Best Possible Taste with Sharon Noonan

The first guest on this episode of Best Possible Taste is Chef Shane Smith who is from Co Cavan and working in Dublin’s Airfield Estate. Shane shares his food journey during a visit to Taste of Cavan where Sharon Noonan also meets Sean McGlone from Blake’s Always Organic and David Donnelly from the Shed Distillery. And at the end of the show we hear from Sally Barnes of West Cork Woodcock Smokery...

In this episode of Best Possible Taste psychotherapist Niamh Connolly from The Mind Gym in Dungarvan, Co Waterfrod has news about an uplifting event in the Limerick Strand Hotel to raise money for charity. The Empowering Women Charity Fundraiser takes place on Sunday 16 September 2018.Lorraine Fanneran shares her La Cucina story and chef Tom Flavin has details about the programme of events schedul...

PHOTO OF CHEF BRIAN MCDERMOTT AT TASTE OF CAVAN BY LORRAINE TEEVANThis episode of Best Possible Taste has food and drink news and stories for you thanks to a visit to the recent Taste of Cavan and the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Chef Brian McDermott, MC of the Taste of Cavan cookery demonstrations, shares details about his...

On this week’s programme we have more food and drink news and stories from Wexford for you thanks to a visit to the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the 2018 August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Paula Ronan provides us with an insight into the Wexford Food Family. Clodagh Davis from Naturally Cordial shares details about her journey to becoming an award winning produce...

After a short break, the Best Possible Taste returns with details of hot spots visited this summer starting with coffee connoisseur Alan Andrews at the Old Barracks Coffee Roastery in Birdhill, Co Tipperary. Then we head to the model county, aka Co Wexford, to meet Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours to find out about the fantastic food and drink offerings in the area. Best Possible Taste is...

In this Best Possible Taste episode Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants remind us of the popularity of wines from New Zealand. Sarah O Neill reveals the history of well known brand Kelloggs and introduces us to some new cereals in the range. And Kerry Murphy and Sean Naughton provide a caffeine fix at Taste of Dublin thanks to Applegreen’s Coffee Operations division. Best Possible Taste is...

On this episode of Best Possible Taste we visit Sonas Healthfoods to talk to Rosemarie Bennis about ghee, bread, and eggs. We return to Bloom to hear about the Fruit Juice Matters award winning garden by designer Kevin Dennis. And if you’re lucky enough to be planning a holiday at the moment Teresa Gancedo from the Spanish Tourism Office tantalizes our taste buds talking about the food tourism ind...

This episode of Best Possible Taste shines a light on Taste of Dublin which takes place every June in Iveagh Gardens. Organiser Avril Bannerton reveals many of the 2018 highlights and Helen Cooke shares the programme of culinary talent taking to the Neff Taste Kitchen. One such talent is Lizzy Lyons from Lizzy’s Little Kitchen in Listowel and Ballybunion in Co Kerry and we return to January 2018 w...

In this episode of Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan visits Bloom and meets award winning designer Andrew Christopher Dunne and BIM CEO Jim O Toole in the BIM Sustainable Seafood Garden and Alan Rudden and Caroline Park in the Santa Rita Living La Vida 120 garden which also won an accolade at this year’s Bloom. There’s also an interview compliments of CRY FM with Pat Mulcahy, owner of Ballinwilli...

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In this week’s Best Possible Taste, we find out about the Galway Westend Street Feast thanks to Lisa Regan. Award winning drinks’ writer Susan Boyle has details about a collaborative project with the British Museum that focuses on Egyptian beer and Bord Bia’s Denise Murphy provides an insight into what we can expect at this year’s Bloom. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and dr...

Manuela Spinelli discusses the annual programme of events hosted by Eurotoques including the organisations upcoming annual awards at Ashford Castle’s walled garden, Sharon Noonan travels to the Burren Slow Food Festival and talks to Orlaigh Meere about her award winning about square pudding and Dr Bill Schindler who was one of the speakers at the festival. Bill is an prehistoric and experimental a...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste, Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants has wine suggestions to enjoy during the summer months. Annie Beresford is on the phone talking about Le Commanderie des Fins Goustiers du Duché d’Alencon. And with the imminent Burren Slow Food Festival (11-13 May 2018) adopting the theme “Taste the Atlantic – A Seafood Journey”, we go into the archives to hear Failte...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan congratulates Danny Martinez Doyle from Dan Cronin’s Bar & Bistro in Newcastle West, Co Limerick on winning the All Ireland Chowder Cook Off. We delve into the archives to hear a 2015 interview with chef Clare Smyth from Bushmills in Co Antrim who was recently named best female chef in the world. And on the occasion of Ox Belfast’s 5th birthday, we...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan is in North County Dublin to find out about the Seamus Ennis Centre in Naul. Newly elected chair of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild, Kristen Jensen, shares details about the annual IFWG awardsAndSam Morrison aka This is What I Do shares menu details from the Literature and Larder retreat at Glin Castle. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTast...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste, we find out about the culinary side of poet Michael Hartnett and hear about the “Pulled Pork & Poetry” event that is part of the 2018 Eigse programme. Theresa Storey from the Green Apron shares her plans to start a tea plantation at her home in Co Limerick. And Janet O Toole speaks to Birgitta Hedin Curtin about the 2018 Burren Slow Food Festival. (This intervie...

This week’s Best Possible Taste features “What a BLASt – 10 Years of the Irish Food Awards.” This radio documentary was produced by Sharon Noonan and Kieran Hurley and aired on UCC 98.3FM on Friday 16 March at 6.00pm on the eve of the opening for entries of the 2018 Blas na hEireann/ Irish Food Awards. The first ever Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards were staged in Dingle, Co Kerry in 2008 as p...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to Belfast to meet Garrett Landers captain of the Irish team on the eve of the World Butchers’ Challenge and talks to young food entrepreneur, Maurice Allshire about his award winning biltong. Best selling author and successful entrepreneur, Daniel Priestley has advice for food and beverage owners about how to create an “oversubscribed” busi...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to the Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick to talk afternoon tea with Mary Fitzgerald. Elaine Donahue reveals details about the programme of events taking place in Galway thanks to its 2018 European Region of Gastronomy designation. And Joe O Connor from Truly Irish delves into the company’s history and explains how the...

“What a BLASt – 10 years of the Irish Food Awards” produced by Sharon Noonan and Kieran Hurley was aired on UCC 98.3FM on Friday 16 March at 6.00pm on the eve of the opening for entries of the 2018 Blas na hEireann/ Irish Food Awards. The first ever Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards were staged in Dingle, Co Kerry in 2008 as part of the Dingle Food Festival. The 45 minute documentary, which is...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste there’s a celebration of female food producers in Ireland with Rosemarie Bennis in Sonas Healthfood shop in Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Gosi Sobkowicz discusses the importance of ingredients to make her handcrafted candles and Swami and Lorraine Hughes from Near to Nature talk about the development of their health bars. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by Th...

In this episode of Best Possible Taste Ali Dunworth food consultant, cook and creative shares news about the upcoming programme of events taking place in Eatyard in Dublin and to mark International Women’s Day, Birgitta Hedin Curtin shares her story about moving from Sweden to Ireland and setting up the award winning Burren Smokehouse with her husband Peter in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare. The Best Poss...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travels to the West Limerick countryside to meet Imen McDonnell to find out more about the Lens and Larder collaboration with Cliodhna Prendergast and Literature and Larder retreat taking place in Glin Castle in April. Food writer Dee Laffan has news about a fundraiser at Nightmarket in Dublin’s Ranelagh to raise money for MS Ireland. And Gaby Guede...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan hears about the inaugural Poachers’ Gin & Tonic club thanks to Oisin Davis. Karen O Donohoe Head of Community Development with GIY has news about a collaboration between 9 schools in Cork and Ballymaloe Cookery schoolAnd finally at the end of the programme Barry Walsh shares details about a rare apple ice wine from Cork that has been launched on to...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste resident wine guru Ron Forrestal, Forrestal Wine Merchants has French wine suggestions to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Sharon Noonan travels to the heart of Cork city to chat to Richard Jacob co owner of independently owned cafe, Idaho. And a visit to Belfast Cookery School reveals a Game of Thrones inspired course thanks to chef Ian Hunter. The Best Possible Taste...