Last years winners of ‘A Taste of West Cork Schools Cookery Competition’, Ellen O’Regan & Pearse O’Flynn from Schull Community College have just sent us this account of their prizewinning trip to Neven Maguire’s MacNean House & Restaurant: On Wednesday, 13th May 2009 we travelled the seven hour journey to Blacklion, Co. Cavan with our [...]
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Schools Cookery Competition Winners with Neven Maguire
Posted in Community Food, West Cork, tagged chefs, food education, neven maguire, schools on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Best of the Black Stuff
Posted in Food producers, West Cork, tagged black pudding, butchers, fresh blood puding, Local food, meat on May 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Despite our acclaimed cheeses, seafood, preserves and other artisan foods, traditional black pudding is the food product most associated with West Cork. I know this because we at the Fuchsia Brand do fairly regular surveys to gather information from visitors and shoppers about brands and foods they associate with West Cork and Clonakilty Black [...]
Food Writing Workshop with John McKenna
Posted in Events, West Cork, tagged food culture, food writing on May 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This sounds brilliant – just in from the West Cork Literary Festival. I have to see if I can get free at work and get along there. John always has things so well thought out: There will be a unique chance to learn about the art and craft of food writing from Ireland’s “leading [...]
Online Petition for the Reinstatement of West Cork Today on C103
Posted in West Cork on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This just in from SAREN in Skibbereen. I agree completely and am disgusted with this decision by UTV Media. I thought that this was a station that had some cultural values, apparently not. Hope they come to regret it and reverse the decision asap. At a food level, I will miss Dianne Curtin’s slot, always [...]
