Dante and the Lobster (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Just the other day I caught myself up with what little association I have with food production, so it was with great interest I opened the Irish Times to Fiona's interview with Darina Allen , author of "Forgotten Skills," a primer for folks to brush up on foundational culinary skills. Allen comes off as such an insufferable food snob that I doubt I'd buy the book. She...
Vals Kitchen (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
... brothers making horse shoes and putting them on the horse had a lot of Women's attention. Darina Allen was there too and she made a lovely speech about food and families and how Limerick has really put itself on the map in recent years with the Slow Food movement and with such a huge support coming from locla people who make the effort to buy local produce from our markets and small...
Faites Simple (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
... one David and this is the best and most used and wonderful to read. Oh and smallish in paperback. Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course - not because it is my favourite. It is great but I use others more. But it's comprehensive and educational so should come up with something most days. and Edouard de Pomiane's Cooking in Ten Minutes - because it is new to me, tiny, funny and my...
