Food and Drink

Each fortnight, HeadStuff brings an unadulterated critique of the global art scene. Click here for more.  Cooking the World (2017) by Subodh Gupta at the Art Basel fair recreates ritualistic practices of community eating. The installation…

Andrew Carroll looks at the increasing amount of chain coffee stores cropping up throughout Dublin. Are there two sides to every story? There’s an episode of The Simpsons where Bart goes to the mall to get his ear pierced. Surrounding him…

Running a successful food business isn't all scrumptious loaves of bread, and glorious coffees. With the good, comes the bad, and the worry as we learn from Dervla James' third diary entry. Having your own business is great. Having your…

Strawberries and Cream; the quintessential British summer treat. With Wimbledon on our screens for the next two weeks, it seems appropriate to delve into the history of this charming tradition which is so intertwined with this extraordinary…

The amount of food waste in Ireland, and the world, has been playing on my mind a lot. Since I can remember my mum has taken produce out of its packaging at the checkout. Cringing behind her, studiously looking at the wall, I used to be so…

When we made contact with Dervla James of Pudding Row to compose a diary entry for us, we didn't think that two weeks in we'd be gripped! Here's her second entry, a small insight into the mind of a chef. You can read her first entry here.…

Borough Market was catapulted into the global eye early in June following a heinous act of terror. For some, it was their first time to hear of Borough Market, but for others Borough has held a place in their hearts for many years. Sarah…

Wine, in Ireland, has a funny old reputation. If you like wine, you’re often told you’re a bit of a ponce, and sure what’s wrong with a vodka and coke. I linger on the peripheries of what wine culture does exist here: too broke to enjoy it…

Aoife founded the Open Door Supper Club in an effort to fuse community and food back together.  Here she tells up about the impact the club has had on her and the people who attend. Our Food Heroes section is a compilation of people who are…

My name is Dervla James. I am the owner and head chef in Pudding Row in my hometown of  Easkey, Co Sligo. I'm Chef, Baker, Mother of Two and Wife of One. After many years in the food industry between working in cafés, studying baking in…