Mouth-watering food festival prepared come rain or shine

The weather may have scuppered thousands of back-garden barbecue plans but one of the country’s top food festivals is going ahead this weekend come hail, rain or shine.

The Irish Examiner Food Festival will be launched in Cork’s Fitzgerald Park tonight, with up to 15,000 visitors expected over the weekend.

Celebrating the wealth of artisan food producers, some of the region’s finest restaurants, and Cork’s love of food, the line-up includes demonstrations by some of Ireland’s top chefs, including Andrew Rudd, Rachel Allen, Darina Allen, Michelle Darmody, and Paolo Tullio.