Named after two brothers and third generation bakers, Michael and Dermot Walsh, this highly regarded bakery is one of the four bakeries recognised by Euro-Toques for continuing to include the traditional Waterford blaa (EU PGI status) in their ran ... more...
It is the quality of their products that lead many to Pat and Miriam Mulcahy’s home, Ballinwillin House: delicious, tender Ballinwillin venison and free range wild boar features on many leading hotel menus, including those at the Maryborough and ... more...
Popular fishmonger and former fisherman Ali Galivandy supplies a good range of ultra fresh local fish daily, and is known for giving good customer service.
His experience with Irish fish and fishing goes back to 1981, when he started on the trawlers a ... more...
It's all about local seasonal food - and especially food produced on site - at the brilliant food truck at Ballymaloe Cookery School (the mothership).
'Truck' isn't an adequate word for this casually chic (and equally seasonal) operation - the cool si ... more...
Formerly The Tasty Tart, chef Tara Walker's renamed her popular business the East Coast Cookery School in 2014.
Tara, who trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, offers a range of cookery classes from her purpose-built kitchen i ... more...
The South-East is famous for its apples, grown mainly for cider production and some for eating, Producers include a number of quality-led family-run businesses, of which the Traas family's farm is one of the most highly regarded.
They have opera ... more...
If only for a cup of cappuccino or hot chocolate and a wedge of chocolate cake, or a slice of quiche, a restorative visit to this delightful contemporary bakery and café is a must on any visit to Galway and is best known for its tempting range ... more...
Slow Food member Thomas Murphy's shop is a hard place to pass by.
Supported by a loyal local clientele for three decades, it's also become a destination for food lovers from further afield who value its appealing balance of artisan, organic and ... more...
At J.J. Killeen’s wonderful pub and shop weary travellers can be restored, particularly by the house special of hot rum and chocolate - perfect after a damp day on the river.
Meanwhile you can also top up on groceries, fishing bait and gas. more...
The extraordinary Airfield Estate is a unique oasis of food production and farming in the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum – as it has been since long before the two inspirational sisters Naomi and Letitia Overend established a charitable trust in ... more...
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