Best Possible Taste With Sharon Noonan

Ben Collier from Normandy Tourism tells Sharon Noonan about the ‘Normandy Food Tour’ that is coming to Ireland for the 2023 June Bank Holiday weekend to create a French Food Festival in three locations with Norman heritage. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023 making it Ireland's longest running food and drink radio show and podcast!

Kristin Jensen is the founder of Nine Bean Rows Books- a boutique Irish publishing house for tastemakers and storytellers. In this Best Possible Taste interview, Kristen tells Sharon Noonan about the latest publications - Scoop Magazine, Paradiso by Denis Cotter, The Gathered Table as well as the latest additions to the Blasta Books' series.

Sharon Noonan enjoyed a visit to the 2023 Balmoral Show where the Food NI pavilion was bursting with lots of food and drink producers. In this compilation Sharon talks to: Gary Quate, Tourism NI Paul Clarke, Craic Foods Luke Harkness, Maine Minerals/It's the Maine Man Bronagh Quail, Moocha Kombucha Luke Mackle, Natural Umber Shera McAloran, Karri Kitchen Carlos Capparelli, Capparelli Cooks Hannah Donaldson, Round House Bakery

In this Best Possible Taste interview, Sharon Noonan talks to Kate Ryan, founder of Flavour.ie, to congratulate her on being named the 2023 Blas na hÉireann Producers’ Champion and to find out more about Kate’s amazing journey from Bristol to West Cork and how she took the plunge and gave up her safe, pensionable job to pursue her passion. Pic by Joleen Cronin P.S. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023!

Siobhán Ní Gháirbhith shares details about the 2023 Irish Raw Milk Cheese Week which takes place 8-14 May 2023. The aim of the campaign is to showcase the variety and quality of Irish raw milk cheese.

In this BPT interview, we meet Martina Burns from Richmount Cordials in Co Longford, Ireland. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023!

In this Best Possible Taste interview Sharon Noonan talks to Ciara Shine from Donegal’s Shine Seafood. P.S. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023!

Klara Heron, Editor of Irish Country Magazine, joins Best Possible Taste host, Sharon Noonan, to share details about the 2023 Irish Made Awards that are open for entries until 31 May 2023. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023!

In this Best Possible Taste podcast, Sharon Noonan meets Aine Faughnan, Managing Director of Dromod Boxty in Co Leitrim. Aine shares the story of her family's business and how she is on a mission to raise awareness about this delicious Irish heritage food and give it the recognition that it rightly deserves. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE AIR IN 2023!

In this Best Possible Taste interview, we meet Mairead Finnegan, founder of Roll-It Pastry, an Irish artisan food company that produces award-winning all-butter frozen pastry. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023!

The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023! In this extract from the Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan talks to Charlotte Pike a food and drink expert whose portfolio includes writing, teaching, broadcasting and consulting. Charlotte shares details of her food journey and what she thinks about the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland.

Joanne Ní Chróinín is a food/drink blogger who enjoyed a press trip to the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland in March 2023. In this interview, Joanne shares details of the places she visited on the trip and the culinary delights enjoyed. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023.

In this BPT interview, chef and food writer, Paula McIntyre, inspires us all to take a trip to the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland to experience the wonderful food and drink experiences on offer. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023

In this BPT interview, Sharon Noonan talks to Mark Scott-Lennon, MD of the magnificent Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, Co Dublin. Mark is the 3rd generation custodian of the family business and shares his memories growing up in the hospitality industry and his journey to join it. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10. YEARS ON THE AIR IN 2023?

In this BPT interview, Sharon Noonan talks to Caroline Hennessy about the 2023 Irish Food Writers' Guild Awards. The winners of the 2023 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards are: Food Award: Smoked Lough Neagh Eel, Co Antrim Food Award: Velvet Cloud Sheep's Milk Yogurt, Co Mayo Food Award: Ballylisk of Armagh, Co Armagh Irish Drink Award: Beoir Chorcha Dhuibhne for Béal Bán, Co Kerry Notable Contribution to Irish Food: Gabriel Faherty, Aran Island Goats’ Cheese, Co Galway Environmental Award: The Wooded Pig, Co Meath Community Food Award: Field of Dreams - Down Syndrome Cork, Co Cork Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin and Seamus Sheridan, Co Galway

In this #BPT extract Sharon Noonan talks to Peter Wilson, GM of Avalon House Hotel, a beautiful 19th-century manor house in the centre of the heritage town of Castlecomer in Co Kilkenny. Q: DID YOU KNOW THAT THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023!!!!

In this Best Possible Taste interview, Sharon Noonan talks to Emma Carmody, founder of Grounded Pottery, a sustainable ceramic-ware business based in Co Kerry, Ireland. Emma, along with her mother Marjorie, hand-makes pottery, such as premium reusable cups, to help to move society towards a more sustainable culture, and away from single-use waste. The Best Possible Taste is celebrating 10 years on the airwaves in 2023!

In this BPT interview, Sharon Noonan talks to Pamela Neumann, co-founder of Tango St Food in Killarney, Co Kerry Pamela and her husband opened the business during Covid. They make artisan pizzas cooked in a real wood-fired oven, traditional Argentine empanadas and hand-crafted sweet snacks and desserts. Since opening the business has gone from strength to strength and Pamela reveals details about their ongoing expansion plans. WHOOP! THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE AIR IN 2023!!!!

In this extract from the Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan talks to Ali Dunworth about a trio of food festival taking place in 2023. Ali starts with “Me Auld Flower” a new festival for 2023 which takes place over St Patrick’s week. Beyond the Pale/Beyond the Plate which is held in Wicklow in June And The Big Grill which takes place in August in Dublin’s Herbert Park. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON THE AIRWAVES IN 2023!

In this BPT extract, Sharon Noonan talks to Shemaine Doyle, founder of Brave, a creative marketing agency in Ireland. Shemaine shares details about her career in the food and beverage sector that took her to Ireland to the Middle East and back again. THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023!