Rebel food haven

IT WILL be no secret to anyone that the Cork Market is one of my favourite places.

The warm welcome, the banter with the stallholders, the wonderful market aromas, the stalls piled high with a myriad of tempting foods, the smell of Mary Rose's coffee, the gleaming fresh fish, piles of vegetables, fruit and organic produce, the variety of offal from pigs heads to tripe and drisheen.

About a half dozen skilled butchers each with their own loyal following will cut your meat to order and throw in some cooking tips for free.