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A great finish to your Christmas meal.

Dreaming of an Irish Christmas

Irish cookbook author Margaret M. Johnson serves up background on Irish holiday culinary traditions, and three delicious traditional dessert recipes.

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Hibernian Hunger Project

Stew Cook-Off Winners Rise to the Top

Beef or lamb? More meat or more spuds? Thin gravy or thick? Can’t decide? Try them all! (We did.)

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Irish Immigration Center head Siobhan Lyons, center,with 2009 Rose of Tralee, Jocelyn McGillian, introduced Irish culture to Norwegian Consul  Erik Torp.

Introducing the World to Irish Cuisine and Culture

International House Philadelphia invited the world–at least those folks living in Philly–for a little taste of Ireland at Tir na Nog in Center City this week.

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A recent whiskey tasting at Maggie O’Neill’s. From left: Steve and Carol Pester, Shaun Griffin and Eastern Pennsylvania Whiskey Society presider Kevin Quinn.

The Spirits Move Him

Kevin Quinn is passionate about Irish whiskey. Now he’s passing along his passion to new whiskey lovers at Maggie O’Neill’s.

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Tea at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin, from Margaret M. Johnson’s “Tea & Crumpets.”

Tea Story

This most elegant of repasts will take you to infinity and beyond. Check out our interview with cookbook author Margaret M. Johnson, snag a free recipe, and find a tea shop using our handy Irish Philly tea guide.

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Margaret M. Johnson’s Teatime Fruitcake

Here’s a scrumptious accompaniment for any tea time.

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A Culinary Expert Serves Up Tips on Irish Breakfasts

Cookbook author Margaret M. Johnson on bangers, rashers, grilled tomatoes, beans and black and white puddings.

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The full Irish, as served at Ida Mae’s.

Where to Find – and Eat – a Full Irish Breakfast

Get set to open your belt a notch or two. You can get the full fry-up in a number of Philly-area eateries.

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