blackberries red and black
| | |

BLACKBERRIES

Denise Dunne

Do you have memories of childhood blackberry picking? Bramble, blackberry or Rubus fructicosus is probably the most well known and easily recognised of our native Irish edible wild plants. It is a wild food that anyone can pick with confidence, even if they know nothing at all about foraging. The clusters of deep purple-black berries ripen from…

Dublin gastronomy symposium olive oil tasting
|

DUBLIN GASTRONOMY SYMPOSIUM

Denise Dunne

When we hear the word ‘gastronomy’, we often imagine some very complicated dishes, using expensive and exotic ingredients, and requiring lengthy and laborious preparation. One of the definitions of gastronomy, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is ‘the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food’. Simple food can also be good food. I…