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@theidahochef @LesTunes Fun song tho’! I wish them well.

@LesTunes Just tuned in & said oh Penney’s satin pj’s!!😫😫

The outfits in song 6 were Penney's finest PJs??? #LateLateShow

@Culinaryireland That is a beautiful headstone.

Today would be my Dad’s 100 birthday. We’d never have heard the end of all the 0s+2s. He’d have been insufferable, strangers on the street would know about it, he’d linger in the amazingness of it for weeks. What I’d give to be part of his wonder, to go once more the meadow ways

@Culinaryireland @Ballymaloe @BallymaloeCS @ChefRossLewis @FrankHederman @irish_writing @karclev @nobledone We had great pleasure in feeding 6 x Hayes last night. Same Hayes! Fantastic loyal customers.

On the day that brings great hope for the restaurant industry here’s a little glimpse of what Myrtle Allen was planning for her Ballymaloe restaurant on 22 January, 1969: ‘get chicken and duck for [the] cold table.’

@Russ_Parsons1 Can’t get the (same) winter sunshine here, but a few very gifted Irish knife makers around to fill your knife rack!

Two things I miss about California: Winter light and a full knife rack (sigh, just PART of the collection).

@rtenews Wishing you strength Vicky. You have our thoughts & love.

Cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan has said she has returned home from the United States and will receive palliative chemotherapy, after a scan showed her to have a number of new tumours rte.ie/news/2021/1003…

@BenitaAhearne Crab goes amazingly well with beetroot!

@FinnEoghan @GastroGays That’s lovely.

In English we say “Dear Mr./Ms./Mrs./Dr.” because we’re conditioned to think of people in terms of gender or status. In Irish we say “A chara” because interactions, even with strangers, are rooted in the assumption of friendship. Gaeilge > Béarla

@Graham__Coull @IrishFoodGuide Loose leaf!

Is there a better tea out there?

@FrankHederman I hope they taste great!!

Crisps €57/kg

@Killybegsgirl I love cleaning mussels & peeling eggs. I could do without having to wash up though.

Here we go... least favourite kitchen job of all time. I’ll go first, peeling cooked eggs & bearding & de-scaling mussels. Anyone got any jobs worse then these? There is nothing worse, am I right!?

@DeborahMeaden It’s was actually Ireland that always won! ☘️

I remember when we always won #Eurovision

@eoghan_hegarty @Russ_Parsons1 @IrishTimes Agreed, so welcome!

@CulinaryCork @rebwriteswrongs Absolutely, just keep growing & learning. That’s a fantastic motto.

@CulinaryCork @rebwriteswrongs Delighted that you are doing well. ☘️

We are so looking forward to welcoming guests back through this door from 2nd June... See ballymaloe.ie/careers now for opportunities to join our #ballymaloefamily🧑‍🍳 🍽 #reopeningsoon #wehavemissedyou #ReopeningIreland #happybankholidayweekend #purecork

We will be holding a Dawn Chorus Webinar presented by Niall Hatch as part of Birds Connect. One of the most magical experiences in nature. Wednesday 12 May at 7:00 PM. Support from @CommunityFound Full info: birdwatchireland.ie/event/dawn-cho… Register here: form.jotform.com/211153482950351

@Caccabus @katymcguinness It’s such a dilemma.

@katymcguinness Grow and Cook 2007 I still find it hard to eat fish with a clear conscience.

Seaspiracy: Do we have to give up fish? thetimes.co.uk/article/90183c…

@DeborahMeaden Very pretty ones!

Necklace chains ... what are we thinking?

@JillianBolger And Cliffords restaurant Cork.

@JillianBolger Arbutus Lodge

As the L'Ecrivain building is sold this week it got me thinking of the great Irish restaurants that have come and gone. Ones I loved best are The Mermaid Café, Thornton's, The Tea Room in The Clarence and The Ivory Tower in Cork. How about you?