Thursday, May 13, 2010

Strandhill Food & Craft Market


We're very excited to see a sparkling new food market has just begun in Sligo. Last Sunday May 9th, the first Strandhill Food &  Craft Market took place at Sligo Rugby Club.


The market will take place every second Sunday from 11-3pm at the Rugby Club, so make sure to make it to the next one to support local producers and enjoy great food and crafts. The next one takes place on Sunday May 23rd.


Strandhill Food & Craft Market on Facebook 

Bloom In the Park

We just spotted this great event in Dublin this June, hopefully we'll make it, it looks great!


Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening, food and family event, returns to the Phoenix Park Dublin this June bank holiday weekend for 5 days (Thursday 3rd – Monday 7th June). This year’s event will include over 20 spectacular showgardens, 50 floral displays and a large scale artisan farmers market. With something for everyone, visitors to Bloom 2010 can also look forward to live cookery and craft demonstrations, free gardening advice / workshops and kids go free!



The Food Market is now firmly established as a key attraction at Bloom. With over 40 artisan food producers, the market highlights the very best that small artisan producers from around Ireland have to offer. The producers themselves will be on hand to provide tastings and give tips on how to prepare tasty dishes using their products.
The market will include a huge variety of foods from homemade jams, handmade chocolates and baked goods to farmhouse cheeses and the finest Irish honey. The Food market also allows producers to introduce new products such as speciality oils, tasty sauces, more traditional fare such as smoked fish and of course all the ingredients for a delicious bank holiday weekend fry-up… not to mention a bit of relish to go with it! This year’s Food Market will be Bloom’s biggest yet!
Find out more tasty treats and delights at Bloom

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Friday, May 7, 2010

Seaweed to go!


Since the launch of   Prannie Rhatigan’s book the 'Irish Seaweed Kitchen’ there has been a considerable increase in the popularity of some of the seaweed products we sell in the store. We thought it would be a good idea to share some of them with you, and perhaps if you are already using them you could leave a comment below and share how you use seaweed too!



About The Seaweed Industry 
(interesting facts about Seaweed from Michael Guiry’s Seaweed Site)
In 2003, the Irish seaweed industry employed nearly 500 people (full-time and part-time), exported 85-90% of its produce, and had a turnover of over €12 million. This somewhat unusual industry had a very high employment: export ratio, activity was mostly concentrated on the western seaboard, and most collection took place in areas that are – by European Union standards – severely disadvantaged