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The Irish Cook Book by JP McMahon (Phaidon 2020), a beautiful hardback book showcasing the past, present and future of Irish cooking, makes for a great Christmas gift for those who love to cook or those who simply love Irish food.

Cooking is many things to many people. Lou will admit it herself that she was not a great cook until she took herself off to GMIT to train as a chef at the age of 30. Under the guidance of the talented lecturers she learned to bake, make sauces, cook meat, fish, and vegetables. She then put it into practice in professional kitchens in Galway city for over a decade. Now her food is real, honest, home cooking. She shares her own recipes, with time saving tricks and handy tips to help cooks of all levels produce well balanced tasty food at home. She shares this knowledge with children and adults through her online cooking classes.

was crowned the best cookbook in the world at an international awards ceremony in China last week.

Here is something a little different for those of you with a competitive streak. The granddaddy of all Irish food festivals, Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival, has a really exciting competition for you, marking its 59th year. If you are passionate about food and local products, its Best of the West recipe competition, run in conduction with LookWest.ie, has been designed to showcase all the wonderful food and producers of the entire western region.

Mullingar woman Dolores Keaveney will launch her fifth children’s cookbook, Beelicious recipes with honey in Red Earth, Mullingar on Sunday April 22 at 3.30pm.