Food & Drinks - West Cork People

A courgette crowd-pleaser

Karen Austin July, 2023

This month’s recipe is sent from Kytheria, the mythological birthplace of Aphrodite the goddess of love. There are no guarantees of magical powers if you make this dish but the recipe will use up your courgette glut if you have one. Kytheria sits at the bottom of the Peloponnese surrounded […]

Feast on entertainment and food at Clonakilty’s annual culinary food festival

WCP Staff June, 2023

Nothing beats eating al-fresco! This June, the annual, family-friendly food festival will see Clonakilty’s streets transformed into a foodie haven on Saturday 17 June. The Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Street Carnival is an opportunity to sample delicious local food, mix with fellow foodies and experience a true taste of West Cork. […]

An oniony tart

Karen Austin June, 2023

The sunshine is here and we’ve been gardening like mad people. A little bit of heat and everything takes off. All the seedlings that were set earlier in the spring are jostling for attention and need transplanting out. This is a very satisfying occupation, it’s like creating an instant garden. […]

Food & Drinks

Clóna Dairies and National Dairy Council to host health and wellbeing event in Dunmore

WCP Staff May, 2023

A special health and wellbeing event is being held by Clóna Dairies and the National Dairy Council at Dunmore House in Clonakilty on Thursday May 11 in aid of West Cork Rapid Response. Speakers at the event will include dietician Aoife McDonald, chef Martin Shanahan of Fish Fishy restaurant, Stella O’Malley, […]

A Spanish classic topped with egg

Karen Austin May, 2023

April and May are known as the hungry gap in the gardening world but not in our garden where we’re consuming colonies of cauliflowers and infinite amounts of spinach and kale. The spinach and kale are giving their last ditch effort before reaching for the sky and going to seed; […]

Food & Drinks

A feast for foodies as Clonakilty Street Carnival returns

WCP Staff May, 2023

West Cork’s renowned annual street carnival returns to Clonakilty on Saturday June 17, 2023 after a four-year break due to Covid restrictions. Since its inception in 2016, the Clonakilty Street Carnival has seen huge crowds flock to the multi-award-winning seaside town. The colourful main streets are transformed into a foodie […]

Categories