Cork: Jim Edwards' Kinsale, always in food fashion

Jim Edwards’ Bar Restaurant,

Food fashions may come and go, but Jim Edward’s restaurant, in Kinsale, is a solid producer of fresh local produce. Picture: Denis Minihane

As anyone lucky enough to share their life with an Irishman will confirm there are many and varied sub species of that noble genus. Two can be used today to illustrate a dilemma facing restaurateurs. A third will be referred to later as an illustration of the flaws that can afflict even the most wonderful concepts.