Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.
Every year the start of school and turning leaves once again signal the coming of autumn, and in the stunning rolling countryside of Belgium’s Pajottenland and Zenne […]
Munich, Germany, home to Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, has opened a brand-new biergarten, with a difference. The atmosphere of the addition to the city’s […]
What did the ancient Egyptians drink? A question you might not ask yourself on a daily basis but one that greatly interested Dylan McDonnell, a homebrewer and nonprofit manager. […]
This autumn, one of Belgium’s long-standing breweries will open its doors to the public for the first time on 25 and 26 September. Westmalle Trappist Brewery […]
With church attendance falling across Belgium, many buildings now find themselves in search of a new purpose. In the 1950s, more than 80% of Belgium’s population […]
Beer and chocolate, it doesn’t get more Belgian than that. Add in some fries and waffles and you’ve got a true Belgian cocktail. We wouldn’t recommend […]
The past year hasn’t been easy on the planet. Many regions have suffered from extreme weather conditions, whether that meant droughts, storms or anything in between. […]
Craft beer enthusiasts, mark your calendars. The BXLBeerFest is back, and it promises to be an international celebration of artisanal brewing like no other. Over the […]
Belgium, a country renowned for its centuries-old beer culture, has once again reaffirmed its commitment to preserving and celebrating its liquid heritage. On September 9, 2023, […]
Beer production in the EU has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest data from Eurostat. EU countries produced over 34 billion litres of […]
Belgian beverage start-up Bar.on has developed the world’s first molecular beer printer, capable of creating multiple types of beer in seconds. Using molecular-level flavour compounds, different […]
Belgo, a Belgian craft beer brewed in Vietnam, has launched a beer-currency campaign. It allows beer lovers to exchange any mass market beer for the higher […]