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Imen Mcdonnell

Imen McDonnell is an American food and lifestyle columnist living in Ireland and blogger behind Modern Farmette

Imen McDonnell is an American food and lifestyle columnist living in Ireland. In a former life, she spent her days working in broadcast production while living in New York, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. She now resides on her husband’s grass-fed dairy family farm in rural Ireland, and gets her city fix via frequent retreats to Dublin city and beyond. She is a member of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild, and her modern Irish recipes have been featured in The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Sunday Times (UK) The Los Angeles Times, Saveur Magazine, Food & Wine Magazine (USA) and more. Her first book, The Farmette Cookbook, Stories and Recipes from Life on an Irish Farm will be published by ROOST BOOKS in Autumn 2015.

A Guide to Ireland's Best Craft Beers and Ciders

Ireland may be best-known for birthing Guinness, but the country's burgeoning craft-beer and -cider scene is thriving—and many of the best new tipples are coming from smaller, locally-focused producers. These 13 beers and ciders are worth seeking out on your next visit to Ireland (after a visit to the Guinness Storehouse, of course—that's still a must-do).

More than Guinness: Inside Dublin's Thriving Restaurant Scene

A mere five years ago, Dublin was celebrated more for its pint of Guinness than for gourmet food, but the city has had a dining revolution. Imen McDonnell explores Dublin with a New York appetite.