A pioneer who made her home into Michelin star restaurant Food or cooking in Ireland didn’t begin with Myrtle Allen but when it comes to evaluating the very best of modern Irish cuisine, it is near impossible not to establish some link back to the pioneering spirit of this East Cork farmer’s wife who transformed her home into a Michelin star restaurant.

Is Cork still the culinary capital? Joe McNamee has his say – and profiles the restaurants that are doing it right.

JUST as there’s a dish for every palate, there’s a food writer for every taste.

Fresh herbs can elevate the humdrum to the sublime, writes Joe McNamee. He asks four top chefs which herb is their favourite and how to best use it 

When Myrtle Allen opened a restaurant in her dining room, the self-taught chef would cook for guests on her Aga range. Today, 50 years on, the Ballymaloe brand is world-renowned.

FOR ME it was a wonderful surprise that my latest book 30 Years at Ballymaloe won the Avonmore Cookbook of the Year award at the Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards — and it really was a surprise.

COOKING in Ireland didn’t begin with Myrtle Allen but when it comes to evaluating the very best of modern Irish cuisine, it is near impossible not to establish some link back to the pioneering spirit of this East Cork farmer’s wife who transformed herself into a Michelin star chef.

A 92-year-old US woman who met her colourful Irish husband in most unusual circumstances will tonight recall the event.

DARINA ALLEN is enjoying herself. For once, the beating heart of Ballymaloe Cookery School is taking a little time off to smell the roses.

One of the world’s leading food writers has revealed Myrtle Allen is revered by the top chefs in France in a new RTÉ documentary celebrating how she changed the face of Irish cuisine.

Irish craft beers are worth toasting

At every great party, there is that inescapable moment when the music stops, the lights go up and all of the imperfections, which have been concealed so deliciously under a cloak of darkness, are suddenly thrown into sharp relief.

WE HAVE a dairy industry to be proud of in Ireland.

Built in 1870, Coolkelure House flew the flag for Gothic architecture. Rose Martin goes to Coolemountain to see why its time has come

SILVER-HAIRED Myrtle Allen, graceful as ever in a black evening dress and patterned neck scarf, takes a seat in her conservatory at Ballymaloe House.

KATE MIDDLETON’S bridal flowers contain a touching tribute to her husband-to-be.

Ben Affleck is in talks to take on the role of Tom Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby'.