The food magazine that comes with The Observer once a month is always impressive, but I was really impressed by the piece in last Sunday’s budget special by blogger Miss South of northsouthfood.com.  With admirable dignity and restraint, she tackles many of the lazy assumptions that people make about what it’s like to try to [...]

Our very own Peter has a great piece in the Irish Times Pricewatch section today on ways to enjoy a cheap and cheerful Christmas. He has tips for restaurants and good pub food all around the country.  There’s also recommendations for country bars that will arrange transport for their customers, alternatives to pub crawls and [...]

You may have heard of some of the nifty events that For Food’s Sake have organised over the last year or two – such as movies paired with food in the Sugar Club and discussion evenings where producers talk about the future of food in Ireland.  They have one coming up this weekend in Toner’s [...]

Google, internet search giants and compulsive creators of amazing web gizmos that we quickly learn to take for granted, have moved into restaurant reviews with their new Google+ Local.  I have to say, it’s pretty nifty in the way that it combines the authority of a recognised guide with public comments. Let me explain: Google [...]

The creators of GreenCrossParcel.ie, a new online shop that allows you to send classic Irish products to friends overseas, got in touch recently to ask us to help spread the word about their site.  There are a lot of online food shops  out there but this service is a little different – they are donating [...]