Something’s cooking in Carlow

The Menu shall be delivering himself of a few bars of ‘Follow Me Up To Carlow’ as he heads off to the gorgeous Sandbrook House for a Slow Food weekend (Apr 20/21) with an international Slow Food symposium on the Saturday, ‘How Can We Learn From Our Food Heritage To Create Employment For This Generation?’.

Leinster and Irish rugby star Seán O’Brien gets out the Maguire and Pattersons on Saturday evening, firing up a Fulacht Fiadh, the medieval Irish equivalent of the Aga, while Sunday is open day for the general public as the unmissable Grandmother’s Day Forgotten Skills event features a farmer’s market, cooking demos/talks, butter and cheese making, bee and hen keeping, wild game, a cafe and loads of other activities for all ages. (Day pass €10) includes free entry for kids with an adult, free car parking. www.slowfoodireland.com

Time to fasten your seatbelts