My appetite for meat and potatoes knows no bounds. Ditto bread and butter. So when I find an abundance of all four and more while road-tripping around Northern Ireland, I am beside myself with delight—and I’m not the only one: food tourism is trending here. When food is such a big part of the culture, … Continue reading Northern Ireland →

posted on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 by Doug Wallace Posted in DESTINATIONS Comments Off on Northern Ireland

BALLYCASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND—Dara O hArtghaile treated us to a lesson in sourdough at Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, at Ursa Minor Bakehouse. The big secret: He uses methods that can be traced back hundreds of years, long before the birth of commercial yeast.

posted on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 by Doug Wallace Posted in FOOD & BOOZE Comments Off on Baking in Ballycastle