Darina Allen: Celebrate our Producers' Day at Ballymaloe Cookery School

Ruth Calder Potts' Mussels in Cider
As cooks and chefs, we are totally dependent on the quality of the raw materials we can source to make beautiful fresh tasting food. We are super fortunate in Ireland to have many fantastic artisan and specialist producers.
There’s a growing entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude around the country and the brilliant thing is that many of these start-ups are situated in rural areas, creating extra employment in the countryside.