Katy Mcguinness

Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Fernando Farfán for Lonely Planet As a food writer and restaurant critic, I often find myself eating alone in restaurants. It might be because quite by chance I happen upon somewhere that looks interesting and make a spur of the mome... See more

Restaurant critic Katy McGuinness on her Mounjaro journey: ‘I’m more focused on quality than ever – there is literally no room for food that does not deliver’ When she started taking the weight-loss drug, the writer worried about the effect it mig... See more

The Michelin circus rolls into Dublin next week – from pre-ceremony pub crawls to new stars, here’s what to expect... Will Ireland finally get its first three-star restaurant – or has it all been one big cruel tease? Our food critic shares her predi... See more

Joe Macken: ‘People treat you differently after you fail. You realise who your friends are and aren’t very quickly’ When his restaurant group went into liquidation, the Crackbird owner left behind unpaid creditors and more than 100 staff out of a jo... See more

Joe Macken: ‘Failure in Ireland is seen as cancer, but cancer that you’re giving someone – it's awful’ When his restaurant group went into liquidation, the Crackbird owner left behind unpaid creditors and more than 100 staff out of a job. Now, seven years... See more