Chef's Table Savour the flavour of a gourmet restaurant in your own homeIt takes a little more preparation than your average meal, but with these recipes from Andrew Nolan of the Hound Restaurant in Mount Juliet you can wow the family with a special Sunday spread
Tastemaker ‘I crave order and organisation. I would like to embrace the chaos a little more’ – Louise DuffyLouise Duffy, radio presenter, on her approach to domesticity and good advice for what to do in a crisis
Tastemaker ‘Good advice? Empty your toaster, it can be quite a dangerous piece of machinery’ – Hilary RoseHilary Rose, the actor, blogger and podcaster, reveals her party piece and which day of the week she likes to go wild on
Books Our Missing Hearts: Nightmarish tale where Asians become scapegoats for all US ills In Celeste Ng’s tense dystopian novel, which portrays a world not unlike our own but in which Asians are subject to extreme racism and children removed from their families, it is hard to miss the references to recent events and to the words of a former US president
Tastemaker ‘The publishing industry is a rollercoaster, it’s best just to try to ride the wave’ – Anya BergmanThe Cork-based author wrote her new novel, The Witches of Vardø, after becoming fascinated by the Finnmark Witch Trials
Tastemaker ‘Don’t dwell on your weakness, focus on your strengths and delegate the rest’ – Aoife McNamaraAoife McNamara, the fashion designer, on making nature her muse and the importance of having a strategic plan
Culture Succession, Oppenheimer, and Barbie: Looking forward to the cultural highlights of 2023The highlights of the year to come as chosen by writers Ben Haugh, John Walshe, Andrea Cleary, Tony Clayton-Lea, Sara Keating and Jordan Mooney
Culture Quiz Culture vultures: put your knowledge to the testTest your arts and culture knowledge to be in with a chance to win a two-night break with breakfast both mornings and dinner one evening in the four-star River Lee hotel in Cork.
Tastemaker ‘A scent I associate with childhood? Tayto cheese and onion sandwiches on a white roll’ – Beth O’BrienPastry chef Beth O’Brien reveals a scent that evokes her childhood and her ideal three-course meal
What to Watch Christmas on the box: 13 films and TV shows you need to watch this festive periodThis season’s television schedule is jam-packed with classic films, Christmas specials and intriguing once-off programming. Read our expert’s pick of the ones that are worth your time
Film & Television Family favourites, entertainment galore and festive frightsThe season’s television schedule is jam-packed with classic films, Christmas specials and intriguing once-off programmes. Here are Ben Haugh’s picks of the best things to curl up to over the holidays
Culture Counter Culture counter: your weekly guide to what’s in and what’s outA week when the popularity of mince pies is ramping up but one where AI is getting a little unsettling
Tastemaker ‘If money was no object? Easy, a wine cellar filled with fine vintages and Champagne’ – Molly KeaneLignum restaurant manager Molly Keane reveals her life motto and her pick of five famous dinner-party guests
Book Extract Super foods to get body and mind back on trackThese quick and easy recipes from performance nutritionist Daniel Davey will help your system reboot after the festive excess
Culture Counter Culture Counter: Your weekly guide to what’s in and what’s outA good week for fresh festival lineups, not so much for the New York Times
Tastemaker My motto? You’re doing better than you think, so keep going – Robyn LynchRising fashion star Robyn Lynch on her favourite item of clothing and how she wishes she could manage her time better
Books Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: Sobering story of Friends star’s battle with addictionMatthew Perry recounts how he nearly died when his ‘colon exploded’ and how he has spent $7m on various attempts to cure himself of his opiates and alcohol addictions
Tastemaker ‘My favourite day of the week? Thursday – the day of Thunder. It’s quite dramatic’ – Lorcan Finnegan
Interview Colm Tóibín: ‘You can’t force a book. It is like composing a song: you have to wait for a melody’One of Ireland’s most acclaimed and prolific authors shares with Ben Haugh some of the most important things he has learned and observed about the art of reading and writing
Tastemaker ‘Have I had any regrets? Fringes, every single one of them’ – Emma DoranComedian Emma Doran on her aspirational ‘money-no-object’ house purchase and whether talent or ambition is more important
