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Food and War (40th Leeds Symposium on Food History & Traditions) A 1-day conference on food and war in Britain, including the challenges of feeding armies and the wider impact of warfare on British food.

It's the Leeds Symposium of Food History & Traditions' big 4-0.

It's on Friday 24 April & the topic is 'Food and War'. There are some great speakers inc BFHP podcast alumni @alessandrapino.bsky.social & Marc Meltonville.

REMEMBER, IT'S IN YORK!

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WoW Bites: Meet the Cork woman who wants to make beans sexy Cork woman Ali Honour is on a mission to change how we think about beans. She’s just published a new pulse-powered cookbook, Bean, filled with ...

WOW! BITES… SEXY BEANS!
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Cork’s Bean Queen, Ali Honour (@honouryourfood ) is on a mission to change how we think about beans by turning them into the sexiest things you can eat!

People talking about it non stop also helps enormously.

WoW Bites: Cork sustainable coffee company making waves In this month’s WOW Bites!, KATE RYAN chats to Sofia Kalfa from Fzin Coffee about her pivot into the industry and her ambition to change how we use ...

WOW! BITES: A CORK COFFEE REVOLUTION
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The very first WoW! Bites of 2026 kicked off with an inspiring message from Ancient Greece and the time of Alexander The Great and given a 21st Century twist courtesy of a coffee revolution happening right here in Cork!

Lovely to see this pop up again after a special celebrating the mad world of publishing with Network Cork last night! 🙌

Ah! A blast from the past! Thanks so much for resharing! ✍️

NYE party plans? Cork mixologists share their favourite cocktail recipes KATE RYAN asks mixologists at the Market Lane restaurants in Cork to share their favourite cocktail recipes, while their chefs have tips on the best ...

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY PLANS?
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Mixologists + chefs from Cork’s 5 Market Lane Group restaurants share their favourite cocktail recipes and the best accompaniments to eat with them so you can be cocktail savvy and party ready for ringing in the New Year!

The big Cork foodie gift guide The countdown to Christmas is underway amd KATE RYAN is back with her big Cork foodie gift guide to help you find the perfect present for the foodie ...

THE BIG CORK FOODIE GIFT GUIDE…
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Looking for some last minute gifting inspo for the food lover in your life? Well, my BIG Cork Foodie Gift Guide is back and bigger than ever and has you 100% covered!

‘I never imagined it would get to this level’: Cork Flour Patch girl on TikTok success and local food In this month’s WoW Bites, KATE RYAN meets Cork’s Flour Patch girl, Anna O’Leary who has had quite the year this year. Anna chats about her TikTok ...

WOW! BITES - THE FLOUR PATCH GIRL…
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The final WoW! Bites of 2025 features a gorgeous homegrown success story of one young woman’s determination to build a food business that has created a community in and around it.

One of the best bits of what I do is having the chance to showcase people and products I really admire!

You’re so welcome guys - delighted to shout about your amazing kitchen ware! 💖💖

Elevate your festive Cork sips with these simple recipes KATE RYAN shares her favourite festive sips - all made with the best tastes of Cork.

COZY CORK TIPPLES… 🎄🍸🎄
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Go beyond Mulled Wine with these simple recipes to elevate your festive cocktails and cozy drinkies at home, and make the most of some great Cork drinks’ producers, too!

‘Everyone is looking for something different’:  Ireland's first 'hard kombucha' being brewed in Cork Ireland’s first hard kombucha was officially launched in recent weeks. Kombeara was born and is brewed in West Cork. KATE RYAN chats to founder ...

EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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Ireland’s first hard kombucha brewed by Kombeara had its official launch recently. Inspired by the wilds of Beara and a rising demand for better for you drinks, I catch up with founder Feargal Harrington.

LOVELY LEFTOVERS
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What to do with any Lovely Leftovers:
🦐 Prawn Bisque from leftover langoustine shells
🪿 Goose Rendang
🌱 Ideas for leftover herbs
🥠 Braised Red Cabbage & Feta Samosa-Style Pockets
🥧 Potato & Cheese Pie
🥖 Topped Sourdough Crostini
🥣 Veggie Soup

WoW Food: Kate’s top cookery book picks for Christmas..plus 3 recipes Wondering what to get the foodie in your life this Christmas? KATE RYAN shares her top cookbook picks for 2025. She also has some delicious recipes ...

Top Cookbook Picks for Christmas Gifting 🎁

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WoW Food: How to build the perfect cheeseboard Fancy building a cheeseboard to serve up this Christmas, but not sure where to start? KATE RYAN shares some of her top cheese picks as well as advice ...

🎄BUILD THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS CHEESEBOARD…
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Fancy building a cheeseboard to serve up this Christmas but not sure where to start? I share some of my top cheese picks as well as advice on how to create a showstopper board!

‘The situation is volatile, but we’ve not given up’: Cork pig farmers facing challenges Small-scale pig producers in Cork are facing a number of challenges, with one producer making the difficult decision not to offer their usual hams ...

VOLATILE” SITUATION FOR FREE RANGE PIG FARS
“The situation is volatile, but we’ve not given up” says free range pig farmers facing increasing challenges with abattoir access following. Two free range pig farmers in Cork tell me about the challenges facing their farms.
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'A good Christmas will either make or break the year for us': Cork poultry farmers under pressure With just weeks to Christmas, poultry producers in Cork are facing a number of challenges, not least around avian flu. KATE RYAN chats to three Cork ...

POULTRY UNDER PRESSURE…
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“A good Christmas will either make or break the year for us…”
Cork poultry are farmers under pressure with just weeks to Christmas, producers are facing a number of challenges, not least avian flu...

Kate Lawlor-Lyne: ‘I’m back in town..back with my people’ Kate Lawlor-Lyne tells KATE RYAN why she’s happy to be back in Cork and back in her groove.

WOW! BITES : I’M BACK IN TOWN… BACK WITH MY PEOPLE
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Sitting down with one of Cork’s best loved chefs, Kate Lawlor, to talk closing Fenn’s Quay, burgers, Japanese food, marriage & babies before returning to her beloved Cork and creating her “Fancy Chipper”!

'We wanted to offer a different kind of experience': Cork’s first zero alcohol bar set to open Cork’s first zero-alcohol bar is poised to open its doors this weekend. KATE RYAN meets Steve Guiney to find out more.

NO BOOZE? NO PROBLEM!
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Tapping into the rising demand for alcohol-free social spaces, Cork's first ever Zero Alcohol bar, SAØR, is set to open at Marina Market.

Producers’ Champions 2025 YouTube video by Blas na hEireann

CHAMPION CHATS
Listen back to a very happy chat that took place at the Blas Backyard during Blas na hÉireann. It was a pleasure to chat Champ 2 Champ with a fab trio of 2025 Irish Food Producers’ Champions Anthony O`Toole, Caroline Hennessy & Santina Kennedy 🙌
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WoW Bites: Cork woman on a mission to change the way we think about food, fashion and tech Ailís Crowley tells KATE RYAN about the steps she is taking to help businesses become more sustainable.

WOW! BITES: FASH FORWARD TO SUCCESS…
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This month’s WoW Bites features Ailís Crowley, founder of Macroom-based FASH Forward helping businesses to find sustainability solutions in Food, Fashion & Tech to make real impact for businesses in the pocket and the planet.

Bringing a taste of the Korean cuisine of my youth to Cork In this month’s WoW Bites!, KATE RYAN meets Jay Choi who chats about her pivot from business to food.

A TASTE OF KOREA IN CORK
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Is K-Pop a bop? Did you binge watch Squid Game? Is Kimchi life? If so, the global phenomenon of Korean Culture has gotten under your skin! Jay Choi of @ogamkorean talks bringing a taste Korea to Cork with her award-winning Korean BBQ sauces.

“Bake me a cake as fast as you can” is an unhinged demand.

‘Small things like this can have a ripple effect’: Seed library opens in heart of Cork A new seed library has opened in Cork city. KATE RYAN was at the launch to find out more about the initiative.

SEED LIBRARY OPENS IN HEART OF CORK
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A new library of seeds has been established in the heart of Cork. I spoke to Aisling Kitt about the project, why demand for seed libraries is growing and the important role seed libraries have for seed sovereignty and food security.

MEET ME AT CORK ON A FORK!
Delighted to be returning to Cork on a Fork Feat again this year where I'll be hosting some incredible events over two days in the Live Cookery Demo Marquee and the new Talk & Taste Marquee outside Cork Opera House on Emmet Place - see you there!

‘I want people to taste Palestine’: Eman Aburabi of Izz Café on new cookbook In this month’s WOW Bites!, KATE RYAN chats to Eman Aburabi of Izz Café about Palestinian cuisine, creating a taste of home in Cork, and working with ...

WOW! BITES: “I WANT PEOPLE TO TASTE PALESTINE”
This month’s WoW! Bites is special. Eman Aburabi of Izz Café spoke to me about Palestinian cuisine, creating a taste of home in Cork & working with her husband on new cookbook, JIBRIN.
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We walked our dogs in Fitzgerald’s Park... now we run the cafe here The new Tria Café in Cork city basks in 18 acres of greenery. KATE RYAN talks to the owners to find out why they decided to open a business there.

THREE’S A CHARM FOR TRIA CAFE…
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Hospitality business partners Richard Gavin, Laura Sureda and John O’Mahony have created a new concept cafe for Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork city, called Tria Cafe.

MORE THAN JUST MILK: Celebrating a century of success at Lisavaird Co-operative | The Southern Star March 13th, 1925 saw the first meeting of Lisavaird Co-operative committee, marking the start of 100 years of dairying success.This article was featured in our West Fork 2025 magazine – you can read t...

MORE THAN MILK…. CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF LISAVAIRD CO-OP
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From local farmers bringing their milk to the co-op in churns on the back of a donkey cart to a state of the art dairy and agri co-op, the story of Lisavaird Co-Operative has always been about community.