Naas Farmers Market takes place every Saturday 10:00-15:00. The market has a good mix of seasoned marketers and local producers. There are organic fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, bread, cakes and even artisan chocolate.
Claire Nash is a great hostess, everyone who walks through her restaurant door gets the same warm welcome and she is committed to using the best regional produce, and a myriad of local suppliers deliver on a daily basis. Situated in the heart of Cork’s business district, just a stone’s throw from the renowned English Market, this lively café has been serving excellent modern Irish food for over 15 years.
58 Newforge Road, Magheralin, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT67 0QL.
Good old-fashioned hospitality from Louise and John Mather and first class food have given Newforge House the edge over many other similar establishments. Add in mature gardens and trees, the quiet, country surroundings of Magheralin village and there’s no doubt that this family-run Georgian Country House has a lot to offer.
Gorey town centre coffee shop with deli offering morning and afternoon snacks along with a simple light lunch menu. All baking here is produced by owner Nóirín Kearney at her small bakery in the nearby town of Ferns. Noirin's breads, cakes and pastries feature on the menu and are also on sale with a selection of house jams, preserves and chutneys in the shop front deli section.
Nonna Valentina on the banks Dublin's Grand Canal is a wonderful little neighbourhood find. This charming restaurant owned by renowned and respected restaurateur and chef Eileen Dunne and Stefano Crescenzi, of Dunne & Crescenzi fame, have once again provided us with yet another culinary delight and this one is not to be missed!
Louise Clark is some woman for one woman! She was one of the founder stallholders of the successful Dungarvan farmer’s market and now her fabulous café and deli Nude Food, is at the culinary heart of trendy Dungarvan. The menu here offers a large range of all kinds of wonderfully delicious homemade food from light bites to more substantial lunches and lovely supper dishes. This is the kind of place you so desperately want to find in every town you visit…so what are you waiting for?
There is no excuse for plastic sandwiches. Ireland has come of age and scattered around the country are Good Food Ireland members brimming with the best. Pick up a picnic and head for the hills, writes Clodagh McKenna.