High praise for Scones

On Friday the 1st of August we had a special guest none other than Irish actor Gabriel Byrne and his now we know his new Wife Hannah Beth, after spotting our finalist certificate for Goodall's Best Scone he mentioned "if it were me judging they would be the best in Ireland"

Why thank you Mr. Byrne 

And congratulations to you and your beautiful new wife

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/byrnes-secret-wedding-finalised-over-coffee-and-scones-in-popular-cork-restaurant-278585.html

Good morning

Topping up the coffe grinder with Maher's coffee beans. Scones in the oven. See you soon.

Special Delivery Scones

Special order for scones this morning it's a packed oven this morning.

Scones a go-go

Last week, we told you all about our scones, which were in the running for Best Scones 2013. This morning, we are traveling up to Dublin with our scones to be part of the Final Judging Event for Goodall's Best Scone Competition 2013. It is very exciting. The precious cargo is joined by some of our house-made jam.

Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for our scones, earning us a place at today's event. We'll let you know how it goes up in the Big Smoke and if our scones are judged to be the Best! No matter what, we know our customers think they're the best so that's enough for us.

Vote for No. 5 Fenn's Quay for Ireland's Best Scone 2013

We're in the running again this year for Ireland's Best Scone, a competition sponsored by Goodall's of Ireland. You may remember last year when we were honoured to have so many customers nominate us and we earned hundreds of votes! This year, we're hoping to at least win best in Munster. Vote right now!

Voting is only open until 5pm Ireland time on Friday, 5 July. One vote person and a brief registration is required to make sure the competition is fair and just. It'll only take a moment of your time to vote so please do it. Pretty please with butter and jam. Take a peek at the screen shot below to study up for the important voting process.

And why should you vote for us? This is what Goodall's is saying about our scones and we have to agree with them. "Delicious, heart and belly warming stuff that will set up for the day!" And who can resist a scone made from scratch with local ingredients?

Just to remind you why you should vote for us, here are a few choice photos of our homemade scones. Yes, we also make our own homemade preserves/jam from scratch. The recipe is in our new and wonderful Cork On A Fork Recipe Book (available for FREE download).

 

Now, click on the Best Scone graphic to vote for No. 5 Fenn's Quay!

Not just a pretty brown scone

Add a bit of texture your scone by toasted some pumpkin & sesame seeds and add them to the dough mixture as you would raisins, when you have cut your scones brush with egg wash and with a spoon sprinkle seeds on top & bake as normal

Fenn's Quay Shortlisted for for Best Scone

Fenn's Quay was nominated and earned a place on the shortlist for Goodall's of Ireland Best Scone Competition. Now is your chance to help us win the well-deserved title by voting for our house made scones.

Press and blog coverage for the event has been a pleasant reminder of just how well-loved our scones really are. Here are a few related articles (To read more of the press coverage we've received, check out my blog's Press Links page).

Battling It Out for Best Scone – Cork Independent (19 July 2012)

I'll Eat My Way to Finding the Best Scone in Ireland – Evin's Cooking Peas & Qs (14 July 2012)

Baking Brioche, Scones & Parsley Bread

Here are some photos from baking our special house made brioche, scones, and parsley bread here at Fenn's Quay. 

Brioche ready for the oven in 10 minutes.

Brioche fresh from the oven.

Brioche served with chicken liver brûlée.

Scones just out of the oven Fenns Quay, served with homemade raspberry jam & Irish creamery butter or cream

Parsley bread, ready for proving.

Parsley bread, ready to enjoy.

What is your favorite bread?