The Irish Food and Drink industry is thriving with fantastic women, women who work hard and smart, women who create, grow, cook, sell, clean, teach and promote Irish food and drink. These women are often mentioned when we’re told that the hospitality industry is not the sexist dinosaur it used to be but we are from where we want to... The post WOMEN OF THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

Cocoa Atelier is a well-known and much-enjoyed chocolate brand in Ireland. I’ve had a few boxes myself in Ireland. It’s silly but I’ve always loved the shape their chocolates come in? That squary looking rectangle, it’s a delicate thing of beauty. It helps a lot that the chocolate is beautiful too, and crafted with much care. Cocoa Atelier currently produces... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – MARIA MAHER, HEAD CHOCOLATIERE appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

Helena Vukovic is the brain and the body behind The Flourless Baker, a small enterprise, based out in Mount Merrion who supplies local businesses with gluten free desserts and bakes. She sent me a sample of her macarons at the start of the summer and here is what I had to say about them at the time. The good news... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY: HELENA VUKOVIC – GLUTEN FREE BAKER appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

Picture this, one night I’m having a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Liath, a dinner so very special I will talk and talk and talk about it to everyone and anyone willing to listen, and the morning after I’m in my pjs munching on babybel in front of my open fridge, trying to decide what to make for dinner. I think about... The post WHEN FOOD BLOWS MY MIND appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

Lisa Kleiner is the owner and Founder of artisan organic bean-to-bar producer, Nibbed, which is based in Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. She’s a chef by trade, as well as being a Nutritional therapist, and holds 1st class MSc in Nutrition and MSc in Food Safety Management. Anna O’Sullivan, makes use of her background in Marketing & Digital Marketing to manage the... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – LISA KLEINER & ANNA O’SULLIVAN appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

Westport native Aoife O’Neill is the owner of The Creel, an all-day kitchen eatery and deli overlooking Westport Harbour and Clew Bay. Aoife left a career in the HSE as a Medical Scientist to open the new food experience in 2016 and says she is very happy to be part of the thriving business community in the small town. Her... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – AOIFE O’NEILL, MANAGING DIRECTOR appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

So you’ve read my article about things to do in Monaghan and you’re considering visiting. You’re nearly ready to book but you’re wondering what the food situation is like. The last post was quite generic in terms of food so I thought I’d delve into it a little bit more. Food is what I’m all about after all so let’s... The post WHERE TO FIND THE BEST FOOD IN MONAGHAN appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

I could go on an on about the stories I’ve heard about Jessica Kelly, you see, I’m friends with her mam. Sarah Kelly may well be known to you as one face of the Village Butcher in Ranelagh, but since Jessica Kelly came home early on in the pandemic, she has become just as familiar a face. For me, who... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – JESSICA KELLY, APPRENTICE BUTCHER appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

You think now that Easter has come and gone, you won’t hear about chocolate for a wee while? Well let me tell you how wrong ye are, because not only are we talking about chocolate, we’re also talking about chocolatiers. If you’ve ever bitten into a Bean and Goose sharing bar (perfectly fine to share with you, yourself and you... The post WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – KAREN & NATALIE KEANE, CHOCOLATIERS appeared first on Proper Food ..read more

I like baking but I’m not great at it. Sorry, let me rephrase that…. I love eating cake and so I’ve learned to make a few simple ones. I’ll sometimes even go and look for new recipes but they must be, and I stress this, they must be easy. If I want fancy cakes I’ll go buy one. If there’s... The post TWENTY SUPER EASY BAKES appeared first on Proper Food ..read more