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Lights, Camera, Baking | A Chat with Great Irish Bake Off Winner Cathy MacKenna
I have been a massive Bake Off fan for quite a few years now, but I didn't realise there was a Great Irish Bake Off until I moved back.
As it happens, the Great Irish Bake Off sadly only lasted three seasons from 2013 to 2015. The show…
So, What’s So Special About Sourdough Bread?
Sourdough bread has quickly found itself at home on the high street. No longer the reserve of high end bakeries and hip cafe’s. A breakfast menu without a mention of the wild yeasty goodness is seldom seen. With the humble sliced loaf…
The Rise of Plant Based Eating In All Its Forms
Plant based eating promotes the consumption of vegetables and fruits and it excludes or minimalises the addition of meat products.
For years we had vegetarians and vegans. It’s now time to look beyond these and embrace other ways of…
Brewgooder | Drink Beer, Give Water
Brewgooder launched in early 2016 with CEO and serial social entrepreneur Alan Mahon at its helm. The craft beer company is unique in that 100% of its profits are donated to clean water charities working in developing countries.
The…
THE PLAYLIST #22 | 25 Songs About Food
Welcome to THE PLAYLIST, where HeadStuff staff and friends siphon through exciting art to craft essential listening experiences you didn’t know you needed. This week the HeadStuff music writers bring you 25 of the best songs about food,…
I Fed the Rush: A Short Memoir On My Relationship with the ‘90s Soda-Icon Known as Surge
The 90s were the decade of many crude nods to some sort of neo-counter-culture/burgeoning-cyber-culture. Skateboards were mixed with savage sans serif font to indicate that some something savage yet marketable was going on. It was a cyborg…
Unfairly Traded
Fair Trade products shifted the stratosphere of shoppers throughout the EU during the first half of the 2000's. Sainsbury's, among others, have redacted their commitment to the project. What does this mean for farmers and communities across…
A Brief History of Marshmallows
Marshmallows go as far back as Ancient Egypt when the sap of the mallow plant was added to honey to be enjoyed as confectionery by Pharaohs and nobility. The sap was extracted from the root of the mallow plant, which grows on river banks…
A Spoonful of Insects Helps the World Go Around
Is Ireland ready to start eating insects? Whether it's your next fine dining experience or just a scoop of crickets with your Sunday roast, what do you think? Are you ready to try adding mealworms to your diet?
As far as fast food goes, a…
Ireland’s Carbon Hoofprint
Living in Ireland today, you’d have to be a hermit not to have heard of the Happy Pear twins. This energetic duo have dominated the culinary scene in Ireland over the last few years, gaining attention for their delicious vegetarian food and…