The Foodie Forum incorporating the Gastronomy West Symposium (Tuesday, February 3) at GMIT, in Galway, may be just three years old but already comports itself with a swagger befitting its rapidly-growing status as one of the country’s premier food events.

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.

Craic, music and food mighty in Westport

FOR an island nation, we sure took our time getting to grips with seafood.

WITH its traditional thatch and white-wash, the Sheebeen in Westport, Co Mayo, looks the picture of a quaint Irish pub, but its charms don’t stop there.