That’s a nice Christmas present for La Gordita , Alumni Kitchen Table and Rooms , and Lottie’s in Rathmines. Great news!

The latest issue of @EJFDS slipped quietly online as the year turned. Pour yourself a glass of “Honest Claret” (courtesy of @Wine18C_Ireland )and enjoy great articles, book reviews, and the lovely Trinity College Urban Garden. arrow.tudublin.ie/ejfds/

And 12 years later, it’s still just talk……

Can you believe it? The Boxty House is 35 years old! & now run by the second generation. ! Huge credit to Pádraic Óg Gallagher & his family, and thank you for the opportunity to celebrate it with you.

Only weeks away now for the Dublin Gastronomy Symposium! Two days (May28th & 29th) of in-person (& offline) talks, social gatherings, and food on the theme of 'Food and Memory', plus the launch of the new book, "Irish Food History: A Companion" Info & tickets here: arrow.tudublin.ie/dgs/

REALLY looking forward to this at the end of the month.😃😎

Really looking forward to this....Spoiler alert: I'll be presenting a paper titled "Collecting Ireland’s food memories as a resource for food tourism".

Got this yesterday - a very enjoyable read and informative too. Funny thing, Ali verbalises what every Irish person knows innately, but we don't realise that we know it until we see it in print. Love it. Get it.

Besides all the great papers and conviviality over the two days, all of this to look forward to as well ⁦Dublin Gastronomy Symposium⁩ arrow.tudublin.ie/cgi/viewconten…

Today, the post- Dublin Gastronomy Symposium gastro tour for our overseas symposiasts included Newbridge Demesne (where they have an ‘oyster table’) The Herb Garden McNally Family Farm Dorans on the Pier , all superbly organised by Dublin's Coast and Fields

Got a great reception Dublin Gastronomy Symposium for my paper "Collecting Ireland’s Food Memories as a Resource for Food Tourism". Its just a taster of my forthcoming book, The Encyclopedia of Irish Food and Drink, to be published by Nine Bean Rows in 2026. more here:arrow.tudublin.ie/dgs/2024/colle…

By the way, any suggestions for items, & their sources, for inclusion in the forthcoming book will be very welcome!

Yes, that was a wonderful evening! The online book has 28 chapters, and I'm very honoured to be one of the contributors. My one is called "Eating Abroad, Remembering Home: Food parcels, 1845–1960" Get all the chapters here: arrow.tudublin.ie/irishfoodhist/…

And refreshments were organised by WicklowNaturally Santina Kennedy & Paul Smith (chef in a previous life) provided the goodies from Wicklow Wolf Brewery | B Corp™ The Wicklow Wine Co. Fercullen Irish Whiskey

Wonderful event 👏 by Regina Sexton ACE UCC when Prof Darina Allen gave her 1st lecture as the annual Myrtle Allen Memorial Lecture. Plus a panel with Rory O Connell Dervilla O'Flynn & Wendy Allen! #darinaprof #yeatsroomfood

Interesting that the Guide classified the food Ballymaloe House Hotel in 1967 as "Franco-Irish cooking" rather than Irish cooking which was Myrtle Allen was all about....

Great news: “Irish Food History, A Companion” edited by Dr Dorothy Cashman & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire has just won Food & Drink Book of the Year @ the Irish Book Awards tonight. Full disclosure- I was one of the 25 contributors to the book.

Interested in the spice bag? Have a listen to my conversation with eatthispodcast.com/spice-bag/