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The waitress arrives with a bamboo basket. As she removes the lid, steam drifts up. She reveals three bright green buns.
In medieval Ireland, Anglo-Normans hunted fallow deer in parks, while Gaelic Irish elites preferred big, wild red deer. This recipe from a culinary archaeologist would have worked for either.
The Green Kitchen is a social enterprise, meant to provide a pathway to employment for those who might otherwise be left behind. It also serves tasty wild-mushroom risotto.
The menu and decor draw inspiration from all over. That’s partly because staff who pass through leave a bit of their knowledge behind.
Medieval Ireland had some quirky breads: from paindemain to bannock. Here’s a recipe for a rich and buttery raston, from a culinary archaeologist.
To start with “take veel other[wise] motoun and smyte it to gobettes”, an early version of this lamb recipe says.
Susan Elizabeth Maguire delights in mixing bold flavours, from deep-fried plantains with pineapple chutney, to lime and thyme in Irish soda bread.
A chef makes noodles the old fashioned way – with his bare hands.
Mel Roddy opted for a supper club over a food stall because he wanted to stay true to the ethos of eating together with friends, he says.
“We’re highlighting the fact of food waste,” says Cathal O’Donoghue, of Rascals Brewing, “and I think people like that idea.”
“We were thinking of a name for them in English,” says Laura Amariei, of their lángosok. “So we call them ‘crazy doughnuts’.”
What’s there to do on a Monday night? “We thought about this idea. Cooking pizzas and having musicians jamming,” says Dylan Longman.