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Local chocolate company posting out treats for Easter

WCP Staff March, 2020

Exploding Tree, based in Clonakilty, is known for its alternative, and delicious, approach to chocolate. The only entirely Fairtrade Bean-to-Bar Chocolate maker in Ireland, Exploding Tree finds inspiration working directly with the cocoa bean to make chocolates for those looking for something different. This Easter, Allison Roberts, founder of Exploding Tree, (formerly Clonakilty Chocolate), is shining […]

Lemons in a pickle or a jam

Karen Austin March, 2020

I’ve been holed up with a box of lemons – literally. I inherited an entire box when we closed the shop this week because of the Coronavirus and have been merrily making my way through it ever since. I have a big kilner jar of pickled lemons, or should I […]

Getting the recipe right at Organico

WCP Staff March, 2020

A celebration of all that’s good and in season in fresh organic produce, local where possible – the food at Organico Café in Bantry is renowned for being wholesome, healthy, and full of flavour. Sisters Rachel and Hannah Dare have now added something new with the introduction of a more […]

O’Connor’s Bantry – Open again for business

WCP Staff March, 2020

O’Connor’s Bantry – grand opening on Friday, March 6. Why Bantry? Shane Spillane knows why. “The welcome we have received has been amazing. I’ve had over 50 locals ringing me to wish me well. That’s special. There’s a real good atmosphere down here.” He was last in Kerry running a […]

Fish cooked in a coconut sauce

Karen Austin March, 2020

Baracoa, in Guantanamo province, is the oldest and most remote town in Cuba. At the very easterly tip of the country it’s the most Irish of Cuban towns. Add on twenty degrees and you could be home. The weather changes constantly, clouds rolling in dumping rain, the wind from the […]

Innishannon House Hotel celebrates 300 years

WCP Staff March, 2020

New season begins Friday, March 6 This year, Innishannon House Hotel celebrates 300 years. Built in 1720, Innnishannon House, originally Frankfort House, stands on the banks of the River Bandon amongst beautiful landscaped gardens. Innishannon House Hotel has been operating as a hotel since the 1960s. Innishannon House Hotel will […]

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