Long life to the pizza maestros of Cent’Anni! Schull Harbour Hotel an ideal base for West Cork trip

Long life to the pizza maestros of Cent’Anni

Schull Harbour Hotel an ideal base for West Cork trip.

Pizza Pachino

Chris and Emma opened their pizzeria Cent’Anni in the West Cork village of Durrus less than

Leap newcomers Harnen head list of West Cork places to have that mid-day break.

Leap newbies Harnen head list of West Cork places to have that mid-day break.

Harnen of Leap

You’re driving around West Cork. You’ve had that big breakfast and the evening's reserved dinner will not lack quantity either. You need to take it easy at lunchtime. 

But where? Here’s four suggestions:

FOOD TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT THE YOGA PICNIC AS 'COOK WITH KIA' SERVES UP A FEAST OF WELLNESS

FOOD TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT THE YOGA PICNIC AS 'COOK WITH KIA' SERVES UP A FEAST OF WELLNESS

Ireland's leading wellness festival expands its food offering with an exciting new 

interactive kitchen powered entirely by Kia electric vehicles

Pictured: Alice Harrison, Katy Harrison and Mary Gardiner (founders of The Yoga Picn

 

Wellness doesn't end on the yoga mat!  Increasingly, nutrition is recognised as one of the most important foundations of physical health, mental wellbeing and longevity, and this year's Yoga Picnic is putting nourishing food firmly at the heart of the festival experience.

Returning to the beautiful

Supreme Dish of Chicken at ORSO. High Quality Produce from Chicken Inn gets the treatment it deserves from Chef Von Der Fecht

 A chicken dish fit for a king and queen thanks to English Market royalty and ORSO kitchen wizardry.

ORSO and Chicken Inn combine in an innovative, delicious and fairly priced Wednesday menu.

It may not be Chicken Supreme but it sure is a supreme chicken dish. No breast involved but what the ORSO Head Chef Hannis Von Der Fecht does with thigh and leg is nothing short of

The Cook's Holiday at Ballymaloe House Hotel Autumn 2026

The Cook's Holiday at Ballymaloe 

House Hotel Autumn 2026

This autumn, food lovers are invited to a wonderful culinary escape at Ballymaloe House, hosted by celebrated chef Rachel Allen (left). 

The Cook’s Holiday will take place from October 5th - 9th offering an immersive experience celebrating Irish food and hospitality. Guests will not only get to

The Garryvoe Hotel's bistro, the Lighthouse, is revamped and revitalised, offering a varied and delicious menu for you this summer!

The Garryvoe Hotel's bistro, the Lighthouse, is revamped and revitalised, 

offering a varied and delicious menu for you this summer!

When I polished off my Cassoulet in the Lighthouse Bistro (Hotel Garryvoe) last week, I was a happy man. So much so that I began to wonder why I had ever fallen out of love with this classic French Bean stew.

Well, you know the old saying

THE METROPOLE HOTEL BRINGS NEW SMALL PLATES AND SPRITZ MENU TO THE VICTORIAN QUARTER

THE METROPOLE HOTEL BRINGS NEW SMALL PLATES AND SPRITZ MENU TO THE VICTORIAN QUARTER

Executive Head Chef Eoghan O’Flynn

The Metropole Hotel has launched a new Small Plates and Spritz menu which will be served in the recently renovated lobby.

Artisan small plates using the best of seasonal local produce will be served daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. These offerings include chipotle BBQ pork belly, Glenmar seafood croquette, and Asian style chicken wings. For something sweet there is

TWO IN A ROW FOR ORSO KITCHEN & BAR AS IT WINS BEST FOOD & DRINK EMPLOYER IN IRELAND FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING

TWO IN A ROW FOR ORSO KITCHEN & BAR AS IT WINS BEST FOOD & DRINK EMPLOYER IN IRELAND FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING

Caroline Bocquel (left), CEO, Fáilte Ireland, presenting the Best Employer
– Food & Drink Award - to Dee Munnelly, Orso Kitchen & Bar, Co. Cork.

Ireland’s leading tourism businesses have been recognised at the Fáilte Ireland Employer Excellence Awards 2026, which took place at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin.  ORSO, Cork’s tiny gem of a restaurant, took the Award for Best Irish Food & Drink Employer for the second year running; a huge achievement for this thriving little restaurant, which has been part of the

LOCAL PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUMMER MENU AT ORSO

 LOCAL PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT ON THE SUMMER MENU AT ORSO

ORSO. Come on in!

ORSO, Cork city’s little gem of a restaurant, renowned for its delicious tastes of the Levant, is now spotlighting a key local producer on its menu every Wednesday evening throughout the summer months. 

The focus will be on the English Market vendors and producers that the restaurant has worked with for more than a decade.   Chef Hannes Von Der Fecht will create a

New Dining Platform Launches in Dublin Offering 50% off Restaurant Meals

 New Dining Platform Launches in Dublin Offering 50% off Restaurant Meals

Mat Weir, Founder of First Table, at the Irish launch in Hana Izakaya in Dublin 

First Table aims to help diners save money while supporting restaurants during quieter trading hours

First Table, an international restaurant discovery platform, has officially launched in Ireland. Through the platform, Dublin diners can enjoy 50% off their food bill at participating restaurants when

Casey's of Glengarriff is a small hotel with a great big welcome.

The last of four features on Glengarriff this week!

See below: Garinish, a Precious Island Gem in lovely Glengarriff; Snacking and Snapping in Glengarriff and Castletownbere; Glengarriff's Nature Reserve and Bamboo Park.

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Casey's of Glengarriff is a small hotel with a great big welcome. 

Engaging personality, top notch food and the drink isn't bad either. One of the best 3-Stars around.

Fish cakes with an outstanding tomato/chorizo sauce plus an excellent Seasonal Mixed Salad.
Tomatoes were deliciously juicy. The dish, with fries, also available as a main course (as in above pic). Every delicious morsel savoured. 

Just back from a short and sunny break in Glengarriff where Casey's 3-star hotel proved to be an ideal base with a string of top visits such as Garinish Island, The Nature Reserve (in the hands of the NPWS),  and the Bamboo Garden., Bantry House, the peninsulas of Sheep's Head and Castletownbere and the islands, and the spectacular Healy Pass are all

Two-Michelin starred Terre introduces new ‘Friends of Terre’ series, with first guest chef Michael Wilson of starred Marguerite in Singapore

Lewis Barker

Two-Michelin starred Terre introduces new ‘Friends of Terre’ series, with first guest chef Michael Wilson of starred Marguerite in Singapore

Fresh from retaining two Michelin stars at Terre in his first six months, chef Lewis Barker is introducing a new series of chef collaborations at the restaurant. The new ‘Friends of Terre’ series begins with a

Goat’s cheese from Co. Galway named Supreme Champion at Artisan Cheese Awards

 Goat’s cheese from Co. Galway named Supreme

Champion at Artisan Cheese Awards

 

Galway's Killeen Farmhouse Cheese is one of my favourite producers and great to see that their  gouda-style Extra Mature Goat’s Cheesehas been named Supreme Champion at the 10th edition of the Artisan Cheese Awards. Following a record breaking 643 entries into Britain and Ireland’s largest cheese competition, the highly coveted trophy was presented during an Awards Supper at St Mary’s Church in Melton Mowbray on Saturday 23 May.

Made by Dutch-born Marion Roeleveld, one of the most distinguished cheesemakers in Ireland, Killeen Extra Mature Goat’s Cheese was originally based on a traditional gouda recipe. The cheese is made with pasteurised goat’s milk and animal rennet, and aged for between 12 and 18+ months.

Marion’s partner, Haske, founded the 50-acre goat farm in Portumna, Co. Galway in 1990, and the couple started making their first cheeses in 2004. Over the past two decades, Killeen has gone onto become one of the most highly decorated cheesemakers in Ireland, and are now making cheese from the milk of all 200 goats on the farm.

Organiser of the Artisan Cheese Awards and International Cheese Judge, Dr Matthew O’Callaghan OBE, said: “In over 70 years of eating cheese that has to be one of the most memorable cheeses I have ever tasted. It is certainly the best goat’s cheese in the UK and Ireland. When cut it is brilliant white inside. The texture is a hard, slightly crunchy feel in the mouth. Taste is clean, slightly sweet, nutty, very pleasant and extremely moreish.”

Around the UK, the Best British Cheese trophy went to St Jude from St Jude Cheese in Wheatacre, Norfolk, the Best English Cheese was awarded to Lucky Marcel from Feltham’s Farm near Templecombe, Somerset, the Best Scottish Cheese went to Elrick Log from Errington Cheese in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, and Best Welsh Cheese was presented to Caws Teifi Cheese in Llandysuln, Ceredigion, for its Teifi Heritage. The Best Irish Cheese trophy was awarded to Templegall from Hegarty’s Cheddar in Whitechurch, Co. Cork, as the highest scoring Irish cheese below this year’s Supreme Champion.

The Artisan Cheese Awards Dinner took place during the 15th Artisan Cheese Fair in Melton Mowbray, Britain’s largest cheese festival. Judging for the Artisan Cheese Awards was conducted a week earlier on Thursday 14 May, when an 80-strong team of judges, made up of major cheese buyers, cheesemongers, experts and commentators, assessed this year’s entries at St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray. Each Class was judged during the morning session, when Gold, Silver and Bronze accolades were awarded. Class winners went through to the final judging round to decide this year’s Supreme Champion and Reserve Champion cheeses.

Artisan Cheese Awards 2026 – trophy winners:

 

Supreme Champion

Killeen Goat Extra Mature, Killeen Farmhouse Cheese

 

Reserve Champion

Raedwald, Fen Farm Dairy

 

Best Small Producer Cheese

Yarlton Sleights, The Creamery at The Newt

 

Best Micro Producer Cheese

Dingle Goat’s Cheese, Dingle Goat's Cheese 

 

Best Specialist Cheesemakers Association Cheese

Poacher 50, Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese

 

Best Young Cheesemaker

Jake Goldstein, Primrose Creamery

 

Best British Cheese

St Jude, St Jude Cheese

 

Best English Cheese

Lucky Marcel, Feltham's Farm

 

Best Irish Cheese

Templegall, Hegarty's Cheese

 

Best Scottish Cheese

Elrick Log, Errington Cheese

 

Best Welsh Cheese

Teifi Heritage, Caws Teifi Cheese

 

Best Fresh

Ele, Padstow Cheese Company Limited

 

Best Soft

Brefu Bach, Cosyn Cymru

 

Best Semi-Soft

St.Helena, St Jude Cheese

 

Best Hard

Teifi Heritage, Caws Teifi Cheese

 

Best Blue

Sparkenhoe Shropshire Blue, Leicestershire Handmade Cheese Co

 

Best Cow

Lucky Marcel, Feltham's Farm

 

Best Sheep

Pavé Cobble, White Lake Cheese

 

Best Goat

Sinodun Hill, Norton & Yarrow Cheese

 

Best Vegetarian

Yarlton Sleights, The Creamery at The Newt

 

Best Organic

Witheridge in Hay, Nettlebed Creamery

 

Best Raw Milk

St Jude, St Jude Cheese

 

Best Farmhouse

Killeen Goat Extra Mature, Killeen Farmhouse Cheese

 

Best Raw Milk Farmhouse

Templegall, Hegarty's Cheese

 

Best Territorial

Mrs Kirkham’s Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham’s Cheese

 

Best Protected Food Name

Hartington Dovedale Blue PDO, Hartington Creamery

 

Best New Cheese

Raedwald, Fen Farm Dairy

 

Best Washed Rind

Raedwald, Fen Farm Dairy

 

Best Smoked

Knockanore Oakwood Smoked Raw Milk Cheddar, Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese

 

Best Flavoured

Killeen Goat with Fenugreek, Killeen Farmhouse Cheese

 

Best Affinage

Sheep Rustler, White Lake Cheese

 

Best Stilton

Blue Stilton, Cropwell Bishop Creamery

 

Picture credit: Martin Elliott mepics.me / Artisan Cheese Awards