Sharon Noonan
Best Possible Taste with Sharon Noonan
Food and Drink Podcast with Sharon Noonan. Ireland's longest-running food and drink podcast airing since 2013.Some people like to blog, Sharon Noonan likes to interview! In 2013 her food and drink show, Best Possible Taste, premiered on West Limerick 102FM and entertained listeners for 11 years up until October 2024. Sharon continues to interview guests from the food and drink scene in Ireland and beyond for the podcast. From restaurant reviews to discussing current affairs issues affecting the hospitality industry to hearing a famous family recipe to enjoying an award winning artisan product,...
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Sharon Noonan
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Jun 14, 2026
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9 February 2021 11.02.2021 56:22
Tonight's trio of guests are:The multi talented Galway Michelin star chef and founder of Food on the Edge, JP McMahon shares details about one of his latest projects - an E-Book called “Lessons From Lockdown - Cooking After Covid".We hear from the owner of one of West Limerick’s latest additions to the food scene - Maura Griffin from Organigo in Abbeyfeale. And finally our regular Helen Cooke from...
2 February 2021 03.02.2021 55:36
In the first 2021 episode of Best Possible Taste the guest list features Kevin Wallace , the New Leaf Urban Farmer from Ballyneety in Limerick who is planning a Community Supported Agriculture initiative this summer. Limerick entrepreneur Shane Ryan shares his career challenges and highlights which have resulted in his FIID plant based ready meals being available nationwide in all major retailers...
15 December 2020 15.12.2020 46:06
On this programme we are feeling very festive with just over a week to go until Christmas Day. We talk to Birgitta Hedin Curtin from the award winning Burren Smokehouse in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare about growing up in Sweden and the way Birgitta celebrated Christmas as a child. And Helen Cooke from This Winding Life has recipe inspiration so you can make some delicious home made gifts for family and...
8 December 2020 09.12.2020 43:47
8 December 2020 by Sharon Noonan Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 December 2020 01.12.2020 53:10
In this episode of Best Possible Taste, blogger Helen Cooke from This Winding Life returns to talk about mindful and intuitive eating. Triona O Callaghan tells us about the latest addition to the Limerick food producer scene, the Little Meringue Company and Rosemarie Bennis in Sonas Healthfoods store shares details about her favourite food and drink producers from Co Tipperary. Best Possible Taste...
24 November 2020 24.11.2020 51:35
In this week's Best Possible Taste Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants has wine suggestions for Christmas gifts and to pair with the Christmas dinner. Courtney Sheehy from Food Share Kerry addresses the very important issue of food banks. And finally at the end of the programme, we meet Anna Coffey Lynch who started her artisan chocolatier business, Braw, in the middle of the 2020 Covid-19...
17 November 2020 19.11.2020 57:16
The Stop Food Waste campaign takes place this week and we hear from food waste expert and EPA scientist Odile Le Bolloch. We meet Jane Conlon from Sodalicious in Limerick Cityand Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom shares her favourite "dine in" options from Co Kerry. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoo...
10 November 2020 11.11.2020 56:13
In this Best Possible Taste podcast, Sharon Noonan talks to Ireland’s food writing royalty, Drs John and Sally McKenna, about their latest book “Milk” which explores the story of ireland’s culinary treasure thgour recipes history and culture. Helen Cooke from This Winding Life.org returns after her first appearance last month when she talked about sleep and tonight shares her morning ritual which...
20 October 2020 21.10.2020 54:19
In this programme we visit Sonas Health Foods in the heart of Newcastle West to meet owner Rosemarie Bennis to find out about the wide selection of food and drink products that are made in West Limerick. Then we travel to Co Offaly to chat to Anne Marie Feighery about Feighery’s Farm Blas Na hEireann award winning Irish beetroot juice and finally towards the end of the show we check in with the De...
13 October 2020 14.10.2020 55:22
Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom and Sharon Noonan visit artist, grower writer and filmmaker Lisa Fingleton at her home near Ballybunion in Co Kerry to hear about the local food project. Maria Svejdar from GS1 joins Sharon on the programme to tell us about the work she does with food and drink producers and in particular the launch of a new interactive map that identifies the Blas Na HEirea...
29 September 2020 05.10.2020 41:54
In this episode we hear about the annual Irish Food Awards / Blas Na HEireann from Fallon Moore. Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom shares details of her visit to Ballylongford to talk oysters. Vincent Hanley, who blogs at Reviews Rants and Rambles, recites the Ballad of Salad Sunday by Michael Harnett and tells us about the annual literary and arts festival to celebrate the West Limerick poe...
22 September 2020 21.09.2020 51:21
In this episode Sharon Noonan visits Kerry with Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom to taste some delicious plant based treats thanks to Sid Sheehan at Nourish by Nature Cookery SchoolIn Listowel Colette talks to Pierce Walsh at John R’s Food Hall about the tradition of making pies during race weekAnd back in Limerick Sharon travels to Number One Pery Square in the city’s beautiful Georgian Qu...
15 September 2020 16.09.2020 50:37
This episode of Best Possible Taste features an interview with Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants about what has been happening behind the scenes in the drink industry. Sharon Noonan meets Ursula Guiltenane in D&M Garden Centre in Croagh to find out about a programme of wellness events and in Listowel, Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom, introduces us to Melanie Harty from Harty Food...
8 September 2020 09.09.2020 56:11
Best Possible Taste is back after a 6 month break! Sharon Noonan is in the studio with Colette O Connor from Delicious Kingdom where they meet Billy Jo O Connor from Leagh Farm. In Newcastle West Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfood Store has advice about back to school lunches and supplements. We travel to Adare where David and Petra Hayes introduce us to the latest culinary addition in Ireland...
10 March 2020 11.03.2020 52:17
On this evening’s programme Artie Clifford has details about the 13th Blas na hEireann/Irish Food Awards which open for entries on St Patrick's Day. Karen O Dohonoe shares news about the 3rd series of Grow Cook Eat which starts on Wednesday 18th on RTE One until April 28thAnd Kevin O Toole will be telling us about his supper club which he is hosting in Picado in Dublin on Thursday 19th March. Best...
3 March 2020 03.03.2020 41:03
On this week’s Best Possible Taste we pay a visit to Limerick City to meet Gary Huynh at Sambros on Thomas St. Janice Casey Bracken has details about the Primary School Food Education Week which takes place in April and chef, author and restaurateur Jp MCMahon tells us about his new book - The Irish Cookbook. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episode...
25 February 2020 25.02.2020 36:40
On this Pancake Tuesday episode of Best Possible Taste we pay a visit to Limerick City to meet Deirdre McMahon to find out about Neighbourfood. Lorcan Bourke reveals details about a new campaign Bord Bia will be running in conjunction with a number of other EU Countries to promote potatoes to millennials. Chef Chad Byrne tells us all about the County Cooking Championships and we get a reminder abo...
11 February 2020 12.02.2020 33:46
In this episode of Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan visits the Long Room in Limerick's One Pery Square to meet owner Patricia Roberts. We delve into the archives for Valentine's Day dinner inspiration thanks to chef Barry Liscombe from Hartes in Kildare and 7 year old Mikey Noonan has a special Valentine's Day poem for his mummy! Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink po...
21 January 2020 22.01.2020 52:34
This episode meets 3 culinary heroes from Cork. Avril Allshire Howe from Rosscarbery Recipes & Caherbeg Free Range Pork, Susan Robbins Fehily from Wildberry Bakery and award winning chef Aishling Moore from Goldie. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
3 December 2019 03.12.2019 43:28
Sharon Noonan meets David Matchett from Borough Market in London. Olive Sheehan shares the history of her family's trio of hotels in West Limerick and Tralee and there's a reminder about Christmas wines thanks to Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Hosted...
19 November 2019 19.11.2019 40:04
We travel to Northern Ireland for a showcase of food and drink producers and meet the director of Invest NI's Food, Drink and Tourism division, John Hood, buyer Paul Hargreaves and 3 award winning food/drink producers. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
12 November 2019 12.11.2019 37:56
This BPT episode visits the Foynes Flying Boat Museum to find out about its connections with Irish coffee, Maureen O Hara and plans for 2020 and dietician Aoife Deane has great advice about "polite calories" and enjoying healthy eating habits. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Hosted on Acast. See...
22 October 2019 23.10.2019 47:11
In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan meets David Fitzgerald to find out about the iconic Milk Market in Limerick City, a food lover's paradise. We return to Leahy Farm in Co Limerick to find out how the business of making goats cheese is progression thanks to Seamus and Breda Leahy. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and infor...
15 October 2019 16.10.2019 38:11
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. Pr...
17 September 2019 18.09.2019 50:58
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. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running...
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