Good food and drink are our raison d’être, but more than anything, a restaurant’s success and longevity are determined by its people. There’s real magic in the mix. But it’s not enough these days to have an unbeatable team; to keep … Continue reading
It’s all about the Land, you see. We’re talking about the land where the food we use in our kitchen is grown – the soil the vegetables are planted in, the grass that lambs graze on, the orchards where tree … Continue reading
Walk into Chapter One and everywhere, elements of the interior combine to make your time here as pleasurable – we hope – an experience as our food. Fine art, craft and design are all around. The Best of Irish Craft … Continue reading
If you’re on Instagram, there surely can’t be a better post to catch first thing every day than Velvet Cloud yoghurt’s regular ‘Good morning Mayo’ videos from their glorious West of Ireland farm, Rockfield Dairy. Terroir is everything Wild, oh-so-green … Continue reading
A stellar family history of food production, awards galore for his chorizo and other cured meats and a waiting list for his handmade knives that became so long he had to close it……such are the manifold blessings and challenges in … Continue reading
Step inside any Sheridans’s cheese store (Dublin, Galway, Waterford or Meath), and you are instantly transported. For lovers of dairy and all things cheese-related, Sheridan’s is nothing short of heaven. Spoilt for Choice Everywhere are shelves laden with … Continue reading
Wicklow Wonders: Pristine Veg from the Garden of Ireland It might be very late, but Spring has finally arrived, at least on Castleruddery Organic Farm in Wicklow, where, after a pretty dismal winter, spirits are rising as the first … Continue reading
It’s more usual to do this kind of blog at the end of a calendar year, but few years were as busy or as full of change as 2016, with a momentum that propelled Chapter One into 2017 at what … Continue reading