The Menu: Food news with Joe McNamee

The birthplace of Irish hospitality is undoubtedly east Cork thanks to Myrtle Allen and her Ballymaloe House and the market town of Midleton, long time host of one of the country’s original farmer’s markets, is the very natural HQ for the upcoming fEAST food festival (September 1-8) although events span the region.

The Menu: Food news with Joe McNamee
Sat, 31 Aug, 2019 - 13:00
Joe McNamee

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The birthplace of Irish hospitality is undoubtedly east Cork thanks to Myrtle Allen and her Ballymaloe House and the market town of Midleton, long time host of one of the country’s original farmer’s markets, is the very natural HQ for the upcoming fEAST food festival (September 1-8) although events span the region.

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CourtsFood & DrinkFoodPlace: east CorkPlace: Ballymaloe HousePlace: MidletonPlace: BallycottonPlace: Sage CourtyardPlace: West CorkPlace: SydneyPlace: Levis Corner HousePlace: BallydehobPlace: MewsPlace: BaltimorePerson: Joe McNameePerson: Myrtle AllenPerson: Sunil GhaiPerson: Paul FlynnPerson: Martin ShanahanPerson: Jess MurphyPerson: Enda McEvoyPerson: Takashi MiyazakiPerson: Bryan McCarthyPerson: Ali HonourPerson: JR RyallPerson: Ciaran ScullyPerson: Sham HanifaPerson: JB DuboisPerson: Conor SpaceyPerson: LukePerson: Samuel BourkePerson: Michael QuinnPerson: William BockPerson: Ahmet DedePerson: MitziPerson: MezzeEvent: Local Wild Food ChallengeEvent: SECADEvent: Sunday Night FestivalEvent: -down in theEvent: Waterford Harvest Food FestivalEvent: Taste of West Cork Food FestivalOrganisation: The Cottage RestaurantOrganisation: GROW HQOrganisation: Food Space
<p>René Redzepi pictured giving a foraging workshop at the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food &amp; Wine 2014. Picture Clare keogh</p>

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