An American/Irish-owned doughnut shop in Paris: Boneshaker

I was looking at pictures on Instagram the other day and noticed a picture of doughnuts from Boneshaker Paris posted by a Paris-based blogger I follow. They looked really good so I had a little look at their account and noticed they had a 'Paddy's Day doughnut box' where the donuts had names like 'Free gaff' and 'Gwan, Ye Will'; they could only be from Ireland. After googling I found out that American lady Amanda Bankert-Scott and her Irish husband Louis Scott were feeding Parisians scrumptious doughnuts and getting rave reviews.

Interview: Aoife Noonan, Head Pastry Chef at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

At 27 years of age young Dubliner Aoife Noonan is the head pastry chef at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, the only 2 Michelin-starred restaurant in Ireland.

French Foodie in Dublin Meets: Tom Stafford, Vice Coffee Inc.

Introducing 'French Foodie in Dublin Meets', a series of interviews where I speak with some of my food and drink heroes and those at the forefront of Dublin's foodie revolution. For the first in this series of interviews I met with Tom Stafford, main man behind ViceCoffee Inc, a speciality coffee shop on 54 Middle Abbey Street.

French Foodie in Dublin Meets Marco Pierre White

A few months back I found myself on my way to Dawson St, where I was scheduled to meet the one and only Marco Pierre White for a chat in his restaurant. I’ve always had this image of him in my head: the black and white portrait, which was taken in the late 80s by Bob Carlos Clarke. Marco Pierre looked like a handsome rock star with his long hair and a cigarette in his mouth. I was quite intimidated at the prospect of meeting the man who was one of the youngest chefs ever to receive three Michelin stars, who later gave these stars back to Michelin and a man who once even made Gordon Ramsay cry.

An Interview with Mr. FFID

Yesterday was the 10 year anniversary of Mr. FFID and I. It was an important anniversary that we actually spent apart, as I’m in Ballymaloe and he’s miserable enjoying life without me in Dublin. I’m just hoping that he isn’t feeding himself with bacon sandwiches and frozen pizzas while I’m away.

French Foodies in Ireland: Julien Drapeau, Wedding Cake Designer, Kilcock

Where in France are you from?

I am from Les Sables d' Olonne, a lovely little town on the French coast between Nantes and La Rochelle. My Father had a Michelin starred restaurant and I grew up there surrounded by meat, fishes, pastries, breads and chocolates.

French Foodies in Ireland: Interview with Alain Delhomme from Frenchwines.ie

Where in France are you from and what brought you to Ireland?
My mother is from Normandy and my father from Ardeche. I was born in Reims in Champagne and I spent my childhood in Normandy picking apples from the orchard with my grandfather.

French Foodies in Ireland: Pascal Rossignol from Le Caveau Wine Imports and Shop, Kilkenny

Where in France are you from?

I was born in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the heart of Burgundy’s Cotes de Nuits wine district. I grew up and went to school there and left at age 25. I return about once or twice a year to visit my family, winegrowers and friends.

French Foodies in Ireland: Claire-Marie, Aerial Hoop Dancer talks about Healthy Eating

Tell me about yourself 

I am from the West of France, I moved many times inside a big triangle from Paris to La Rochelle to Nantes. I originally came to Ireland for a year of study during which I met a great Irish guy. 

French Foodies in Ireland: Emmanuelle Legrand, co-owner and manager of L'Atitude 51 Wine Café, Cork

Emmanuelle Legrand comes from Lorraine in the east of France near the well known region of Alsace. She's is the co-owner and manager of L'atitude 51 in Cork.

French Foodies in Ireland: Nora Cleere, Cookery demonstrator and Food blogger in Dublin

Nora Cleere is originally from Seine St Denis in the Paris region. She is a cookery demonstrator and writes a food blog named ‘Journal of a French foodie’. She has also agreed to share one of her recipes: her mum's eggs florentine.

French Foodies in Ireland: Benoit Lorge, Chocolatier in Bonane

Benoit Lorge is originally from Nancy in the Lorraine region of France. He’s a chocolatier, owning a chocolate shop in Bonane, co. Kerry.

French Foodies in Ireland: Yolène Dabreteau, Food Photographer and Blogger

Yolène Dabreteau is a food photographer and blogger based in Dublin. She kindly accepted to talk about her blog Creme de Citron and share her recipe for Eggs Provençale.

French Foodies in Ireland: Cyrille Durand, Chef in Killarney

Cyrille Durand is originally from Meaux in the Île-de-France region. He lives in Killarney where he works as a Chef in Aghadoe Heights.

French Foodies in Ireland: Armelle from Armelle's Kitchen

Armelle grew up in Harnes, a small town in the North of France. In 2010 she opened her cake shop “Armelle’s Kitchen” on the main street of Kilcullen where she makes sweet treats with her Scottish husband Kenny.

French Foodies in Ireland: Julie Dupouy, Best Sommelier Ireland 2009 & 2012

I'm delighted to start my "French Foodies in Ireland" interview series with Julie Dupouy from Agen in the South-West of France who has been a sommelier since 2003.

Julie won Best Sommelier Ireland 2009 & 2012 and will represent the country at the World Sommelier competition in Japan in 2013.