Darina Allen: Smoked Mackerel Pâté with Melba Toast and a mad fish soup

On each 12 Week Certificate course we all pile into a bus to go on a ‘foodie’ school tour, says Darina Allen.
Darina Allen: Smoked Mackerel Pâté with Melba Toast and a mad fish soup
Sat, 29 Apr, 2017 - 01:00
Darina Allen

We brainstorm about opportunities in food and visit some of the exemplars in the artisan and speciality food area.

This Spring we started close to home with a visit to Shanagarry Smoke House to see the artisan process and taste Bill Casey’s delicious organic smoked Irish salmon.

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Food & DrinkFoodDarina AllenBallymaloe Cookery SchoolPlace: Shanagarry Smoke HousePlace: Mahon PointPlace: Farmers MarketPlace: EstoniaPlace: West CorkPlace: River LeePlace: ToonsbridgePlace: CampaniaPlace: Macroom OatmealPlace: MacroomPlace: IrelandPlace: Castle HotelPlace: CroninPlace: CrosshavenPlace: Camden FortPerson: Darina AllenPerson: Bill CaseyPerson: Irena TammikPerson: Toby SimmondsPerson: Jenny Rose ClarkePerson: TobyPerson: Jenny RosePerson: FrancoPerson: GuiseppePerson: PierrePerson: Donal CreedonPerson: Michael TwomeyPerson: MichaelPerson: TheclaPerson: SeanPerson: DenisPerson: JoleenPerson: JolenePerson: Denis’Person: Denis CrEvent: Red Head festivalOrganisation: Olive Oil CompanyOrganisation: Mad FishOrganisation: Seafood
<p>Kate Lawlor-Lyne, head chef at K O’Connell fish restaurant in Dunnes Stores, St Patrick’s Street, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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