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Ballymaloe’s celebration of food
The second Kerrygold Ballymaloe Litfest of Food & Wine ended last night where it all began just 48 hours previously, in the ‘Big Shed’ at Ballymaloe House in East Cork.A crowd of revellers made up...
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World-famous chef cooks up natural treat for food lovers
WILD beach roses, spruce shoots and March violets are not ingredients that can be found in any supermarket - but they are part of the dazzling new palette of flavours served up by world-famous chef...
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Three days of thought for food at Ballymaloe
Large scale agriculture is not the only way to feed a growing world population, US food activist Sandor Katz told a panel at the Ballymaloe Litfest yesterday. “Less than one per cent of the US...
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Pot noodles are top chef Ottolenghi's guilty pleasure
Start stockpiling dried Iranian limes Ottolenghi fans. They are one of the ingredients Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi will champion in Plenty More, his new book due out in September.The man who put...
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The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Festival
Last Sunday night Katherine O’Leary was still ironing. Such madness of disorganisation was the result of ‘swanning’ off to the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival.Last Sunday night, after midnight,...
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Still Crazy at Kerrygold Ballymaloe Litfest
An American, a Finn, an Englishman and an Irishman walk into a food festival…Last Saturday we rocked up to Ballymaloe in the Insert Title delivery van, not entirely sure what to expect from the...
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Ballymaloe Lit Fest a triumph once more
I went to the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine last weekend - a festival to celebrate foodwriters and of course food. Again, the creme de la creme of foodwriters came to East...
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Yotam’s feast is fit for a king at Kerrygold Ballymaloe LitFestival
Hailed as one of the most fashionable modernday cookery writers, Yotam Ottolenghi was, for me, the star of the Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine sponsored by Kerrygold. The Israeli-born...
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Litfest Review & Quick Break!
The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine was surrounded by a fabulous setting and a magical atmosphere throughout the weekend again this year. It was filled with fascinating facts,...
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Recap on Litfest
Well, what a crazy few weeks leading up to what was to be the most inspiring collection of food writers, chefs, filmmakers and food lovers! Besides all the amazing workshops, discussions and cooking...
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Holy “Mole”... I mean the sauce!
I felt butterflies in my stomach during the 3 hour drive from Mexico City. I was beyond excited to finally arrive. I had dreamt about this moment for months. I could hardly believe I was there! It was...
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Nicholas Lander Guest Blog
I'm delighted to introduce Nick Lander as the first guest to contribute to my blog for LitFest 2015. I am a huge fan of Nick's weekly articles in the Financial Times as well and his award winning book...
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LitFest Lift-Off - Another Successful Launch
When I stood out of the yellow taxi the cold winter air hit me, I perked my ears to the distant sirens, more yellow taxis zoomed by in all directions, and that unmistakable New York accent was all...
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Late Afternoon Sparkle
I'm thrilled to Introduce Mary Dowey as the next guest to contribute to my blog. I first met Mary several years ago when she was hosting one of her sensational wine weekends at Ballymaloe House. In...
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Tim Wendelboe Guest blog
I'm delighted to introduce Tim Wendelboe, a former world barista champion (2004) and world tasting champion (2005) as the next guest to contribute to my blog. I first tasted Tim's coffee in Copenhagen...
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1 week to go!
I'm excited..... REALLY EXCITED.... With less than one week to go until the opening party for this year's LitFest I thought it would be fun to share a few picture from around Ballymaloe to give a sneak...
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The Joys of Sicily
I'm Thrilled to Introduce David Tanis as the the next guest to contribute to my blog. I first met David at the inaugural LitFest in 2013 and I'm delighted he is returning to Ballymaloe for this years...
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