Dublin creative agency will address global advertising festival on its YouTube hit

When you spend half your life on the road, cooking for yourself can stave off madness

David Attenborough’s Our Planet, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Swedish drama Quicksand and Bear Grylls goes interactive

Ballymaloe House and Cafe Paradiso take home prizes at inaugural ceremony in Paris

Food File: Exciting Thai food in Maynooth and Japanese afternoon tea at House

Food’s relationship with sex has a long history, from the erotic aspects of oysters to the supposed aphrodisiac qualities of chocolate

Professionalisation and reliance on free labour have dramatically changed kitchens

Actor says she had been linked to Jimmy Bennett ‘by friendship only’

The actor who played fictional reporter Lois Lane in Superman died in May

We could still learn a lot from Anthony Bourdain’s moules marinière

The late chef and presenter visited Dublin to film one of his TV shows. We retrace his steps

Lively and open conversation represents Bourdain, his ethos and spirit

America Letter: Deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain brought clear shift in mood

Barcelona launch for chefs’ symposium which will take place in Galway in October

Bourdain became a celebrity when ‘Kitchen Confidential’ was published in 2000

TV presenter died by suicide in Strasbourg where he had been working on series

Smart, thoughtful and articulate, Bourdain cast a cold an eye on celebrity culture, but he also had his demons

With direct flights from Dublin, Hong Kong is nearer than you think

The inaugural Vinyl festival, which takes place over the May bank holiday weekend, is a boutique event celebrating the golden age of stylus and disc

There are plenty treats in Dublin, but a croissant shortage in France

Ralph Steadman spent days trying to find Hunter S Thompson for their first assignment, the landmark article ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved’. The result changed journalism forever

Vietnam may be chaotic and tricky but it’s also great fun and the food is stunning

Through food writing and cookbooks, we are never cooking in solitude, even though we may be in an empty kitchen

The globe-trotting American has brought out a family cookbook laden with advice

Restaurants are charging ever higher prices as they recover from the economic slump

Success of burger-and-crinkle-fries chain stands in stark contrast to McDonald’s

Three of the top draws playing this year’s Castlepalooza give us the lowdown on their dream festivals – from the Anthony Bourdain catering to the T-Rex in the corner

Nigella’s battles moved to the kitchen, in ‘The Taste’, while infidelity between commuters made for charming drama in ‘The 7.39’