Great Taste Awards 2015

Delighted to announce once again that we picked up another Great Taste Award in the form of One Gold Star for our Tibradden Soda which uses the incredible Achill Island Sea Salt. That means we have picked up a total of 12 awards in the past four years.

Cavern - Baggot Street

Peruke and Periwig - Dawson Street

Breakfast Hatch and Sons

Baked Figs, Crozier Blue and crushed Candied Walnuts

Whole wheat and buttermilk soda bread with a rich earthy flavour, sweet moist crumb and a dark savoury crust topped with Baked Figs, Crozier Blue and crushed Candied Walnuts

The Dean Hotel and Sophie's - Harcourt Street

Dunlavin Soda

Whole Wheat and Buttermilk soda bread with a rich earthy flavour,
sweet moist crumb and a dark savoury crust

Ardrahan and Coolea Fondue

What you need:
300g Coolea
200g Ardrahan
10g Cornflour
30ml Manzanilla Sherry
2 Sprigs of Thyme
2 cloves of garlic
250mls White Wine
10mls lemon juice
Grated Nutmeg
8 Slices of Parma Ham
2 Apples

In a bowl grate in cheese and mix with the cornflour. Bring the sherry to a simmer in a small saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the thyme and garlic then remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Strain and allow to cool. Bring the wine and lemon juice to the boil in a medium saucepan and add the cheese one handful at a time. Whisk continuously until smooth and creamy then add the infused sherry and grate in some fresh nutmeg. Transfer to a fondue pot and serve with rolled and grilled parma ham, sliced apple and toasted Whole Wheat and Buttermilk Soda Bread

Grilled Oysters with Garlic Butter and Bread Crumbs

What you need:

100g Butter

50g Finely Grated Parmesan
2 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon of Chopped Flat leaf Parsley
1 teaspoon Lemon zest

1 teaspoon of Lemon Juice
12 Fresh Irish Oysters
Inishmaan Soda Bread Crumbs

Combine butter, Parmesan, garlic, flat leaf parsley, lemon zest and lemon juice to make the garlic butter. Leave to cool in fridge for a couple of hours before use. Shuck oysters, top with Inishmaan Soda bread crumbs and place garlic butter on top before putting under a hot grill for 5 minutes or until golden brown

Great Taste Awards 2014

I am very pleased to announce that we picked up a further Two Great Taste Awards this year. This means that we have received an award for each and every one of our products. Gathering a total of 9 one star and 2 two star awards since 2012.