The Menu: pork fest
Avast, ye landlubbers, Cap’n Menu is heading out into the Wild Blue Yonder once again, well, Kenmare Bay, to be precise, as he joins Midleton chef Kevin Aherne aboard the Seafari for Sage Goes to Sea (Jul 14), a seafood ‘demo-and-dine’ showcasing Aherne’s inimitable ‘12-mile-style’ on board the Kenmare Bay pleasure cruiser. Of course, it’s all part of the 2nd Kenmare Food Carnival (Jul 12-14), which last year brought much joy to The Menu’s heart and belly and he anticipates even greater culinary shenanigans this year. If he looks a tad wobbly on board he shall only be freshly arrived from Susan Boyle’s wonderful A Wine Goose Chase, a combination of theatrical performance and wine tasting that tells the story of some of the fine Gaels tied up in the history of wine over the last 2,000 years. Also on offer alongside the splendid street market, the Taste Trail and ongoing family entertainments, are myriad cooking demos featuring Derry Clarke and Rozanne Stevens amongst others, and do check out Dr Lucy Deegan detailing the rise and rise of her Ballyhoura Mushroom outfit, as well as furnishing a few top mushroom foraging and growing tips. www.kenmarefoodcarnival.com
