Taste The Island Buyers Guide

24 Hour City Food & Drink Immersion Cork Take a Food Tour Fab food Trails Cork www.fabfoodtrails.ie T  +353 (0) 1 497 1245 Taste the best Cork City has to offer, meet the liveliest of people and experience the City’s charm all in one walk! Guided by local experts, you will hear the stories of this City brought to life, with the sharing of tales of heritage, culture, and of course, food! Visit Cork City’s Famous English Market English Market, Princes St, Cork city www.englishmarket.ie T  +353 (0) 1 8715439 Cork City’s famous English Market is one of the oldest municipal markets of its kind in the world. Set up in the heart of Cork City in 1788, this roofed market was developed by and is still owned by Cork City Council. Visitors meet traders, all offering a vast array of crafts, novelty items, meats and fish, herbs and spices, fruit and vegetables, sauces and oils, chocolates and cakes and cheeses. Or Go Off the Beaten Track with theWest Cork Food Trail West Cork Food Trail www.gouganebarrahotel.com/cork-food-trail T  +353 (0) 61 214782 Experience Cork’s modern food revolution, with theWest of the County boasting a vast array of artisans, farmers, growers, charcutiers, cheese-makers, fish smokers and bakers. This region’s mild weather and rolling countryside provide the perfect conditions for a truly unique and world-class gastronomic microclimate! Some of the stops available along the Trail; Toonsbridge Dairy www.toonsbridgedairy.com T  +353 (0) 87 3658171 A family run dairy making Mediterranean style cheese from the milk of their own herd of Buffalo, as well as from locally supplied unpasteurized cows’ and sheep’s milk. Manning’s Emporium, Bantry www.manningsemporium.ie T  +353 (0) 27 50456 Manning’s was established in 1946 by Mr and Mrs Manning, who initially supplied local hotels and restaurants with milk, cream and butter from their Jersey herd. Over the years the business has diversified to become a famous emporium, offering a vast array of local and artisan products. Manning’s is synonymous with quality and to this day attracts discerning customers from all over Ireland and beyond. Bantry Square Farmers Markets (Fridays); www.visitbantry.ie/things-to-do/bantry-market This market occupies the Bantry’s central town square every Friday and spills out into the adjoining roads and car parks. The regular market is even bigger on the first Friday of each month (the traditional Fair Day), when it’s not unusual to see donkeys tethered to lampposts and cages full of ducks and hens for sale. Visitors can enjoy organic fruit and veg, baked goods, cheese, fish, meats, olives, eggs, honey, preserves, plants, local crafts and collectibles. Skibbereen Farmers Market, every Saturday www.skibbareenmarket.com Started in 2001, Skibbereen Farmers Market has has grown to become one of the most vibrant and colourful markets in Ireland. In this historicWest Cork town, visitors will be treated to live music, fresh food, coffee and ‘good craic’! 167 SECT ION 15 – 24 HOUR CI TY FOOD & DRINK IMMERS ION