Category: Events
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A Great Day in Slane at the Irish Food Writers’ Guild Summer Outing 2013
Read more: A Great Day in Slane at the Irish Food Writers’ Guild Summer Outing 2013By Aoife Carrigy. Where can you go that’s less than an hour’s drive from Dublin and where – within a five mile radius of one picturesque town – you could gather together the makings of not one but several great meals? That’s what we wondered when putting together ideas for the Irish Food Writers’ Guild…
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Wild and Slow Fest 2012
Read more: Wild and Slow Fest 2012By Biddy White Lennon. Following on the amazing success of Wild and Slow Fest 2011, the first ever wild food festival, the crew of volunteers from the Sugarloaf Club Slowfood convivium are delighted to announce that Wild and Slow Fest 2012 will take place on 10th and 11th November at Macreddin Village, Aughrim, Co Wicklow.…
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Chefs Showcase Their Knife Skills
Read more: Chefs Showcase Their Knife SkillsBy Biddy White Lennon. Recently several members of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild took part in a couple of innovative events. Chefs led field trips, workshops, master classes in knife skills, and demonstrations of their individual methods of turning food from sea and land onto the restaurant plate. It proved informative, great fun and provided…
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Photos: Food Awards 2012
Read more: Photos: Food Awards 2012Photos: Paul Sherwood Photography
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Wild and Slow Festival November 11-12th 2011
Read more: Wild and Slow Festival November 11-12th 2011By Biddy White Lennon. Picture yourself wandering down a frosty winter street in a rural, picturesque Irish village in Wicklow, your breath hanging foggily in the air, and your hands warmed by blazing wood-burning fire-pits and a cup of spiced mulled wine. Imagine the smell of freshly-roasted chestnuts and the animated buzz of children’s laughter.…