Best Possible Taste With Sharon Noonan

This episode of Best Possible Taste is presented by chef, writer and Failte Ireland Food Champion, Anthony O Toole, and focuses on his home county, Wexford. Recorded in the majestic Johnstown Castle, guests include castle personnel, Brenda Comerford, General Estate Manager, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Head Gardener and Matt Wheeler, Curator, in conversation with Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours. Produced by Sharon Noonan

Tonight Sharon Noonan visits Dingle in Co Kerry to meet Fallon Moore to find out about this year’s Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards. In the snug of the iconic Dick Mack’s, chef Trevis Gleason reveals details about his upcoming book – Burren Dinners and Giulia Visciani gives an insight into one of Ireland’s newest food tours – Kingdom Food Tours.

This week's Best Possible Taste visits Donegal for an inspirational tour of the county thanks to Eurotoques Ireland, Donegal Food Tours and LEO. We visit delis, cafes, restaurants and producers. Tune in to hear about the Counter Deli in Letterkenny and some of the products stocked including Shine's Tuna, Meadow Sweet Tea, and a wheatgrass drink. We then hop on the Donegal Food Tour bus and head to meet Branden Kerns in Coffee Time in Kilmacrennan before visiting McBride Fishing and Fisk Seafood Bar in Downings and Mulroy Bay Mussels, There's also a chance to catch up with award winning chef and hotelier, Brian McDermott, whose cookbook, Donegal Table, won best chef cookbook in the world at the Gourmand Cookbook awards in China. Photo courtesy of Sue Glackin, Donegal Food Tours

In this episode of Best Possible Taste we visit Bloom in Dublin's Phoenix Park and check out gardens by Bloom, UCD and Healthy Ireland.

On this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to Co Mayo to check out the Gourmet Greenway and talks to founder and Mulranny Park Hotel GM Dermot Madigan and meets Medbh O Malley from Achill Sea Salt. There's also a return visit to Co Clare to the Burren Slow Food Festival to hear from Brian Donnelly of Bia Rebel Ramen fame.

14 May 2019 by Sharon Noonan

Sharon Noonan visits Bally Goats' Cheese to meet Seamus Leahy and Ciara Brennan from Happy Food at Home provides inspiration for planted based dishes.

Sharon is in the award winning Mustard Seed in Ballingarry, Co Limerick to meet with Bridget Bray founder of Fare Plate which places the spotlight on food and drink stories from Ireland and Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours shares her blog post "Food Festivals in Ancient Ireland."

West Limerick Resources' Caitriona Scully shares details about the West Limerick Food Destination Programme and Manuela Spinelli provides an insight into the Eurotoques Food Awards.

This episode of the Best Possible Taste shines a light on 2 upcoming food festivals. Sharon travels to the Kingdom to meet David Scott and Noel Keane to find out about the 2019 Tralee Food Festival and Caroline Senior, CEO, West Waterford Festival of Food is on the phone with details about this year's programme.

In this episode chair of the Irish Food Writers' Guild has details about the winners of their annual food awards and Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfood Store explains the implications that the plan to impose 23% VAT on food supplements will have when it is introduced later this year.

19 February 2019 by Sharon Noonan

In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan is in Tralee, Co Kerry to meet chef Gorka Arrieta and Taste Kerry's John Harty to find out about the All Ireland Tapas and Pintxo Championships We also meet artist and former Kerry Rose, Rebekah Wall, in the wonderful creative hub and coffee shop, Maddens on Milk Market Lane in Tralee. And for the (romantic) week that's in it, we delve into the 2014 archives to talk to Thomas Fialon from the French Table in Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this week's Best Possible Taste we hear from Ali Dunworth , food consultant, cook and creative who has worked behind the scenes on lots of well know cookery and food programmes at home such as Operation Transformation and What are you Eating and across the water on Market Kitchen and Nigella Feasts. There is also a quick chat with JP McMahon founder/director of Food on the Edge which returns to Galway for its 5th year this October. Best Possib;le Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

On this episode of Best Possible Taste we meet Kylie Woodham from Magners Farm in Fethard, Co Tipperary to find out about her food business which accounts an award winning bone broth as one of its products. And 7 year old Hannah Noonan telsl us all about Food Dudes, an award winning curriculum-linked evidence-based healthy eating programme which she enjoyed last week at her school Scoil Iosaf in Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

At the start of 2019, we recall some of our favourite interviews from 2018 with a guest co-presenter, Hannah Noonan. We return to Food on the Edge where we talked to How to Eat a Peach author, Diana Henry. We enjoy a visit to the world's most famous department store, Harrods, to meet Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development and find out about the newly refurbished food hall and finally we are aboard a ferris wheel in Co Wexford with Bean and Goose's Karen and Natalie. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

18 December 2018 by Sharon Noonan

In this episode of Best Possible Taste we are immersed in the festive season with a visit to One Pery Square in Limerick City to enjoy the Christmas decor. Ciara Brennan from Happy Food At Home updates us on her vegan food story and Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfoods shop in the heart of Newcastle West, Co Limerick has some great Christmas gift inspiration. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

For this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travelled to London. During her trip she met Rosalind Rathouse at London's most sustainable Cookery School and visited the Fresh Market Hall at the world's most famous department store, Harrodsand met with Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development to find out more about its recent monumental refurbishment. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this second helpings episode of Best Possible Tastes liquid refreshments take centre stage. First up it's a visit to Attfylin Estate on the outskirts of Limerick city where we meet General manager Paul Mordaunt. Later in the programme we remember the advice about ordering wine in a restaurant that BPT resident wine guru Ron Forrestal shared in November 2017. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie