By pure coincidence, I was sent a bunch of different mayonnaise’s to sample so Mr Flavour and I decided to compare and contrast for this Flavour Taste Lab!
Continue reading “Flavour Taste Lab – Mayonnaise”Flavour Taste Lab – Irish Gourmet Butter
If you want to build flavour into a dish, reach for the butter. Better still, reach for a really good flavoured butter like Irish Gourmet Butter…
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Keep up with all my latest writings in print and digital media…
Continue reading “Flavour.ie Articles”There’s Goodness in Chocolate
Chocolate has had a bad rap in recent years. As happens when we dig a little below the surface, ugly things begin to emerge. But there are some really cool chocolate businesses out there looking to put the goodness back in. Here are my faves…
Continue reading “There’s Goodness in Chocolate”Blas 2023 – Where Every One is a Winner!
This years’ Blas na hÉireann awards were very special, because this year I was in attendance not just for the craic, but as the Irish Food Producers’ Champion 2023…
Continue reading “Blas 2023 – Where Every One is a Winner!”Flavour Taste Lab – Gran Grans Foods
For this Taste Lab, I worked my way diligently through a #gifted hamper of condiment goodies, and was delighted with the quality!
Continue reading “Flavour Taste Lab – Gran Grans Foods”Flavour.ie Popping Up at Cork on a Fork!
Back for its second year, Cork on a Fork Festival is five days of events and experiences that celebrate all that Cork can stick on a fork! I’ll be hosting three events – find out more…
Continue reading “Flavour.ie Popping Up at Cork on a Fork!”Butter Me Up!
I enjoy focusing on a food’s sensory properties: how it looks, its aroma, texture, flavour, and mouthfeel, so I asked friend, awesome chef and fellow butter enthusiast, Caitlin Ruth, to taste butters with me…
Continue reading “Butter Me Up!”Buying Local Still Matters
I’ve been a supporter of SuperValu’s Food Academy since its inception a decade ago, and it keeps proving that we still like to support our local producers…
Continue reading “Buying Local Still Matters”Kate Ryan, founder of Flavour.ie, is announced Blas na hÉireann Producers’ Champion 2023
Kate Ryan, award-winning food writer and founder of Flavour.ie, named Blas na hÉireann’s Producers’ Champion for 2023
Continue reading “Kate Ryan, founder of Flavour.ie, is announced Blas na hÉireann Producers’ Champion 2023”Meet the first graduates of West Cork Chef Academy
In 2022, an innovative programme appeared on my radar seeking a new, positive way forward to the chef crisis.
Continue reading “Meet the first graduates of West Cork Chef Academy”Adventures with Achill Mountain Lamb
Since 1962 on Achill Island, the Calvey family has reared their mountain lamb on the wild Mayo coast producing meat of exquisite taste, sweetened by heather and seasoned by seaweed and salty air…
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