Food Photography – My Way Since finishing the Food Photography course in CIT last year, I had a few occasions where I was able to use my new found knowledge and wisdom for myself and clients. I am still not the best at styling the shoots, so there is a bit of work to be…
Irish winners at the Great Taste Awards As every year, the Irish winners at the Great Taste Awards were plentiful, proving once again that Irish food is outstanding. Proud producers all around. Below are the winners of this year’s Great Taste Awards – congratulations to all! (the stars next to the product name is the…
Food Photography – Course @ CIT As readers of my column in the Cork Independent already know, I am attending a Food Photography Course in CIT. What I assumed to be a sail-through course with a bit of fun turned into something that seems to be consuming me now. I learned a lot during the…
Digital Marketing for Food Business (and others) Digital Marketing for Food Business (and others) is ideal for people who are looking to develop a marketing strategy for their business. The ability to use social media to regularly engage people, build an audience and express your personality is becoming an essential digital skill for every business.…
A few weeks back, I had the pleasure interviewing some visitors to Cork from Europe. Oscar Gonzáles is from Spain and has a great appreciation for craft beer and cider and we had a lovely chat about the Irish craft beer industry. Anyway, when he returned to Spain, he left me a little gift of…
Social Media for Chefs & Restaurants Let’s face it, we all are on social media these days. Some are simply looking for distraction, others are doing serious research but we all follow other pages and people. Restaurants and chefs are the most followed after celebrities but as a recent survey revealed, followers do expect more…
I have always been a big fan of Glenisk Yogurt, so I was extremely interested when I saw that Glenisk launched a new product line. Strained Greek Yogurt. Plain yogurt is my favoruite and I prefer Greek style yogurt to most others – plain Greek yogurt is so versatile – you can make cacik (Turkish…
Bia Sásta’s logo says ‘We know Food’ and that is true. And it is great to see other people recognising this simple fact as well (hope that doesn’t sound over confident now) – I am getting lots of emails and private messages on Facebook asking questions on food and food business and I am always…
I am working on an exciting marketing project at the moment – and I am lucky enough to be working with a client who is open to new ideas and the quirky bit that makes it fun. Can’t say too much at the moment – just that I am working for the first time with…