The Menu: Dingle Food Festival marks the final food festival of the year

Dingle Food Festival inevitably winds up as the mother of all parties each year

Dingle Food Festival marks the final food festival of the year.

Dingle Food Festival

It is that time of year once more, almost the Irish food world’s equivalent of the hot cup of cocoa before bed, as the Dingle Food Festival/Féile Bia Dhaingean Uí Chúis (September 29-October 1) signals one of the last hurrahs of the Irish food festival circuit before bedding down for winter — except the Dingle Food Festival provides pretty much the polar opposite effect of the soporific impact of the your hot milk and chocolate powder beverage as it inevitably winds up as the mother of all parties each year, incorporating as it does, the Blás na hÉireann Irish Food Awards as well, ensuring the beautiful west Kerry seaside town is packed each year with some of the finest food producers from the entire 32 counties of Ireland