It seems that every food event in Ireland takes place in September – and it is impossible to do them all!
There was the fantastically successful weekend in Waterford with
The National Organic Food Conference organised by Bord Bia on the Thursday, September 4th.
Slow Food Ireland‘s Terra Madre workshop day on the Friday was followed by a stupendous banquet and an impassioned speech by Carlo Petrini, the President of Slow Food International. A special post will be made shortly as soon as I have come down to earth!
Now we have tomorrow, September 13th, the Midleton Food Festival with lots of actitivities for all the family; we will be lingering around Kate O’Donovan’s stand for a while! Hot Dogs and Ummera Smoked Chicken!
Ireland’s National Organic Week begins on Monday 15th
The Taste of West Cork Festival starts on Tuesday and we will be there at the open-air Food and Craft Market on Sunday September 21st. Full details at A Taste of West Cork.
For music/opera lovers, there is a special evening of opera at Burren House in aid of the RNLI on Saturday the 20th. Details and tickets from the Burren House website or from the Cork Opera House.
On Sunday September 28th, Slow Food’s Cork City Convivium is hosting a farm trip to Paul Johnson’s Dexter Cow Farm near Dunmanway. Click here for details
Next a visit to the Good Food Ireland Awards dinner at the Shelbourne Hotel in the heart of Dublin.
And to conclude September, a visit to Shop 2008 at the RDS.
And you expect us to smoke salmon during September!
Then we must prepare for Slow Food‘s Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre in Turin, Italy from the 23rd to 27th October.
Phew!