Event: Ballymaloe LitFest

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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And the winners of this year's Munchies 2017 are ...

Welcome to Part I of The Munchies 2017, in which The Menu salutes some of the heroes and achievements of the culinary calendar. (Next week, Part II.)

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The Menu: Food news with Joe McNamee

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Ex-farmer Rory feeding his love of music

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This week’s must do, see & buy

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The menu: Litfest takes a break

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Darina Allen: It’s crazily busy at Litfest HQ – the fifth Ballymaloe Litfest is underway

This much I know - Robin Gill, Chef

In conversation with Hilary Fennell

Sat, 20 May, 2017

Darina Allen: Busy days at Ballymaloe as Litfest gets underway

It’s crazily busy at Litfest HQ – the fifth Ballymaloe Litfest is underway.

Tue, 16 May, 2017

The Menu: Ballymaloe Litfest, Culinary Arts Management course and Galway Gourmet Picnic

BALLYMALOE LITFEST

Sat, 13 May, 2017

The Menu: January food festivals to look out for this month

According to TS Elliot himself, April is the Cruellest month but the bould Tomás obviously never put down a January round about The Menu’s neck of the woods as, post-festivities, all about don contritional Lycra hairshirts and take to diets of seeds and water. 

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Something for the weekend...

1) Bachelor Boy

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

Cork's Holy Smoke head chef tells us how to spark up and cook the perfect BBQ

John Relihan, former head chef at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa BBQ restaurant, shows Joe McNamee how to fire up the perfect barbie.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Missed the Ballymaloe Litfest? Not to worry - there are plenty of food festivals in 2016

Sat, 04 Jun, 2016

The menu: Bloom in Phoenix Park

BLOOMING SPECIAL

Sat, 28 May, 2016

Sun shines on Ballymaloe Litfest as speakers discuss, debate and cook fine food

Until a deluge split the heavens at lunchtime on Sunday, many were increasingly inclined to believe rumours that Satan was spotted somewhere east of Shanagarry bearing a bagful of souls, his part in a Faustian bargain that saw the 2016 Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food & Wine bask in an utterly improbable mini-heatwave while the rest of the country took to the lifeboats.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Wine suggestions this week include some lovely blends

I have bad news.

Sat, 30 May, 2015

Waterworld

The promotion of local maritime activity as part of the Ocean to City: Cork Harbour Festival (May 30-June 6) is heartening, with one event especially catching The Menu’s attention, Boats & Bites: Boating & Seafood Tasters (June 3, 6pm-8.30pm). 

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Wine: Ballymaloe Litfest line-up announced

Still another full week of January to go but I recommend you cheer yourself up by checking out the line-up for the Ballymaloe Litfest which has just been announced.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Here’s the food and drink highlights of spring 2015

Joe McNamee reveals some new year highlights in the food and drink world.

Sat, 03 Jan, 2015

Getting my claws into culinary-related Cats

The big event food event of this weekend is a rather stellar demo line-up including Ross Lewis, Frankie Mallon, Derry Clarke, Darina Allen and Rachel Allen in the Chef’s Kitchen at the Westport Music Festival.

Sun, 29 Jun, 2014

René Redzepi is on top of the world

Ahead of his first visit to Ireland next month for the Ballymaloe Litfest, René Redzepi talks to Joe McNamee about his culinary revolution.

Sun, 27 Apr, 2014

The Menu: Having the right L’Atitude

If The Menu could ever rid himself of the microchip implanted in his neck by Mrs Menu, he’d while away many an afternoon in his beloved L’Atitude 51, (www.latitude51.ie).

Sun, 16 Feb, 2014

Indian food classes

The Menu is a fierce man altogether for a bit of fire in the belly, most especially the Indian regional cooking styles from way down south and so hopes to be joining Bannu and Ruth, from Annam, a wonderful new Indian Supper Club and Cookery School in Douglas, Cork.

Sun, 19 Jan, 2014

The Menu: Lobster on the Green

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Sun, 02 Jun, 2013