Introducing The Second Issue Of Fork In The Road… – In which we embark on an epic road trip around Ireland, gathering the best food stories, recommendations and recipes the country has to offer
Jess Murphy – The chef-owner at Kai cooks an extravagant dinner of mussels, dauphinoise and a rib of beef, extols the virtues of Irish produce and explains her problems with peach skin
Steamed Mussels With Ale & Dillisk – Jess Murphy, chef-owner of Kai, cooked this dish as an appetiser before a long, indulgent dinner at her home in Galway. Serves 4-6 as a starter or light lunch INGREDIENTS
Dauphinoise Potatoes With Dried Mushrooms – “Dauphinoise potatoes and roast beef is basically my dinner party that allows me to cook and drink at the same time. They’re a cinch to make.” – Jess Murphy, chef-owner
Jess Murphy’s Galway Address Book – The chef-owner of Kai recommends a cheesemonger with a wine bar upstairs, a must-visit farmers' market and a bookselling fruit & veg shop
Inside Jess Murphy’s Kitchen – The chef-owner of Kai picks out an award-winning local beer, a pioneering plant-based cookbook and perhaps the most coveted kitchen item in Ireland
Land of Crab and Lobster – It’s one of Ireland's great nature spots, but Inishbofin also abounds with spectacular food, some of it served out of a red London bus. We travelled to this tiny island off the Connemara coast to find out more
Louise McGuane – The owner of Chapel Gate whiskey makes bacon and cabbage with a twist, illuminates the lost art of whiskey bonding and outlines the perils of having 24,000 litres of alcohol in her shed
Bacon Loin With Chilli Cabbage & Boiled Potatoes – “What I’m doing here is very traditional, we’re having bacon and cabbage, but it’s with a twist. The bacon’s been in [the slow cooker] a while because it takes forever
Louise McGuane’s Clare Address Book – The owner of Chapel Gate Whiskey recommends a "phenomenal" seafood pub, an Irish cheese specialist and a favourite long-running bakery
Inside Louise McGuane’s Kitchen – The whiskey bonder picks out some very good local beer, an Irish whiskey-tasting glass named after a mythological race, and her favourite food website
The Family Cure – Frank Krawczyk mastered the art of charcuterie at his home in West Cork. Now his son Rob, one of Ireland’s most exciting chefs, is picking up the baton
Sam Gleeson & Niamh Fox – At their idyllic home in West Clare, the furniture maker and chef cook meat from their own pigs, recall very different childhood meals and explain why food tastes better in a van
Inside Sam Gleeson and Niamh Fox’s Kitchen – The furniture maker and chef pick out one of Ireland's best beers, a curious metal gadget for scraping coconuts, and a favourite Jamie Oliver book
Sam Gleeson and Niamh Fox’s Ireland Address Book – The furniture maker and chef recommend a great pub for cheese toasties, their favourite place to go in Ireland for a special meal, and a local community farm run by surfers