by Sharon Ní Chonchúir | Dec 4, 2019 | Business Profiles, Featured, Features
Antarctic Explorer Tom Crean bought a pub when he retired from the navy and returned to Ireland. Therefore, it should be no surprise that he has had two beers named after him. Crean’s Lager, which was brewed by the Dingle Brewing Company, was the first of those...
by Sharon Ní Chonchúir | Oct 30, 2019 | Business Profiles, Featured, Features
When was the last time you tasted mead? If Denis and Kate Dempsey have their way, this honey-based drink (which averages 12% ABV) is about to follow in the footsteps of craft beer, cider and gin by undergoing a renaissance here in Ireland. Kate and Denis hail from...
by Sharon Ní Chonchúir | Oct 10, 2019 | Business Profiles, Featured, Features
Something was missing from the Irish food market, and Aisling and Michael Flanagan have made it their mission to fill that gap. When they were working in Italy and France, the husband and wife realised that we had no dairy products made from sheep’s milk in this...
by Sharon Ní Chonchúir | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, Features, Regional Updates
Chef Noel Keane was still catching his breath when he sat down to talk with Food for Thought – FFT.ie. He had just moved his restaurant – Croí – from its original home in Tralee town square to bigger premises on Prince’s Street and converted the square premises...
by Sharon Ní Chonchúir | May 21, 2019 | Featured, Features, Regional Updates
A rebel chef from the Rebel County is planning to shake up the food scene in the Kingdom. Having closed his iconic Cork restaurant, the Ivory Tower, American-born Seamus O’Connell is opening a new restaurant called Malarkey in Killarney. Food for Thought –...
