Thank you Dr Bill Schindler for such an interesting and thought provoking talk. Bill is the director of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and the co-star of both the...

In November all the Ballymaloe Cookery School 12 week certificate students collaborated as they have been doing on the last 12–15 courses now, to cook a Pop Up Dinner, at the Ballymaloe Cookery School to showcase their skills. The proceeds of the event go to the East...

On Tuesday 3rd September 2019 Darina and Penny Allen welcomed us to a packed demo theatre at Ballymaloe Cookery School. The talk on Food to Nourish Our Guts was part of the Feast East Cork, Food and Drink Festival. The Bubble Shed/Fermentation Shed was established at...

On Thursday 14 March, Slow Food East Cork hosted Ger Buckley, of Midleton Distillery, who is a fifth generation cooper whose family have been making barrels for over 200 years Ger demonstrated his craft using ancient tools he still uses today. Below is a brief report...

On Thursday 7 March, Slow Food East Cork hosted Maya Thomas, Herbologist, Dip Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh who spoke about growing your own herbs. Here is a report of that event. Coming from a mixed Sri-Lankan-Anglo background, it was Maya’s mother who instilled...

On Tuesday 22 January, Slow Food East Cork hosted Dearbhla Reynolds who spoke about her passion for fermentation. Here is a report on that event. Adding a daily dose of fermented foods to your diet can have an extraordinary beneficial effect on your health. Dearbhla...