Neasa does it by the book
Winners and winning festivals
Congrats to our own Darina Allen on her recent Lifetime Achievement award from the British Guild of Food Writers while Siobhán Ní Ghairbhith’s exceedingly handsome organic goat’s cheese, St Tola Ash Log, was named Supreme Champion 2013 at the recent Irish Cheese Awards. The Dunmore East Food Festival offers (Jun 21-23) ‘Food, Fish & Fun’ — all The Menu ever seems to do anyway in the impossibly beautiful little seaside town (www.discoverdunmore.com) but Taste of Dublin (Jun 13-16), on the other hand, has a list as long as your arm, including top restaurants and chefs, masterclasses, live entertainment and more than 120 producers, so expect big crowds in the glorious Iveagh Gardens. Finally, another tidy series of cookery classes is planned for Galway’s Aniar Restaurant and Boutique Cookery School, under the esteemed tutelage of JP McMahon. www.AniarRestaurant.ie