 The Taste of West Cork food festival, which takes place in and around Skibbereen, West Cork, brings together an unique mix of food markets and demonstrations, cookery competitions, special dinners, brunches & banquets, food-tastings, talks, exhibitions, childrens' events, guided walks, boat tours and some great live music! (We’re now on Facebook and twitter - come along and say hi)
Food Festival Launch party - Tuesday August 10th
The official launch of the 2010 A Taste of West Cork Food Festival takes place on Tuesday, August 10th at the Heritage Centre in Skibbereeen. This event is kindly sponsored by Marion Creedon Hegarty of Top Image and music to be provided by Comhaltas. We are delighted that Minister Mary Hanafin, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport will be present to help us launch the festival. A wonderful selection of food will be provided for by all our local restaurants and it begins at 7pm. RSVP to Maria at 0860529779.
Food Festival Fundraiser! - Mystery Celebrity Chef Night Out - August 3rd
The Riverside Café, North Street, Skibbereen, is hosting a Mystery Celebrity Chef Night fundraiser in aid of A Taste of West Cork Food Festival on Tuesday, August 3rd.
A nationally known personality has generously agreed to be head chef in the Riverside for the night. Although he/she is instantly recognisable in his/her chosen career path, surprisingly his/her second choice of career would have been to be a chef.
So here’s the chance to make the mystery chef’s dream come true, but before a panel of celebrity critics. Parties of ten or more at the time of booking will be allocated their own “celebrity” waiter/waitress.
There will be another celebrity on keyboard, and dress (which is optional) is suggested as being Eastern in flavour.
More info - phone the Riverside on 028 40090
A Taste of West Cork Food Festival Banquet
Tickets go on sale this week (30th July) for this year’s A Taste of West Cork Food Festival Banquet which will be held in the West Cork Hotel on Saturday, September 11th.
The committee are delighted to announce the Chinese Ambassador, His Excellency, Liu Biwei and his wife, and the US senior commercial officer, Steve Anderson, representing the U.S. Ambassador will be guests at the festival banquet.
The award winning musicians from the Skibbereen Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann will play at the drinks reception from 7 pm. A special menu in honour of the guests will be listed on the festival website shortly, www.atasteofwestcork.com
Tickets are available from reception at The West Cork Hotel and as there is expected to be a heavy demand for tickets, it’s advised to purchase tickets early. There will be 220 tickets on sale with no reservations.
Bright ideas for this year’s Programme - final call!
If you have a great idea for an event for this year’s Food festival - please bring it along to the next meeting
International Food Conference
This year’s festival will feature an International Food Conference entitled Food For the Future - Can Ireland feed itself? on Saturday 11th in the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen. More information on the 2010 programme page
 Your Food Festival needs YOU!
This year’s Food Festival is still in the planning stages, and we would like to welcome anybody who would care to join our team.
At the recent Open Forum for this year's festival held in the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen on Thursday May 6th it was great to see so many local people full of ideas for this year’s Food Festival. We will be contacting you all in the near future - thank you for taking part in the meeting.
If you are connected with food, growers, fishermen, farmers, retailers, restaurateurs, chefs, nutritionists, distributors or simply mad about food, and you didn’t manage to make it to the Open Forum - no problem! Simply sign up to our newsletter and we’ll keep you informed about meetings and developments. You can also join in our discussions on Facebook.
A Taste of West Cork food festival is for the people of West Cork so please get involved and help make the 2010 festival an even greater event for everyone.
Photography on this site is © Carol Gilbert
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