Reviews

Darina Allen on growing your own nutritious and delicious lettuce leaves at home

Elizabeth Magill: Arborescence. Kerlin Gallery, Anne's Lane, South Anne Street, D2. 01 6709093. www.kerlin.ie.  Until 10 July

Blue/Orange covers some familiar territory but all is not quite as it seems, says Edward O'Hare

Artichokes are best served simply with a bowl of melted butter. By Darina Allen

Billy Leahy looks at two artists exhibiting at the Douglas Hyde gallery – emerging Irish artist Mark Garry and San Francisco-based Laura Owens

Colin Murphy braves the tour groups and summer heat for the kind of unthreatening production the Gate do best

Farmers' markets boost local economies, help the environment, remove the need for excessive packaging – and most of all, the food tastes better

Elina Brotherus' work is on a par with the masters of painting and photography, writes Billy Leahy

A reverent approach to a tired classic. Colin Murphy sees Druid's production of The Year of the Hiker

The wild Irish salmon season is upon us. Darina Allen advises on how to recognise the best fish, and what to do when we get them home