREAKING visitor numbers and international food writers and experts turned up at the weekend for the fourth annual Waterford Festival of Food.

A COCKTAIL of culinary treats will be served at the third Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan this weekend. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will be worth an estimated €500,000 to the local economy.

A NEW drive to help people grow their own food and eat their way to a healthier and more low-cost lifestyle is planned for the south-east.

JUST what ingredients do you need for that perfect winter stew? Or how do you bake the best mince pies or mouth-watering festive treats?

POTTERING about in the garden has long been regarded as a health-enhancing activity for people of all ages.

WATERFORD’s first-ever Festival of Food kicks off tonight, with foodies young and old well catered for over the weekend.