Katie O'Reilly

Comfort food.  A term we all know and some of us use, we can usually identity these foods.  What does that term really mean?  What are we seeking comfort from?  And why are we turning to food for that comfort? When emotional pain is deep and unavoidable, as it can […]

Of course, we all learn at a young age that food is fuel for our bodies.  But as we grow and develop, how does this affect our eating choices?  There are all kinds or reasons we eat, most of all, because we want to.  Our desire to taste something we […]

“You know what you should do”?  Recently, I have been struggling with people who see my blog or hear about my show or eat my food telling me, “you know what you should do”?  Actually I’m already doing what I should and want to do.  This is not unique to […]

Those that spend time and energy learning about food, thinking about food, playing with food, these people call themselves foodies.  A somewhat, self declared, non professional expert in what the world should like to eat.  Often times, I encounter such a guest at one of my Kenmare Catering event tastings.  […]

Normally I don’t tell a lot of personal stories but this one can’t be skipped.  I don’t expect that many of you share this extreme plotted young girl Friday night activity, however , I guess this makes me unique.  At age 11,my parents would go out to dinner every Friday […]