Carrageen moss for campo Viejo tapas trail

We are delighted to be apart of this year's tapas trail in Cork the independent recently featured our recipe to celebrate the trail pairing with the fab wine

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Steak egg & chips

As a chef sometimes when you trim a fillet the top ends and the lower end are left they make a great special as minute steaks steak sandwiches beef stroganoff and many more dishes to boot after one of the uncles mentioned he loves. Treat of fillet steak and poached egg the idea was in the head so on to the specials it went  chargrilled fillet with wilted spinach poached egg sweet potato crips and our fabulous Dungarvan black rock stout jus

Cork Beer Batter

Mountain Man Hairy Goat as well as great for drinking (responsibly) also great for beer batter for fish. Mountain Man is located in West Cork.

Majorcan wine well worth trying when you visit the island

For several years I have been taking a weeks holidays to Majorca with family to an area north of the island called C'an Pica Fort in the bay of Alcudia , a very relaxed area and a fantastic beach, over the years we have tried to stay with the local style restaurants & discover the Majorcan wines . They are light and fruity but tend to be high in alcohol due to the hot climate but vary from year depending on rain fall etc. in the white wines they use moll, chardonnay and macabeo. The reds are made with calley cabernet and merlot generally. Here are a few snap shots of wines I tried this year all I would recommend.

Majorca also has a tradition of producing vinegars such as balsamic , olive oils, capers (that have healing properties), peppers, aubergienes, tomatoes & almonds are a main crop on the island.

A 2 hour flight from Cork and many places to visit on the island that are tranquil & beautiful. I find this time of the year best to go as it not to hot but still you get your dose of vitamin D for the winter months.

Tip if your in a local restaurant they may have their own brew herbas a liquer made with Lemon grass, camomile, rosemary, lemon balm and fennel truely an experience