Fancy a Brew? Warming the Pot at the West Cork Brewing Company

Fancy a Brew? Warming the Pot at the West Cork Brewing Company

They say the best ideas are generated over a pint with friends. They also say some of the best products were born in a basement or garage. These are universal truths (insert artistic licence here). Imagine then an idea that was first mooted over a pint of mass market commercial beer in a local bar and later formed in the basement of that same local bar. The end product of such a partnership is bound to be a thing of pure joy.

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Going Bean-ananas in Under a Year

In May 2014, Clonakilty Chocolate launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise funds to be able to make Chocolate Maker Allison Roberts’ dream of creating her own bean-to-bar chocolate factory in Clonakilty a reality. The target was to raise €15,000 and between 25th May and 11th July 2014 the good people of Clonakilty and beyond did not fail in supporting this great campaign, raising in total €15,025!

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Beetroot and Chocolate Brownie, Fennel Seed Glaze and Chocolate Ganache

So here it is folks, the final segment in my two month “Chocolate Season” on Flavour.ie! I’ve had a great time learning about how to look at, taste and cook with chocolate as well as meeting some great people along the way too!

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Rosemary and Salted Dark Chocolate Tartlets with Candied Walnuts

I have been asked to submit a couple of sweet/savoury tapas for an upcoming event where Clonakilty Chocolate will be launching their new bean-to-bar chocolate range (5th March…get your tickets here!). Following on from the success of my Savoury Cooking with Chocolate Supper Club in February I was feeling very much up to the challenge!

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