An Invitation to participate: Taste the Island – All Ireland Food and Drink Expo
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Launching in September 2019, Failte Ireland’s new initiative, Taste the Island, promotes Ireland’s extensive food and drink experiences to domestic and international visitors.
Taste the Island creates an all-island opportunity to showcase Ireland’s world-class food and drink culture, by providing authentic food and drink experiences across September, October and November. Taste the Island is a celebration of the abundant and creative produce produced on the island of Ireland and provides a true Taste the Island Experience.
In celebration of Taste the Island, A Taste of West Cork Food Festival will host the first ever All Ireland Food and Drink Expo in Skibbereen Town Hall during the Taste of West Cork Food Festival final event – the Sunday Street Market on 15th September 2019.
A Taste of West Cork would like to invite all artisan food and drink producers all across the island to take participate in this exciting event celebrating Taste the Island. This indoor expo provides artisan food and drink producers from all around the island of Ireland with an opportunity to showcase and promote their produce, and for the public to meet, greet and engage with artisan food producers who live and work all over the island of Ireland.
If you would like to participate in the first Taste the Island All Ireland Food and Drink Expo please contact : Erin Bottomley (erin.bottomley89@gmail.com) by Friday 23 August or call Erin on 087 173 6642 for more information