The Menu: Toonsbridge Treat
The Menu passed eight months of childhood polishing his Gaeilge in the hinterland of Dingle and his grá for the place has burnt fiercely ever since — throw food into the mix and it’s pretty much the honeymoon suite for both parties. The Dingle Food Festival (Oct 5-7) sees the entire town turn into a food and wine market with a splendid taste trail on offer. The national Blas na hÉireann food awards are also divvied up over the weekend but what piques The Menu’s interest is the arrival of the Dublin-based For Food’s Sake, who stage regular food-focussed events, presenting Food Memories: A Taste of Personal Palate-Shaping Experiences, hosted by the splendidly capable Aoife Carrigy (www.holymackerel.ie) interviewing food producers, chefs, food writers and bloggers recalling some of their most treasured food memories. The Menu would like to volunteer the memory of his first duck egg collected from a small neighbouring farm, brought home in the pocket and boiled for tea. Where? Why, in Dingle of course! www.dinglefood.com
