Best Possible Taste With Sharon Noonan

In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan is in Tralee, Co Kerry to meet chef Gorka Arrieta and Taste Kerry's John Harty to find out about the All Ireland Tapas and Pintxo Championships We also meet artist and former Kerry Rose, Rebekah Wall, in the wonderful creative hub and coffee shop, Maddens on Milk Market Lane in Tralee. And for the (romantic) week that's in it, we delve into the 2014 archives to talk to Thomas Fialon from the French Table in Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this week's Best Possible Taste we hear from Ali Dunworth , food consultant, cook and creative who has worked behind the scenes on lots of well know cookery and food programmes at home such as Operation Transformation and What are you Eating and across the water on Market Kitchen and Nigella Feasts. There is also a quick chat with JP McMahon founder/director of Food on the Edge which returns to Galway for its 5th year this October. Best Possib;le Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

On this episode of Best Possible Taste we meet Kylie Woodham from Magners Farm in Fethard, Co Tipperary to find out about her food business which accounts an award winning bone broth as one of its products. And 7 year old Hannah Noonan telsl us all about Food Dudes, an award winning curriculum-linked evidence-based healthy eating programme which she enjoyed last week at her school Scoil Iosaf in Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

At the start of 2019, we recall some of our favourite interviews from 2018 with a guest co-presenter, Hannah Noonan. We return to Food on the Edge where we talked to How to Eat a Peach author, Diana Henry. We enjoy a visit to the world's most famous department store, Harrods, to meet Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development and find out about the newly refurbished food hall and finally we are aboard a ferris wheel in Co Wexford with Bean and Goose's Karen and Natalie. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

18 December 2018 by Sharon Noonan

In this episode of Best Possible Taste we are immersed in the festive season with a visit to One Pery Square in Limerick City to enjoy the Christmas decor. Ciara Brennan from Happy Food At Home updates us on her vegan food story and Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfoods shop in the heart of Newcastle West, Co Limerick has some great Christmas gift inspiration. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

For this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travelled to London. During her trip she met Rosalind Rathouse at London's most sustainable Cookery School and visited the Fresh Market Hall at the world's most famous department store, Harrodsand met with Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development to find out more about its recent monumental refurbishment. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this second helpings episode of Best Possible Tastes liquid refreshments take centre stage. First up it's a visit to Attfylin Estate on the outskirts of Limerick city where we meet General manager Paul Mordaunt. Later in the programme we remember the advice about ordering wine in a restaurant that BPT resident wine guru Ron Forrestal shared in November 2017. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

On this episode of Best Possible Taste we meet Pat O Sullivan from Masterchefs Hospitality, one of Irelands leading corporate and events catering companies, at his latest brainchild, Copia Green, an innovative health driven, flavour focused eatery in Castletroy, Limerick and later in the programme a trio of GMIT students share details about the different initiatives they are involved in which include Feast and the Foodie Forum which takes place on 26 November 2018. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

6 November 2018 by Sharon Noonan

In this episode of the Best Possible Taste, we meet young entrepreneur Eoin Sheehan to find out about his business Country Munch and Ger Mulally, chair of Savour Kilkenny, has details about this year's food festival. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this week's Best Possible Taste good quality ingredients from Ireland are in the spotlight thanks to a visit to the Urban Co-op's new premises in Limerick and award winning chef and Food on the Edge Symposium Director, Jp McMahon, has details about this year's Food on the Edge which takes place in Galway on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd October 2018. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

On this week's Best Possible Taste to celebrate 3 restaurants in Cork being awarded coveted Michelin stars we are going into the archives to play an from September 2016 with Rebecca Burr, director of the Michelin Guide GB and Ireland and Rebecca Steele and Dolores Prendeville about their new venture at Holly Tree Cottage in Newcastle West Co Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this Best Possible Taste we delve into the archives to talk about wines from New Zealand and Argentina with our resident wine guru Ron Forrestal. A visit to Mitchelstown in Co Cork reveals links to farming in West Limerick during a conversation with Pat Mulcahy of Ballinwillin House Farm the only combined farmed organic venison, wild boar and goat farm in Ireland which now and Aisling Moore head chef of Elbow Lane in Cork has details about the Market Lane Group’s chef sessions with a Catalonian influence. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

18 September 2018 by Sharon Noonan

The first guest on this episode of Best Possible Taste is Chef Shane Smith who is from Co Cavan and working in Dublin’s Airfield Estate. Shane shares his food journey during a visit to Taste of Cavan where Sharon Noonan also meets Sean McGlone from Blake’s Always Organic and David Donnelly from the Shed Distillery. And at the end of the show we hear from Sally Barnes of West Cork Woodcock Smokery fame. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

In this episode of Best Possible Taste psychotherapist Niamh Connolly from The Mind Gym in Dungarvan, Co Waterfrod has news about an uplifting event in the Limerick Strand Hotel to raise money for charity. The Empowering Women Charity Fundraiser takes place on Sunday 16 September 2018. Lorraine Fanneran shares her La Cucina story and chef Tom Flavin has details about the programme of events scheduled for September and October to celebrate Pigtown in Limerick city and county. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

PHOTO OF CHEF BRIAN MCDERMOTT AT TASTE OF CAVAN BY LORRAINE TEEVAN This episode of Best Possible Taste has food and drink news and stories for you thanks to a visit to the recent Taste of Cavan and the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Chef Brian McDermott, MC of the Taste of Cavan cookery demonstrations, shares details about his latest venture namely the Foyle Hotel in his home town Moville in Co Donegal. Greg Devlin Marketing Manager of Silver Hill Farm reveals the company’s connections with Virginia. Co Cavan Kate Dempsey introduces us to the first new meadery in a very long time - Kinsale Mead Company and Wild About’s Fiona Falconer explains the intricacies of the permaculture garden and how her business was established thanks to it. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

On this week’s programme we have more food and drink news and stories from Wexford for you thanks to a visit to the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the 2018 August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Paula Ronan provides us with an insight into the Wexford Food Family. Clodagh Davis from Naturally Cordial shares details about her journey to becoming an award winning producer and in contrast Orla Stafford explains how hers is just beginning with a brand new product - Jackford Gin and then what better way to finish off the show but on a sweet note thanks to chocolatier sisters Karen and Natalie Keane from Bean and Goose who talk to Sharon on the Big Wheel! Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie

After a short break, the Best Possible Taste returns with details of hot spots visited this summer starting with coffee connoisseur Alan Andrews at the Old Barracks Coffee Roastery in Birdhill, Co Tipperary. Then we head to the model county, aka Co Wexford, to meet Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours to find out about the fantastic food and drink offerings in the area.