Tasty treats for everyone on St Patrick’s weekend
With CIT Culinary Arts students peeling and prepping the veg, ingredients that would otherwise be considered waste, the event will serve as the official public launch of the Cork Food Policy Council. This is a body working towards developing a sustainable and healthy local food economy with a variety of public and private stakeholders throughout the city, with one in particular, the Bia Food Bank. It’s a new initiative designed to ensure surplus food industry waste can be instead used to benefit those most in need. In addition to the free nosebag, there are educational talks and demos from chefs Denis Cotter (Café Paradiso) and Mercy Fenton, along with the traditional P-Day festivities including street entertainment and the Barry’s Tea Food Market (www.corkfoodpolicycouncil.com).
The Irish Craft Beer & Food Market (March 13-17) has teamed up with Dublin’s festival, setting up shop inside the CHQ Building on George’s Dock with fine food, traditional tunes and of course real Irish beer (www.irishfest.ie). The Cliff Townhouse on St Stephen’s Green will dish up Paddy’s Day lunch and brunch (www.theclifftownhouse.com) while Brasserie Le Pont will be putting a French accent on fine Irish produce for the weekend (www.brasserielepont.ie).
