Slow Food and Stories.ie with Eight Degrees Brewing
Time to grab some beer and head out for a couple of events with Eight Degrees Brewing. First up, I’m taking part in a Slow Food East Cork event at Ballymaloe Cookery School tomorrow...
Category: Food Events
Food Memories: Irish Porter Cake at the Dingle Food Festival
Standing on a wobbly kitchen chair to reach the mixing bowl, apron wrapped twice round my middle and my tongue taking a snatched opportunity to explore the rough texture of a well-used wooden spoon: food memories....
Irish craft beer baking, matching and tasting at Dublin Tall Ships & Electric Picnic
I’m doing a few Irish craft beer demos over the next couple of weekends with the Theatre of Food crew. This weekend I’m off to the Dublin Tall Ships festival with my partner-in-beer, Kristin...
Cork Food Festival 2012
Clear blue skies and sunshine + plenty of good food = lots of happy people at yesterday’s opening of the Cork Food Festival in Fitzgerald’s Park. It’s on until Sunday, with admission a reasonable €12,...
Inishfood 2012: passion and commitment
Apple juice. It was apple juice. I was standing in front of a crowd of expectant faces at Harry’s Restaurant in Inishowen, just about to launch into a description of Helvick Gold, chosen to accompany...
It’s all about the (Eight Degrees Brewing) beer
A few Eight Degrees Brewing and beer-related updates… We all – the Husband’s parents are visiting at the moment – gathered around the radio on Sunday morning to hear the Aussie do us proud...
Farmhouse Cheeses of Ireland: A Celebration by Glynn Anderson and John McLaughlin
If you’re a cheese fan, watch out for the forthcoming Farmhouse Cheese and Craft Beer Weekend which is taking place across the country during the October Bank Holiday weekend. There is more information on the events...
Blas na hÉireann winners 2011
I was sorry that I didn’t make it to this year’s Blas na hÉireann National Irish Food Awards at the Dingle Food and Wine Festival – the Small Girl‘s late arrival put paid to that!...