What nicer place could one be in the beginning of November than Listowel in County Kerry. You wouldn't need any excuse to be there but the Listowel Food Fair adds another tasteful reason.
The longest running food festival in Ireland, it was first held in 1995 to celebrate Irish food and its producers. This hugely popular event is organised by a dedicated voluntary committee, which this year they have created another jam-packed programme with something to suit everyone. It runs from the 5th to the 8th November.
The launch night celebrity chef is Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody House, Wexford. Kevin is well known from his TV appearances on The Afternoon Show, Gorilla Gourmet and Heat cookery programmes.
Following the opening night awards ceremony - which includes the National Farmhouse Cheese of the Year, the best New Food Product and the Irish Food Book of the Year - Kevin will give a cookery demonstration. He will also host a special coffee morning on Saturday when he will chat about food and sign copies of his latest book ‘Great Family Food’.
New for the 2009 Fair is the ‘Kerry Just Ask! Restaurant of the Year’ competition. Open to all restaurants in Kerry, Just Ask! is a public awareness campaign that aims to encourage consumers to look for information on where the food (particularly meat) on their plate comes from and to encourage chefs to provide this information on their menus.
Other items on this year’s programme include children's workshops, organic farming classes, Start your own Food Business seminar, a food trail, cake decorating workshops, farming seminars and more. Sunday’s annual Food and Craft market takes place from 10am to 5.30pm and the Fair finishes later that evening with a wine tasting event.
Some one just ask me and I will go!
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