Council to launch a public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock
Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
The Food Smart Dublin project aims not only to reintroduce forgotten seafood recipes to the Dublin diet, but also to show why its smart to use some seafoods more than others.
In medieval Ireland, Anglo-Normans hunted fallow deer in parks, while Gaelic Irish elites preferred big, wild red deer. This recipe from a culinary archaeologist would have worked for either.
The Green Kitchen is a social enterprise, meant to provide a pathway to employment for those who might otherwise be left behind. It also serves tasty wild-mushroom risotto.
The menu and decor draw inspiration from all over. That’s partly because staff who pass through leave a bit of their knowledge behind.
Medieval Ireland had some quirky breads: from paindemain to bannock. Here’s a recipe for a rich and buttery raston, from a culinary archaeologist.
With sea buckthorn berries harvested from Bull Island, Shane Kelly’s Dot Brew is brewing a saison, now in white wine barrels in a warehouse in Dolphin’s Barn.
To start with “take veel other[wise] motoun and smyte it to gobettes”, an early version of this lamb recipe says.
Susan Elizabeth Maguire delights in mixing bold flavours, from deep-fried plantains with pineapple chutney, to lime and thyme in Irish soda bread.
A chef makes noodles the old fashioned way – with his bare hands.
In medieval Ireland, wealth was invested in cows, which were used to pay fines, rents, and pleas – and, of course, to serve in rich stews like this one.
Mel Roddy opted for a supper club over a food stall because he wanted to stay true to the ethos of eating together with friends, he says.
“We’re highlighting the fact of food waste,” says Cathal O’Donoghue, of Rascals Brewing, “and I think people like that idea.”