Aishling Moore: The magic of Irish-grown mushrooms and the key to cooking them perfectly

Aishling Moore's delicious recipe for baked oysters with creamy leek and mushrooms

Baked oysters with mushroom and leek, recipe by Aishling Moore, Picture: Chani Anderson

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 - 01:00

Aishling Moore is head chef and co-owner of Goldie, the award-winning seafood restaurant in Cork city. A pioneer of gill-to-fin cooking in Ireland, and author of cookbook The Whole Catch, she's won multiple awards for her cooking and writing.

I met Joe and Dolores Gorman of Garryhinch Mushrooms at the Euro-Toques Ireland food awards in Wicklow early this summer. They were awarded for their exceptional mushrooms and outstanding innovation in the Land category.

Other winners on the day included Aran Island Seafood, Winetavern Farm, Micil Distillery, Dunany Flour, Leitrim Hill Creamery, and Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese.