Showing posts with label Cornstore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cornstore. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

A Covid Confused Year Yet Chefs Come Up With Amazing Dishes

 A Covid Confused Year Yett Chefs Come Up With Amazing Dishes 



Fish:












Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Terrific Festive Atmosphere At The Cornstore. Food's Pretty Good Too!

Terrific Festive Atmosphere At The Cornstore. Food's Pretty Good Too!



Enjoyed my return to the Cornstore on Cork’s Coal Quay the other day. The place was as full as could be under the current regulations and the well-decorated and comfortable venue was all abuzz.


Those regulations included checking our covid certs and that was done at the reception desk, efficiently and quickly, and soon we were seated upstairs. We were in for the Christmas Set Menu. At €55.00 a head, you’d expect a wide choice for the three courses and that was certainly the case. If you want more of a choice, or perhaps you want just two courses, then check out the A La Carte.



As it happened, I had my eye on a Pork Belly mains as I had seen it listed on their website. But  it didn’t show on our printed menu. No bother was the reply from our helpful server. “I’ll arrange  that for you.” And he did, just like that.


And I went on to enjoy it very much indeed: Twelve hour slow roasted pork belly with Gratin potatoes, apple purée, red cabbage, crisp kale and cider jus. Quite a construction on the plate, the pork and Gratin neatly stacked, both sitting on a base of sweet red cabbage and in a wee “pond” of delicious jus. No shortage of that crispy kale scattered around and a generous dollop of apple sauce on top.


Glad I asked about it. Just a tip. Quite a few restaurants are under pressure and their websites, even Facebook pages, may not be updated as frequently as in the past. So if you are unsure about opening times or what menus are available at certain periods, then do make you reservation by phone and ask your question then to avoid any possible disappointment later on.



Anyway, back to the meal. Our other main course was the Confit Duck Leg, with sautéed baby potatoes, chorizo, Pak Choi, red onion marmalade and hoisin sauce. Another packed plateful. And another tip. Most of you will be familiar with the Hoisin which is a sweet, spicy dark red sauce made from soya beans, vinegar, sugar, garlic, and various spices, widely used in southern Chinese cooking. Might be no harm to ask for it on the side, just in case you don’t fancy the variation.


I had started with the Tandoori Monkfish Carpaccio that came with a lightly smoked mussel and lentil salsa, and pickled samphire. A superb combination of taste and texture. The lightly spiced monkfish was a delight, the plump mussels half-hidden in their shells, the vegetable crunch of the samphire. There was nothing at all redundant on the plate that went back with barely a trace of the colour! A dish I haven’t come across before and one I’d have no hesitation in trying again.



CL’s starter came crowned with a hefty piece of goats cheese. The Goats Cheese Crostini looked like a massive starter and the cheese came atop red peppers, fig jam, sundried tomato pesto, rocket and balsamic reduction but, massive or no, that plate was enthusiastically emptied, quite a recommendation!


They don’t note who produced the cheese but they do say: “We are committed to using all local produce, our chefs cook from the heart with a blend of the freshest ingredients as well as free range and organic produce that is in season. We have our own garden in Ballingarry Co. Limerick which provides us with garden to fork produce all year round.”



I was always going to have the Sticky Toffee Christmas Pudding and it hit the spot. Sweet, of course, yet lighter than anticipated. Our other dessert, the Hot Toddy Crème Brûlée, got the better of us and was not quite polished off, close though. Nothing wrong with it at all, very tasty, just a little too much after being so well fed through the other two courses.



* The Cornstore, who also have a restaurant in Limerick, have no shortage of drinks and are well known for their cocktails, it has quite a wine list and the best of spirits. With a full bar, you have quite a choice of beers as well though, disappointingly, the only stout on offer, according to our server, is Guinness.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

BALLYMALOE FOODS COLLABORATE WITH MÓR IRISH GIN ON LIMITED EDITION CHRISTMAS SAUCE

 PRESS RELEASE


BALLYMALOE FOODS COLLABORATE WITH MÓR IRISH GIN ON LIMITED EDITION CHRISTMAS SAUCE


Ballymaloe Foods has partnered with Mór Irish Gin to create a limited edition Cranberry sauce. It is the latest in a series of collaborations between the Cork based company and Irish producers and restaurants. 


Ballymaloe Cranberry and Mór Wild Berry Gin Sauce will be stocked in hundreds of supermarkets around the country including Tesco, Dunnes and SuperValu.


Maxine Hyde, General Manager of Ballymaloe Foods says, “We love collaborating with different Irish producers and we felt there was a good synergy with Mór Irish Gin.  They were very keen to do a collaboration with an established Irish food brand and when we tested their Wild Berry Gin with our cranberry sauce the flavour was great.  We always aim to bring something new to our consumers at Christmas and feel that limited edition sauces work well and were delighted to be able to work with Mór on this.” 


The Cornstore Restaurant in Cork has created a special cocktail using Ballymaloe Cranberry and Mór Wild Berry Gin Sauce. The gin-based cocktail is called ‘Naughty & Spice’ and includes rosemary, nutmeg, lemon juice and Cointreau.


During 2021, Ballymaloe Foods worked with Esquires Coffee, CoqBull restaurants in Cork and Limerick, Cornstore Restaurant and Toasted.  It began working with two Northern Ireland based businesses, collaborating with Toast Office in Belfast as well as Blend and Batch in Banbridge.


Ballymaloe Foods has also teamed up with meal delivery service Drop Chef. Ballymaloe Fiery Relish is now included in the pre-portioned ingredients for several recipes like Steak Tacos and Shakshuka.











Thursday, March 4, 2021

Dining "Now" Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

 Dining Now Guide. This Week's Choices In Cork

(Contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu)

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An amazing wine-maker in the shadow of the Dolomites!
 Contact:  info@latitude51.ie
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Glass Curtain menu below
contact: 
http://Theglasscurtain.ie/

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Tapas for Two
Menu here
Greene's marvellous Click and Collect continues as usual.
Get all the details here
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O'Mahony's Watergrasshill are travelling to India for this Weekend's 'Saturday night takeout' - menu goes live tomorrow. Also our farmshop O'Mahony's stores reopens Thursday morning. We can't wait to serve great coffee, soup n sambo combo's and yummy sweet things to you.
Order at 086 831 6879
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Liberty Grill

Liberty Grill are holding the final trials of our Brunch to Go over the next 3 day up to 2pm
Join the virtual queue for our Brunch menu of the freshest ingredients, locally-sourced with seasonal highlights
Our New England influenced all-day brunch menu features classics like Eggs Benedict and French Toast and from 12 midday we will add a selection of our fine burgers.
How to join the queue
- Via the @WalkUpLdn APP
- Phone us on 0214271049
- Call inside the restaurant

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Cornstore Mother's Day




🌼 MOTHERS DAY 🌼
ROAST BOX with DESSERTS
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(Includes 3 Meats & feeds 4)
• Rib of Beef
• Pork Porchetta
• Rolled breast of Turkey.
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Al meats are roasted to finish off at home, simply carve and serve with our “finish off at home” trimmings - Cornstore creamy mash, duck fat roast potatoes, bread stuffing filled yorkshire puddings, seasonal roast veg, buttered cabbage & pan jus roast gravy.
DESSERTS: 3 Desserts to choose from...
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All this for €55 and You will be able to PREORDER these boxes and choose your collection time on Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th but don’t delay because when they’re gone, they’re gone!!.
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👉 CORK www.cornstorecork.ie for CLICK & COLLECT
or
👉 CALL ☎️ & COLLECT 021-4274777 opening times Thursday 4-8pm, Friday 2-8pm, Saturday 11-8pm and Sunday 1-7pm.
Or
👉 ORDER at the DOOR

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CELEBRATE
MOTHER’S DAY &
ST. PATRICK’S WEEK
with HEAT AT HOME from MARKET LANE


Comes with FREE ‘Always Cork’ tote bag (while stocks last).



Children's Menu also. Contact here
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This is a trial run!! (For future inclusions, please contact me before 1.00pm Wed with a sentence or two, a pic and a link to menu)

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Superb Cuisine in Capacious and Comfortable Cornstore


Superb Cuisine in Capacious and Comfortable Cornstore

Very much enjoyed the cuisine, not to mention the comfort of the renovated dining room, at dinner in the well-established and hugely popular Cornstore last week. Cold and wet outside but we were cosy and well fed inside.

The Oyster Festival may be over - and we did visit the Cornstore as one of the stops on the previous Saturday’s Gourmet Trail - but there is no shortage of oysters around. And they have quite a variation here with their Hot Grilled Buffalo Oysters, an unusual twist on the classic Buffalo wings that, with ginger beer pickled samphire, gives the molluscs a spicy lift!

There’s quite a choice of starters on the A La Carte here, about ten appetisers plus five small plates and also a special or two on the night. I had been looking at two of the specials - smoked mackerel and lamb kebab - before ordering the oysters. CL’s pick was the Heirloom Tomato Salad with Crumbled feta, red onion, toasted pistachio, shredded basil & organic rapeseed oil.

No shortage of choice either when it comes to the main section,. Here their famous aged steaks have a little section to themselves and, as we’ve found out on previous occasions, are top class. This time though I picked Rack and rolled lamb (Roast rack of lamb & braised shoulder of lamb, rosemary and sweet potato cake, leek fricassee & a mint pesto). The rack is served medium here and was perfect. Hard to beat the tender shoulder, hard to beat the whole combination, the different textures of the lamb, the soft crunch of the leek plus the bread-like feel of the cake. Quite a dish.

CL loves her fish. As this is another speciality of the house, it was with confidence that she ordered the Baked salmon with grilled prawns with Fondant potato, tender stem broccoli, samphire and blood orange hollandaise. And that confidence was well placed indeed and well rewarded too.

Quality all the way at the Cornstore but no shortage of quantity either, so there was some hesitation about dessert before we decided to share the Vanilla Crème Brulée with salted chocolate biscuit. Again a delicious choice, even that biscuit was a beauty!

Whiskeys galore here and the Cornstore cocktails (including dessert cocktails and mocktails) are legendary. An extensive wine list includes whites from light and crisp to rich and elegant, reds from easy drinking to full bodied and robust.You may get craft beers by the bottle - I noticed bottles from Blacks of Kinsale and Black Donkey of Roscommon on the list. And I found another one, a wheat beer, for my non-alcoholic “collection”, a Schneider Weisse by the famous German brewer. Enjoyed that!

Enjoyed the dinner very much indeed and it got even better when a family member texted us with an offer of a lift home. Delighted to accept!

  • By the way, their Christmas Group Festive menus are now available, so you may want to check these out. As you know, the large restaurant is ideal for groups.

Cornmarket Street
Cork
4274777