Restaurant review: Ferrit & Lee revamped - and rebooted

IT MAY be the tail end of November but Christmas is about to arrive in Midleton, the town abuzz as crowds gather for the official lighting of the town’s yuletide illuminations.

Many of them include the young families who have greatly expanded the local population in recent years, seeking a cheaper alternative to living in nearby Cork city, instead commuting there for work.

Though it is often the fate of ‘feeder’ or ‘dormitory’ towns to wither in the shadow of the larger conurbation, Midleton appears to be doing quite nicely, thank you very much, and I put a lot of that down to the town’s rich food heritage.