There are
some great food events happening in Ireland in May, here is my pick of the best:
Kerrygold
Ballymaloe Litfest (15th, 16th & 17th of
May, Ballymaloe House and cookery school)
This food and drink literature festival is back for its 3rd
year and is an event not to be missed if you love food and food literature.
Spread over three days it’s an opportunity to attend workshops, talks and amazing
food events from some international legends of the food world and to eat and
drink many delicious things!
More info here.
Appetite
for Design: A Culinary Design Experience
(8th of May to the 30th of June, The National
Craft Gallery, Kilkenny)
I probably won’t make it to Kilkenny to attend this but it
sounds so interesting that it deserves a mention. It’s a food design exhibition
that will “explore the design of methods and spaces where food is processed,
distributed and consumed”. A series of events and eating experiences will take
place during the time the exhibition is on.
More info here.
Banter: The Future of Food Shopping (20th
of May, 6-10pm, Twisted Pepper)
Banter is a
series of panel discussions covering various different subjects hosted by Jim
Carroll from the Irish Times. I was part of a panel last year and loved the
concept. There will be a discussion about the future of food shopping on the 20th
of May in the Twisted Pepper where the panel members will be:
Henry Dummer (Director of Marketing, Tesco)
Rachel Firth (General Manageer, Fallon & Byrne)
Joe Doyle (Founder, Donnybrook
Fair)
Norman Rides (General Manager, Dublin Food Co-op)
More info here.
Sheridans
Irish Food Festival (24th of May, Sheridans Virginia Rd, Co. Meath)
I attended this festival last
year and highly recommend it. This is an annual event organised by
Sheridans Cheesemongers and showcasing Irish food producers including several cheesemakers.
This is a family friendly event with free admission, live music, workshops and lots
of food to purchase or taste.
More info here.
Bloom (28th
of May to the 1st of June, Phoenix Park)
Even if technically Bloom is a gardening event it is one of the
best festivals in terms of Irish food. There is a huge food village with lots
of Irish producers and also a stage where well-known Irish chefs do cookery
demonstrations. I have been before and really enjoyed it, you can read my review here.
More info here.
