July 11, 2011
by Conor O'Neill
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After the pork recall debacle, you’d thing the FSAI would get a bit of cop-on but obviously they need to keep inventing make-work to keep themselves in jobs. Their latest wheeze is to try and ban Raw Milk. Not bleach-cleaned chicken nuggets or mechanically recovered meat … Continue reading
September 15, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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Keith Floyd, RIP. A brilliant TV chef who made great cooking look easy and enjoyable. He’ll be missed.
August 25, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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Delighted to see that food writer Dianne Curtin has launched a new web-site. If you are into food, you should check it out. She has news, tips, recipes and podcasts already. Since the site is built on Drupal, I think … Continue reading
June 16, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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Deeply important piece by Ivan on food security and our future. Don’t just read it, leave your thoughts too. The ability of a country to feed itself and have a sustainable agri-business must surely have been a major motivator of … Continue reading
May 19, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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This is just a superb idea, well done to everyone involved! Why not enter? The inaugural Grow Bake Cook Awards Ceremony honours and celebrates the skills of amateur cooks, growers, bakers and preservers – in fact anyone with a talent for creating … Continue reading
December 7, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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So 47 farms used contaminated pig feed. Unless the FSAI confirms that Gubbeen or Caherbeg are two of those farms, I’ll be having a lovely bacon sarnie for my breakfast. If the State’s Chief Medical Officer says that dioxin is only … Continue reading
November 19, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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When the Irish Blog Awards nominations open early next year, I’m pretty sure Ivan McCutcheon’s recent post about local West Cork abbatoirs and butchers will be the one I pick. If you care about the food you put in your … Continue reading
August 31, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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Aisling from RTE in Cork contacted a bunch of Irish bloggers about a new show they are doing. I’m thrilled she did, considering it’s exactly what I recommended only a few weeks ago in the context of my “Heat” review. … Continue reading
February 14, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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This is an unusual book made up of a collection of 18 discourses on individual ingredients which were originally distributed as a newsletter. It was first published in 1992 and I was given this 2004 edition by my sister. Initial … Continue reading
December 9, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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I have to apologise to Damien for not blogging this until now. He has put together one of those simple, beautifully executed ideas called Gastronom.ie. It collects all of the food writing from a set of Irish bloggers into one … Continue reading