The Menu: Taste of West Cork

Before the begrudgers let rip with a broadside, implying The Menu’s life is one long holiday, The Menu would like to point out his current sojourn in West Cork is strictly research — for his return in September to one of the nation’s longest running food festivals, A Taste of West Cork, Sept 10-16.

While The Menu believes West Cork to be a permanent festival, most especially of food, on any given day of the year, he will be making every effort to return for the Skibbereen-based smorgasbord of events and activities designed to showcase some of the most magnificent produce available anywhere on the planet.

Along with several events taking place at the beautiful Liss Ard Estate just outside town (including a Forage and Find Your Own Dinner workshop), an Orchard Picnic with music at the Gortnaclohy Community Orchard sounds like a lovely way to celebrate our splendid native fruits (another crop to have taken a hammering during this monsoon of a summer and needing all the support the Irish consumer can manage).