Michele Canosa is our Italian connection. He’s married to Deirdre Doyle from Aughrim and they reside now in Michele’s hometown of Armento deep down in southern Italy. Life in Lucania has never been easy; it’s like Connemara, but with sunshine!…
‘OIL FROM THE OLIVE GROVE’
June 29th, 2010Profile of Evan Doyle
May 26th, 2010Evan Doyle opened his first restaurant in Clifden, Co. Galway in 1985, before heading down to Kerry to open the original Strawberry Tree Restaurant in Killarney in 1988.
In September 1992 the Strawberry Tree became the first restaurant in Ireland to publicly announce its commitment to sourcing only free range, organic and wild foods for its [...]
‘ON THE PIGS BACK’
May 25th, 2010‘ON THE PIGS BACK’
The Players
Mark Winterbotham and Alan Pierce own Gold River Farm, just down from us in Aughrim. Their Organic Licence enables them to grow delicious vegetables for us. This year Mark introduced Organic Pigs. The pigs are continually given fresh pastures around The Farm; in return they have a fab life and provide [...]
‘THE ORCHARD CAFÉ VINES’
May 25th, 2010‘THE ORCHARD CAFÉ VINES’
The Players
David Llewellyn is the proud owner of Fruit of the Vine Farm in Lusk, North County Dublin. The apples used in his sandpaper-dry cider (as well as juices and cider vinegars) are grown alongside his very own vines, which range from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot to Gewürtztraminer and Rondo. David’s Lusca [...]
‘THE WILD GARLIC HARVEST’
May 20th, 2010‘THE WILD GARLIC HARVEST’
THE PLAYERS
For more than twenty-five years Biddy White Lennon has been a full time freelance journalist specialising in food, hospitality and tourism. She has published eleven books about traditional Irish food, its history, its seasonal and festive significances, its recipes its ingredients, giving her, it seems very little time to sleep.
Twenty [...]