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Ballymaloe House – Yoga Takeover Two-day retreats in July, August, and September 2021

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self” No need to travel to far-flung locales like India or Bali this year to enjoy a rejuvenating yoga experience.  Retreat to Ballymaloe House privately for a Yoga getaway where you can practice your Asanas locally and authentically. Ballymaloe House is officially closing on Sunday evenings and …

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Enjoy an Easter Feast From Ballymaloe at Home

Enjoy the taste of Ballymaloe House at home via a delicious, new, and exciting #BallymaloeAtHome ‘Click and Collect’ range.  From Sunday to Wednesday at 5pm weekly the succeeding weekends menu will be available to view and purchase online via www.ballymaloe.ie and links in Ballymaloe Houses’ social media.  Use the hashtag #BallymaloeAtHome to seek temptation!  After …

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Do’s & Don’ts of Dining at Ballymaloe House whilst Living with COVID19

Like so many of our local hospitality businesses in East Cork, Ballymaloe House has had to reinvent the way we operate under the current COVID19 restrictions.  Safety is our top priority and maintaining the same comforts of ‘Old World’ hospitality, whilst serving delicious Farm to Fork seasonal menus is a close second.  To simplify how …

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Beguiled By It’s Beauty, Nourished By It’s Bounty – Ballymaloe House Hotel & Restaurant Review

Ballymaloe House has been occupying a space on our bucket-list culinary map for quite some time now. Having travelled to so many of Ireland’s gastronomic destinations it was high time we included this gourmet getaway to our repertoire. We are all very familiar with the dynasty of Allen women that have brought Ballymaloe House to …

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A dinner inspired by Maura Laverty’s Full and Plenty cookery book takes place in Ballymaloe House on February 28th

MAURA LAVERTY – THIS WAS YOUR LIFE  Ballymaloe Grainstore Pre-Show Dinner in Ballymaloe House Will Feature Recipes from Maura Laverty’s Iconic Cookery Book, Full and Plenty Friday 28 February 2020  The sparkling new play, Maura Laverty – This Was Your Life, comes to Ballymaloe Grainstore on Friday 28 February. It tells the rollercoaster life of the broadcaster, playwright, novelist and …

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Two Irish Restaurants Win Big at The World Restaurant Awards

At a prestigious award ceremony held in Paris on 18th February, two Cork restaurants won accolades at The World Restaurant Awards. The World Restaurant Awards were created by IMG in partnership with Joe Warwick and Andrea Petrini to celebrate restaurants as a culture, similar to music, art and theatre. The Collaboration of the Year award …

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Ireland’s Best Chefs and Restaurants Win Big at The Food & Wine Awards

Last night, the Food & Wine Awards were held in the InterContinental in Ballsbridge, with the country’s best chefs and restaurateurs in attendance. The event was hosted by presenter Barry Murphy and broadcaster Norah Casey. Throughout the evening, guests enjoyed a delicious five-course meal with matching wines from Barry & Fitzwilliam. The ceremony, sponsored by Nespresso, included …

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Award-Winning Irish Chef And Food Advocate Myrtle Allen Passes Away

Award-winning Irish chef, food writer and pioneer, Myrtle Allen, sadly passed away on Wednesday 13th June. Aged 94, Myrtle is the mother-in-law of Irish food writer Darina Allen and is recognised as an advocate of Irish food. A major influence in the Irish food scene, she was the first Irish woman to be awarded the prestigious …

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Plan Your Perfect Day With These Beautiful Irish Wedding Venues Inspired by The Stars

Everyone wants their perfect fairytale wedding to match their own personal love story. Whether you’ve always dreamed of getting married in a castle by a lake or a luxurious hotel, your perfect wedding venue is out there and closer than you might think. In the spirit of love, we’ve taken inspiration from famous faces who …

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Elevating Traditional Irish Food to New Heights – Rachel’s Cork Review

The media buzz around the opening of Rachel Allen’s first ever restaurant venture, Rachel’s, in Cork City could not have been missed. For many, it came as a surprise. Why Cork and not Dublin? For others, it was seen as a boon for Cork; a vote of confidence in the City’s voracious dining out scene. …

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Darina Allen. photo by Daniel Callen

The Grande Dame of Irish Food – Darina Allen on Shaking Things Up at LitFest and Growing an Organic Food Nation

“Hello Ballymaloe Cookery School, Darina speaking. Thanks for telephoning,” Darina Allen reels off. Dynamic, efficient and to the point, the characteristics of this powerhouse in the Irish food industry can be felt even in the way she answers the phone. Based at the cookery school on a day-to-day basis, despite on the cusp of her …

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Ballymaloe House has Recipe to Success as Profits Continue to Rise

It’s not just Ballymaloe House‘s recipe for their famous brown soda bread that guarantees a perfect rise. It seems they also have the recipe for successful business with profits rising last year, almost tripling to €71,478. According to newly filed accounts, revenues at the country house hotel and restaurant run by the Allen family in …

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Whiskey

Full Line Up of Events for Next Week’s Inaugural Cork Whiskey Festival Announced

As home of the best selling Irish whiskey in the world, it seems only right that Cork had it’s very own Whiskey Festival. The inaugural Cork Whiskey Festival runs this April 3rd – 9th across the Rebel city. Organised by Festival Cork, the same crew behind Taste Cork Week and Cork Burger Festival, the week …

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Ireland’s Best Family Friendly Restaurants – Food Heaven for Your Little Angels

There is nothing better for food lovers than heading out to a new restaurant or returning to an old favourite for an evening of exciting flavours, new experiences or good old comfort food. For parents however, the sheer feat of exiting the house with all the kids in tow can be quite an ordeal, especially …

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Nick Balla and Cortney Burns Bar Tartine - San Francisco

The Reluctant Trendsetters – Chefs Nick Balla & Cortney Burns of Bar Tartine, San Francisco

“We don’t drive where we don’t have to,” says Cortney Burns, one half of culinary couple behind the critically acclaimed Bar Tartine restaurant in San Francisco. Despite being in Ireland only two days it was she who led the way through the crowds at the Kerrygold Ballymaloe LitFest 2016, beyond the farm, along a shaded …

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Ballymaloe Litfest Launch

Kerrygold Ballymaloe LitFest Holds its Inaugural UK Launch

The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine held it’s inaugural UK launch last night when this year’s programme was previewed to a full house at the Members’ Club at Quo Vadis in Soho. Co-Directors of the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine, sister and brother team Darina Allen and Rory O’Connell …

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