Non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organisation that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. The Woodcock Smokery workshop is a 'Centre of Learning' for the Slow Food University of Gastronomy, in Pollenza, Italy.
Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe Cookery School www.cookingisfun.ie The only cookery school in the world located in the middle of its own 100-acre organic farm.
Richard Corrigan Bentley’s Oyster Bar and Grill – Dublin and Mayfair, London. www.brownesdublin.com Lindsay House Restaurant and Bentley's Restaurant – London. www.lindsayhouse.co.uk
Richard visits Woodcock Smokery in West Cork for the RTE programme ‘Corrigan Knows Food’ (Apologies for the awful picture quality though, that’s RTE not us!) www.rte.ie/tv/corriganknowsfood/20070723.html
Four restaurants in Padstow, Cornwall. A great champion of Food Heroes and Woodcock Smokery is listed as one of them in one of Rick's books.
Ardkeen Quality Food Store www.ardkeen.com Specialise in sourcing the best fresh produce and local foods from artisan food producers that they know and trust. Woodcock Smokery is listed as one of their Food Heroes.
Neal’s Yard Dairy www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk Farm cheese and produce, shops at Covent Garden and Borough Market, as well as various markets around London. Woodcock smoked salmon available from them.
Sheridan's Cheesemongers www.sheridanscheesemongers.com Retailers and wholesalers of quality Irish and other European foods, committed to sourcing excellent quality artisan products. Many of their farmhouse cheeses and foods are handmade locally in Ireland but they also bring back new and delicious artisan produce from trips to Europe.
Mortimer and Bennett www.mortimerandbennett.co.uk Shop in Chiswick for real, quality food for people to taste, buy and cook.
The Kitchen and Food Hall http://kitchenfoodhall.com Owned and managed by Jim Tynan in Portlaoise, Co Laois. The Kitchen is a restaurant, committed to delivering the best quality food, with first class service to match. Jim has a long history, not only of supporting local producers and speciality food makers, but promoting top class products. Hence, the best of Irish and some European food produce are for sale alongside his own products in The Food Hall.
The Winding Stair www.winding-stair.com Restaurant and bookshop, specialising in simple Irish cooking with an organic direction and extensive wine list.
Gwen’s Chocolates
www.gwenschocolate.com Artisan Chocolatier in Schull, West Cork. Delicious, hand-made chocolates and seasonal delights.
The West Wing Café www.westwingcafe.net Situated within the grounds of Bantry House and offers food with a difference using high quality, locally-produced food sourced within a 50 mile radius where possible. Bantry House itself supplies a variety of the leaf salads, vegetables and herbs, and meats are provided by both of Bantry’s local butchers. Breads and cakes are baked fresh every morning.
Café Rua www.caferua.com Café Rua in Castlebar, Co. Mayo opened over 10 years ago with the aim of producing uncomplicated food using seasonal and local ingredients. Last year, the McMahon family opened ‘RUA’ which has another café and also a deli where you can find most of the Woodcock Smokery products.
Stratta www.stratta.org Stratta products are lovingly made in Sussex using the finest ingredients. Luscious soft fruits are steeped in white wine vinegar to extract their full flavour and colour then filtered and sweetened. Extra virgin olive oil is inspiringly flavoured with herbs and aromatic ingredients. Happy marriages of the two form a range of dressings. Oranges, pears, lemons and garlic are preserved in North African, Mediterranean and old English methods. Salts and sugars are herbed and spiced. Mary and John Stratton have gained Gold Awards annually in the Great Taste Awards since 2005.
Skibbereen, Co Cork www.skibbereen.ie Business and tourist directory of Skibbereen town and surrounding areas with information on history, accommodation, restaurants, pubs, business and sport.
Ballymacrown Homestead www.ballyhoocottages.com Ballymacrown Homestead provides the ideal setting for a self catering holiday in the stunning scenery of West Cork.
The cottages are set in an acre of grounds with views to the mountains and across countryside to the sea and Mizen Head. Situated between the popular harbour village of Baltimore, with regular ferry services to Sherkin Island and Cape Clear, and Loch Ine (Lough Hyne), Ireland's first marine nature reserve.
Self catering cottages situated in West Cork in a very peaceful, rural, wooded area about half a mile from Castletownshend which is a quaint little village with stunning coastal views and beaches nearby. It has two pubs one of which is a well renowned seafood restaurant called Mary Ann's. Skibbereen is the nearest town which is a 5 minute drive away.
