Best Possible Taste with Sharon Noonan

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Ron Forrestal is in the studio to discuss wines from New Zealand. Niamh Arthurs reveals the intricacies of her job as a Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist and blogger Rory Carrick provides an insight into a foraging retreat on Lambay Island. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine. Be...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits Nicole Dunphy at Pandora Bell, a luxury gourmet confectionary company. Kate Ryan from Flavour.ie extols the culinary attributes of West Cork. Paul O Connor has details about the 2017 Irish Curry Awards. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine. Best Possible Taste is Ir...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan visits John Liston at Dysert Farm in Co Limerick to talk about being a member of the Little Milk Company. Failte Ireland Food Champion & Chef of the Lemon Tree Restaurant in Letterkenny, Chris Molloy has details about the first ever Off the Street Food Fest taking place in Letterkenny, Co Donegal on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July. The Best Possible...

This is a second helpings episode of Best Possible Taste when you get a chance to hear previously aired interviews including the time that Sharon Noonan visited the award winning MacNean House in Co Cavan and met chef/owner Neven Maguire. There's a reminder of the perfect summer wines with Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants and Sarah Evans describes wonderful tour of Limerick city by hors...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan is with Georgina Campbell, one of Ireland’s leading hospitality experts, to talk about the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign which has recognised Sage in Letterkenny and Good Things Cafe at Dillon’s Corner in Skibereen. Newcastle West, in Co Limerick has had a sushi bar added to its culinary scene and Sharon talks to Martina in Yoshi Sushi To Go and visits...

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In this week’s Best Possible Taste, Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants has the low down on the gin explosion taking place in Ireland at present. Ali Dunworth provides a unique insight into her career as a food consultant, cook and creative. Easyfood editor, Caroline Gray, has all the details about the summer issue. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best...

In this week’s Best Possible Taste there are visits to find out about a new market taking place at Springfield Castle in Broadford, Co Limerick, trips to the capital to enjoy award winning gardens at Bloom and meet producers at Taste of Dublin and we put a call into the organiser of Ireland’s first gourmet food beach market! Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast....

In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan meets chef Robin Gill at Litfest, a food and drinks literacy festival at Ballymaloe, Co Cork. Also on this programme Georgina Campbell, one of Ireland’s leading hospitality experts, joins Sharon in the Limerick Stand Hotel to talk about the winners of her annual breakfast awards and the Draft House in Strandhill, Sligo who has been recognised in...

This episode of Best Possible Taste is produced by Sharon Noonan with guest presenter Declan Maxwell. It focuses on Taste of Dublin which takes place in the capital’s Iveagh Gardens from Thursday 15 June – Sunday 18 June 2017.Declan talks to Taste of Dublin Festival Director, Avril Bannerton, about the 2017 programme and gets an insight into behind the scenes. Ian Murray explains why Bank of Irela...

This is a second helpings episode of Best Possible Taste when you get a chance to hear previously aired interviews including the time that Sharon Noonan visited the award winning MacNean House in Co Cavan and met chef/owner Neven Maguire. There's a reminder of the perfect summer wines with Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants and Sarah Evans describes wonderful tour of Limerick city by hors...

Bloom in the Park takes place in Dublin’s Phoenix Park from Thursday 1 June until Monday 5 June. Mike Neary, Bord Bia Horticulture Manager, provides an insight into this year’s programme and what goes on behind the scenes. Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfood Shop has advice about how to nourish your skin for the summer sun. Sharon Noonan meets Gillian Nelis, Managing Editor of the Sunday Busine...

Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants joins Sharon Noonan in studio to share his summer wine recommendations. During a visit to Adare, Co Limerick, Sharon talks to Ciara Brennan at the Friday market about her vegan food business, Happy Food at Home and calls to the Dunraven Arms Hotel to congratulate Hugh Murphy on the hotel’s Irish Restaurant Awards’ win for best service. And at the end of...

This episode of Best Possible Taste is guest presented by Birgitta Hedin Curtin in Lisdoovarna, Co Clare. It focuses on the culinary attributes of the Burren and Birgitta talks to:Ciara O Halloran, Red Bank Food CompanyKieran O Halloran, Kieran’s KitchenNeil Hawes, Burren ButcherAnd Peter Curtin, Burren Brewery. The Burren Slow Food Festival takes place 12-14 May 2017. Visit www.slowfoodclare.com...

Sharon meets Patricia O Sullivan who is heading up the Limerick Food Development Strategy. She enjoys a visit to the idyllic Jay farm to talk to Jean McCormack. Caroline Gray provides a preview of the Easyfood May issue by Skype and a report from Food 4 Thought includes interviews with Greta Herbs, Victoria Foley, Cordal Goats Cheese and Dingle Sushi. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest runni...

Sharon Noonan visits Sonas Healthfood Shop in the heart of Newcastle West to talk to Rosemarie Bennis about spring cleaning the body. Congratulations go out to Keith Mahon from the Taste.ie on being the number 1 food/drink journalist in Ireland by the #MurrayTweetIndex and Keith has details about a competition with BMW to win a year of FREE dining! Stephen Cunneen provides an insight into his craf...

Cathy Curran from the National Dairy Council is on Skype with details about the #CheeseUpYourLife competition where the lucky winners will enjoy a trip to Tuscany. There's another chance to hear about the Food 4 Thought event taking place on Wednesday 26 April 2017 at IT Tralee, Co Kerry. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, vi...

In this episode of Best Possible Taste, wine expert Ron Forrestal of Forrestal Wine Merchants, joins Sharon in the studio to discuss wines from Italy. Trevis L Gleason stops off in Newcastle West for a coffee and talk about his memoir, Chef Interrupted. In Limerick, John Doyle from the Bank of Ireland, reveals details about the new #BOIFoodSeries that will takes place in the BOI Workbench over the...

In this Best Possible Taste podcast Sharon Noonan meets Artie Clifford, founder and chair of the Blas na hEireann, at the Bank of Ireland Food Series, to talk about the 2017 Irish Food Awards. She travels to Limerick to find out from Sarah Evans how visitors to the city can enjoy a tour by horse and carriage. And a call by Skype to the Brian McLernon at the recently refurbished Manor House on Rath...

Sharon Noonan travels to Derry City for the Legenderry Food Festival and talks to:Julie & Kevin Hickey, Tamnagh FoodsIan Orr, Browns' RestaurantsMelanie Harty, Harty's Hot JelliesThomas Hughes, Lisnamulligan FarmBarry O Brien, Ballyriff BuffaloSiobhan Reilly, the Giddy Box Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonno...

Sharon Noonan travels to IT Tralee to talk about food photography with Siobhan Murphy and the Food 4 Thought event taking place on 26 April with TJ O Connor. A SKYPE call to Caroline Gray, Editor of Easyfood Magazine, provides an insight into the latest issue. Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For more episodes and information, visit www.sharonnoonan.com Host...

Sharon Noonan travels to Blacklion in Co Cavan to meet chef Neven Maguire at MacNean House. She visits the Limerick Urban Coop to meet Deirdre MacMahon and Brendan O Brien and find out about this year's Wise Traditions Conference. Jonathan McDowell is on Skype to talk about his on line artisan food company - Indiefude.com Best Possible Taste is Ireland's longest running food and drink podcast. For...

This podcast of Best Possible Taste features Skype* interviews with:The Irish Queen of Japanese cooking, Fiona Uyema;Julie Coker Graham from Philadelphia Visitor and Convention Bureau shares the city's culinary attributes;Louise Brosnan, chef de partie at Idas in Dingle and chef mentor on the Apprentice Chef Programme reveals what it was like to do a stage at Deane's Eipic in Belfast with Ireland'...

Clare Scanlan joins Sharon in studio to talk about her journey since being a leader on the 2016 season of RTE's Operation Transformation and shares details about the Remembering Niamh & Darra fundraiser in aid of CRY which takes place on Saturday 28 April 2017.On visit to Sonas Healthfood in the heart of Newcastle West, we get women's health advice from proprietor, Rosemarie Bennis. Dromcollogher'...

Theresa Storey from the Green Apron joins Sharon Noonan in studio to talk about her upcoming series of foraging talks and walks. Chef Mark Doe reflects on the success to date of the Apprentice Programme for secondary school students and its plans for the future. A visit to Chez le Fab Café in Limerick City is an opportunity to enjoy music, fashion and canine conversation with Lesley Anne Liddane....