Last night, RTE’s Nationwide had a piece on Val Manning of that famous institution, Mannings Emporium at Ballylicky, West Cork.
Anyone travelling on the road north of Bantry on the way to Glengarrif, Kenmare and Killarney will have passed this little shop with the grand name; anyone with a modicum of interest in food will have been compelled to stop and enjoy Val’s company and stories.
To those of us working with food in West Cork ( and further afield) Val has been the mecca for artisan producers over the last 30 years and it is right that he should have been given such warm coverage last night. Val gave support and encouragement to many over the years.
Click Nationwide to watch the clip.
And I’ve just heard that Carmel Somers of The Good Things Cafe in Durrus has just been on TV3, s0 West Cork really hitting the news!
And a reminder to those readers in the UK that as from March 1st we have our very own Swansea Cork Ferry coming back.
We saw the programme too. Fantastic. Definately a stop off point for us the next time we are out that way. Think the local supporting local with quality products is a winning formula we should all support.
We always stop off at Mannings emporium when we’re in the area. It’s lovely