Today was all about music, family and Stir Up Sunday - a centuries old tradition where home cooks spend the last Sunday before Advent 'stirring up' their chosen Christmas pudding - in our case - Spiced Port and Orange Christmas Cake using a recipe from Good…
IT'S the calm after the much anticipated Yes Chef Awards and Eleanor McGillie speaks to the Co Down chef who won over the judges to be crowned Best Young Chef in Ireland 2019. (more…)
Living here brings many benefits not least being surround by magnificent coastland. Northern Ireland offers some of the top beaches in Europe and here we explore Orla McGrady's Top five County Down beaches. (more…)
From representing Ireland at the Miniature Pinxtos World Congress in the Basque Region, facilitating at The World Butcher's Challenge, mentoring at IFEX and now the Irish Restaurant Awards - it's been a busy old time for our members working in the catering sector in Northern…
Summer 2019 will see the world's elite golfers arrive in Northern Ireland for 148th Open Championship. John Caddoo looks ahead to the event which will place Northern Ireland at the centre of the global sporting spotlight (more…)
WHO would have thought that a Northern Irish chef working in Switzerland over 25 years ago would later create a festival here because he discovered he could cook and eat oysters farmed in Northern Ireland in Switzerland– but couldn't get them here. (more…)
Still Waters, is a family run fresh fish supplier from Portavogie Harbour in Co Down. Paul Carson from Still Waters discusses their dedication to supplying fresh sustainable seafood from the heart of the Irish Sea. By Ruth Kimbley. (more…)
There are so many cracking places to visit in Northern Ireland. Live It Experience It's Laura Irwin explores how to give dads around the region a Father's Day he'll never forget! (more…)
You all know our motto by now - Live It Experience It. Eleanor McGillie is doing just that. Last weekend, she committed to taking up a new hobby which frankly will see her going downhill pretty quickly. (more…)
Throughout the year we welcome many visitors to Northern Ireland. So, we want to share with you as much as possible what there is to do while you are here. And for us living in Northern Ireland we are so lucky to have the playgrounds we do.…
