Events
3 November 2008
This morning, 03rd of November, the Green Dragon arrived in Cape Town at 07:12 completing the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 and finishing in third place. Good Food Ireland was on hand to serve up the best of Irish food to the 11 man crew who had eaten freeze-dried food for the last 23 days.
Maurice Keller of Arlington Lodge Country House Hotel in Waterford, a member of Good Food Ireland flew to Cape Town to meet the crew on arrival at port. Green Dragon Skipper Ian Walker and his crew hungrily ate Fillet of Irish beef, Burren Smokehouse Organic Smoked Salmon, Knockanore Cheese and Cooleeney Cheese with Ballymaloe Relish. All was served with Traditional Irish Soda Bread baked freshly by Maurice during the night.
Good Food Ireland is partnering Tourism Ireland all around the world for the Volvo Ocean Race and will be in Cape Town for the duration of the in port stopover. A number of Good Food Ireland Members will provide tastings of the best of Irish local produce and distribute Good Food Ireland Touring Maps to the many visitors that will visit the Irish pavilion in the Marina Village until the boats set sail on November 15th.
Cuisine and food produce satisfies new traveller demands for hands-on, interactive experiences. Good Food Ireland promotes the people behind the food from the chef to the cheese maker and highlights the cultural relationship between a country, its people and its food. Good Food Ireland is a unique not-for-profit all island marketing organisation where members diligently work voluntarily to drive Ireland forward as a food tourism destination. It markets quality places to stay, eat, cook and shop that are committed to using local and artisan food produce so as to steer the 9 million visitors to this island to places that are committed to using local food.
Members
Woodside Farm
Calling all pork lovers! Are you disheartened with the flabby, tasteless mass produced pork reared...
Winding Stair (The)
Here is a restaurant serving simple, home-cooked and most importantly all Irish food in a little roo...
Wilde Irish Chocolates
If Wilde suggests a bit of decadence, then it’s exactly the right name for the chocolate that Patri...
Whitehorses Restaurant
Three sisters Geraldine, Christine and Angela Flavin, head up the team at Whitehorses Restaurant in...
Ballymaloe Country Relish
Formed by the iconic Ballymaloe brand, Ballymaloe Country Relish has become a staple in food cupboar...
Burren Smokehouse and Visitor Centre
Just off the main square in historic Lisdoonvarna, this highly acclaimed, award winning traditional...
Cooleeney Cheese
The dairy herd used to produce Cooleeney cheeses enjoys the lush green grasses of Tipperary’s Golden...
Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese
One thing we know how to do in Ireland is make good farmhouse cheese and at Ballyneety, Knocaknore,...
