Product Watch: Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese In my work, I met amazing and fascinating people – food producers, farmers and writers. One of these people is Victor O’Sullivan of Bluebell Falls Farm in North Cork near Charleville where he produces the most amazing Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese. I only went to see the setup but…
Product of the Month: Ummera Smoked Picanha Beef This month’s Product of the Month: Ummera Smoked Picanha Beef is a homage to food innovation. For any company, coming up with new ideas and products can be heartbreaking. Not so for Anthony Creswell who started off with salmon as so many smoke houses did but has…
Beer of the Month I always get asked what I miss from my time in Berlin and I never know what to say as I barely think of things I ate or drank back then as I am way too excited about things I am trying now. But now and then I come across something…
The Panel @ The Food Affair As you might know, I am hosting and producing The Food Affair on Cork City 100.5FM – a radio show dedicated to all things food. The show airs every Saturday from 2-4pm live from the studio located next to the River Lee Hotel. For the March shows, I am…
Food Stars 2016 – A Review As I do every year, I look back at the year gone and pick my favourite moments, people, products, drinks and food and so these are my Food Stars 2016 – A Review. Best Product I met Anthony Creswell of Ummera Smokehouse recently while having lunch in L’Atitude 51…
Gingerbread House A few years back I bought a cutter set for a Gingerbread House as I always wanted to make my own little creation. Every time I saw one at one of the many Christmas markets I went to in my life, I thought, I want to make that (it’s a curse as I…
Christmas Craft & Food Markets Below is a list of upcoming Christmas Craft & Food Markets from around the country. If you know about a market that is not listed, please email [email protected] with the details. Please note: the listing is not chronological and not sorted by county/location. The title of each market is a…
Product Watch: Shandrum Cheese Discovering a new cheese for me is like discovering a new star for an astronomer. Ok, it might not have the wide-reaching effects but I get always all excited when I see a cheese I haven’t tried yet. So, when I went to the English Market the other day I stopped…
I am at that age now where I prefer to have friends over at mine rather than going to a pub or club to catch up with the girls. And thanks God, I have amazing friends who don’t mind calling – one of them is the wonderful Carol. Not only a neighbour but also an…
After a long break, the critics are back and the first Cork Food Event outing in 2015 leads us to Blarney.Twin sisters Martina and Tricia have opened The Square Table a year ago and have already collected some great attention of locals and food experts. Even Sally & John McKenna have included The Square Table…