Already highly-anticipated, the third Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine runs from 15th-17th May 2015, and tickets for the event go on sale on 7th January. From world-famous chefs to boutique coffee roasters, guerrilla gardeners to polished restaurateurs, cocktail specialists to renowned wine makers, the unique international approach of the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary…
Introducing the new Georgina Campbell capsule collection of retro Christmas Recipe Cards! A celebration of traditional Christmas food, each of the five A5 size (148 x 210mm/5.8 x 8.3in) cards in the collection features a favourite dish on the front and its recipe on the back. Inside, a brief seasonal greeting in English and Irish…
The Lettercollum Cookbook – Recipes from the Kitchen Project is a new cookbook launched this week, edited and published by Guild member Roz Crowley. The Lettercollum Kitchen Project, run by Karen Austin and Con McLoughlin, is a West Cork institution. For ten years it has been the jewel in the crown of Clonakilty; a bakery…
Brabazon restaurant goes the whole hogg with a new series of tasting evenings. Last summer IFWG members spent a gorgeous day in a small corner of Co Meath visiting members of the Slane Food Circle before dining on some of their produce in the prettiest of settings in Brabazon Restaurant. The restaurant is on the…
Food Demos Experience the excitement of celebrity and Michelin-‐star chefs creating stunning dishes in their wellies, in full Electric Picnic party mode. TV favourite Neven Maguire will showcase the best of ‘modern Irish’ cooking; award-winning Sunil Ghai will demonstrate ‘Indian’ as you’ve never seen it before; Outlier JP McMahon of Aniar will demo the perfect…
The programme of Concrete Tiki reflects a current atmosphere of collaboration between food and art, while responding to the exhibition that will launch in IMMA at that time: a retrospective of the work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica that will run from July 19th to October 5th in the museum. Michelle Darmody, The Cake Café,…
The 26th Galway Film Fleadh, in association with wine merchants Cases Wine Warehouse, are delighted to present an innovative sensory screening of Somm, a unique documentary which takes the viewer on a humorous, emotional and illuminating look into a mysterious world – the Court of Master Sommeliers and the massively intimidating Master Sommelier Exam. This…
Cono Sur, Ireland’s premium Chilean wine brand, is launching a search to find the ultimate dish to match their Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir. The entrant with the most votes in Ireland will travel with a friend, compliments of Cono Sur, to compete in the Grand Finale held in Paris in November. Here…
The second Comber Potato Festival will take place in the town’s main square this Saturday from 10am-5pm. An array of Northern Ireland’s top food producers and chefs will be there, but the star of the show will be the superspud that is the Comber Early. This free event will be a celebration of this princely…
Guild member Sharon Hearne-Smith’s new cookbook, No Bake Baking, is about to hit the shelves and cause a bit of a stir in the world of baking. The no-bake approach is perfect for novices, cooking with kids or anyone who’s short on time, with fast and easy ideas for every occasion. In No-Bake Baking, Sharon…