by Sharon Noonan | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
In this Best Possible Taste episode, we head to West Cork to meet Max Jones founder of Up There the Last. Max is the creative force behind a number of exciting food and cultural events, and in this interview we hear about his Anglo Italian upbringing, life in West...
by Sharon Noonan | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Life is an amazing and interesting journey insofar as the way in which new friendships start. A few years ago I was involved in organising a Christmas festival in Newcastle West when I received a tweet from a “Roisin Meaney” offering to help out by doing some...
by Sharon Noonan | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I promised in my last post to tell you all about the Belfast Food Tour I did on my most recent trip North. The infamous St George’s Market is where you meet the tour guide, Caroline Wilson. It is also the starting point of the Belfast Food Tour. Caroline...
by Sharon Noonan | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I have been a busy bee the past couple of weeks hence the lack of posting. The plague came to visit the Noonan household as did the break the washing machine fairy. Very bad timing on both counts. Poorly kids meant that they had to stay at home instead of...
by Sharon Noonan | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
The first time I enjoyed the elegant afternoon tea experience was many moons ago with my parents and sisters in Co Cavan’s Slieve Russell Hotel. I can remember when multiple tiered stands overflowing with goodies arrived at the table – one or two would have been...
by Sharon Noonan | Feb 7, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I hung up my headphones recently and headed to Galway to MC a cookery demo at GMIT’s Foodie Forum. For an hour you could find me alongside fellow West Limericker (by residence only he likes to point out) Chef Wade Murphy of Restaurant 1826 Adare and his second...