I had the immense pleasure of interviewing Sheila Kiely for The Food Hour show and we talked bout her busy life as a mother of 6, running her husband’s business and writing two cookbooks on top of that. I met Sheila a few years ago just after she published her first book ‘Gimme the Recipe’…
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…
McKennas Guide 2016 – New Entries from Cork Each year, John & Sally McKenna publish their guide – 100 Best places to eat. Last year saw the guide going from print to App – easy to use, you can search by area or by restaurant. A group of tasters visit all restaurants and the final…
I never win anything and I mean anything. Therefore it is not very often that I enter a competition but ain’t I happy that I enter Jacob’s Cracker Guides Competition, giving away Trish Deseine’s latest cookbook ‘HOME – Recipes from Ireland’ (could never resist a cookbook). The book was already on my wishlist so you…
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…
The other day I discovered Buffalo Mozzarella in Aldi for €1.99. Imagine my surprise when I saw that the cheese was made in Macroom. I assumed it to be a private label from Toonbridge Dairy but I was completely wrong. Buffalo Farmer John Lynch and a small team of dedicated people have established Macroom Buffalo…
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