Irish Food History: A Companion by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Dorothy Cashman, editors

Authors

  • Charmaine O'Brien Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.32900

Keywords:

Irish food history, book review, Ireland, food history

Abstract

Irish Food History: A Companion by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Dorothy Cashman, editors. Royal Irish Academy, 2024, 800 pp., hardback, €45.

Author Biography

  • Charmaine O'Brien, Independent Scholar

    Dr Charmaine O’Brien is the author of books and papers on Australian food history including The Colonial Kitchen: Australia 1788-1901 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). She also writes on India’s food culture and history, and these works include the Penguin Food Guide to India (Penguin India, 2013), the first comprehensive guide to India’s diverse regional cuisines. Charmaine is currently working on her next book, The Devil Sends Cooks: Celebrity Chefs in Colonial Australia.

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Published

2025-05-27

Issue

Vol. 131 (2025)

Section

Book Reviews

How to Cite

O'Brien, Charmaine. 2025. “Irish Food History: A Companion by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Dorothy Cashman, Editors”. Petits Propos Culinaires 131 (May): 132-37. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.32900.