Cork on a Fork Festival: Celebrating the best of Cork's food scene

John and Sally McKenna tell Caroline Hennessy why Cork is fertile ground for food lovers ahead of Cork on a Fork — the citywide festival of food taking place this month

Action from last year's 'Taste of Princes Street' event at Cork on a Fork festival. Pic: Joleen Cronin

"Cork on a Fork is an amazing festival of food with a brilliant lineup. It couldn’t happen anywhere other than Cork,” declares food writer John McKenna who, with his wife and colleague, Sally McKenna, is involved in several of the events happening as part of this festival which runs from
August 16-20. 

It’s the second year of the city-wide food celebration which includes a feast on the street, food trails, tastings and tours, cooking demos and workshops, in what McKenna calls “a fantastic cornucopia of events”.