Best Possible Taste With Sharon Noonan

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan talks to TV presenter and actor, Simon Delaney, about “Simply Simon’s: The Diner Cookbook. Public Health & Clinical Nutritionist, Niamh Arthurs, shares her views about the sugar tax announced in the Budget and Ciara Leahy, Consumer Editor with Irish Country Living, provides an insight into the programme for this year’s Women and Agriculture Conference.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to Ballyhahill in Co Limerick to meet the Kearney sisters at the bakery they founded 25 years ago. Caroline Gray has details about the latest issue of Easyfood Magazine and Patricia Roberts shares details about the 2017 Culture and Chips festival. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to Ballinwillin Farm in Mitchelstown to meet Pamela Kelly, Head Chef, Market Lane Restaurant, Cork. And there’s a report from the 10th Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards in Dingle featuring food and travel bloggers The Gastro Gays, producer Caroline Rigney from Co Limerick and Blas Academic Director, Dr Joe Kerry from UCC. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants shares details of the top 6 best selling wines in his portfolio. Public Health & Clinical Nutritionist, Niamh Arthurs, provides lunchbox inspiration and Mark Murphy from the Dingle Cookery School reveals the programme for the Dingle Food Festival that takes place this weekend.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste we meet Cork born, Texas resident, Rachel Gaffney, Chef guests include Michelin Star chef Enda McEvoy, chef/owner of Galway in Loam and The George Boutique in Limerick’s Vincenzo. And Trish O Sullivan from Innovate Limerick has details about a branding workshop taking place this November. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

This week’s Best Possible Taste focuses on the culinary scene in Galway. Jacinta Dalton, Head of Department (Culinary Arts & Service Industry, International School GMIT & Fáilte Ireland Food Champion for the Wild Atlantic Way, talks to beekeeper Noel Leahy and JP McMahon aka Mister Eat Galway and Food on the Edge symposium director. Sharon Noonan hears about the Galway Food Tours from Sheena Dignam. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste food writer Dee Laffan discusses her pending expedition to Everest Base Camp. Author Roisin Meaney has news about a “Novel Supper” she is hosting as part of the Listowel Food Fair on Saturday 11 November. Rosemarie Bennis highlights details about some tasty grain free products. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan has details about the Pigtown Culture and Food Series of events taking place in Limerick City & County during September and October. To celebrate the Lammas Fair which took place on August 28th and 29th, this BPT includes the BAI funded radio doc, “Devlins’ Yellowman – A Taste of Childhood.” The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

Georgina Campbell in conversation with Sharon Noonan about the Bord Bia Just Ask Initiative by Sharon Noonan

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits the Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick to meet the sisters behind Body & Kind. Georgina Campbell highlights 2 great restaurants in Waterford recognised by the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign. David Deeley has details about the Bord Bia 2017 Bord Bia Food & Drink Industry Awards. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits the Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick to meet owner Mary Fitzgerald to hear about the hotel’s development over the past 40 years and plans from the future. Marita Varley from Drummond House Garlic reveals her excitement about her garlic being recognised at the Eurotoques Ireland Awards. Sally McKenna shares details about the Theatre of Food line up at this year’s Electric Picnic. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Ron Forrestal is in the studio to discuss wines from New Zealand. Niamh Arthurs reveals the intricacies of her job as a Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist and blogger Rory Carrick provides an insight into a foraging retreat on Lambay Island. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits Nicole Dunphy at Pandora Bell, a luxury gourmet confectionary company. Kate Ryan from Flavour.ie extols the culinary attributes of West Cork. Paul O Connor has details about the 2017 Irish Curry Awards. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits John Liston at Dysert Farm in Co Limerick to talk about being a member of the Little Milk Company. Failte Ireland Food Champion & Chef of the Lemon Tree Restaurant in Letterkenny, Chris Molloy has details about the first ever Off the Street Food Fest taking place in Letterkenny, Co Donegal on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

This is a second helpings episode of Best Possible Taste when you get a chance to hear previously aired interviews including the time that Sharon Noonan visited the award winning MacNean House in Co Cavan and met chef/owner Neven Maguire. There's a reminder of the perfect summer wines with Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants and Sarah Evans describes wonderful tour of Limerick city by horse and carriage.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan is with Georgina Campbell, one of Ireland’s leading hospitality experts, to talk about the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign which has recognised Sage in Letterkenny and Good Things Cafe at Dillon’s Corner in Skibereen. Newcastle West, in Co Limerick has had a sushi bar added to its culinary scene and Sharon talks to Martina in Yoshi Sushi To Go and visits the stall of French man Jeff Gloux at the market . And at the end of the show we tour the majestic Attyflin Estate to meet Operations’ Manager, Paul Mordaunt.

4 July 2017 by Sharon Noonan

In this week’s Best Possible Taste, Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants has the low down on the gin explosion taking place in Ireland at present. Ali Dunworth provides a unique insight into her career as a food consultant, cook and creative. Easyfood editor, Caroline Gray, has all the details about the summer issue. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

In this week’s Best Possible Taste there are visits to find out about a new market taking place at Springfield Castle in Broadford, Co Limerick, trips to the capital to enjoy award winning gardens at Bloom and meet producers at Taste of Dublin and we put a call into the organiser of Ireland’s first gourmet food beach market!

In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan meets chef Robin Gill at Litfest, a food and drinks literacy festival at Ballymaloe, Co Cork. Also on this programme Georgina Campbell, one of Ireland’s leading hospitality experts, joins Sharon in the Limerick Stand Hotel to talk about the winners of her annual breakfast awards and the Draft House in Strandhill, Sligo who has been recognised in the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign. And finally a trip to the farmers’ market in Co Limerick’s beautiful Adare Village provides an introduction to the “Sandwich Sisters” street food.