Come and Taste the Island of Ireland’s sensational flavours this autumn
The island of Ireland is setting the table for a major new initiative that foodies, and just about anyone else, will drool over this autumn. Taste the Island, a celebration of the island of Ireland’s food and drink, is taking place from 6 September to 30 November, beginning with one of the leading food festivals in the world, A Taste of West Cork and concluding with the Armagh Georgian Festival.
Highlighting the exceptional level of quality food and drink produced in Ireland and Northern Ireland, the brand-new all-island initiative will see innovative artisan producers and world-class chefs coming together in kitchens all over the island to cook up one of the most exciting food events in the world.
Visitors will find out why there has never been a better time to travel to take over 500 food and drink-related experiences to savour over 69 days. With the rich harvest coming in, fantastic food festivals will light up the entire autumn with the likes of the Armagh Food & Cider Festival (19 – 22 September), the Galway International Seafood and Oyster Festival (27 – 29 September), the Derry Slow Food Festival (12 – 13 October) and Savour Kilkenny (24 – 28 October) on the calendar.
As well as festivals, there are wild food foraging experiences, salmon smoking classes, butter churning and oyster shucking workshops. Alongside, Michelin starred fine dining and craft beer and whiskey trails, there will be distillery and brewery tours which feature tastings, tours. Plus, buzzing food festivals and farmers’ markets will offer hundreds of opportunities to meet the makers who are bringing together fresh, local ingredients to create an array of sensational flavours and memorable culinary experiences all over our delicious island.
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For more information please visit: www.Ireland.com/tastetheisland
For UK media enquiries please contact: Des Burke dburke@tourismireland.com