When a product wins 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards 2023, you sit up and take notice. That’s just what happened to Carrick Foods’ fresh Stout City Loaf. Judges described the loaves as having “a rich, natural flavour” which was “above and beyond delicious”. It’s one of range from a company founded by Chef/Lecturer, John Crowe. He has cooked for presidents, kings and even James Bond.
He now teaches at NWRC and his company is based at FoodOvation which is where the breads and bread mixes are made for sale across the Maiden City and in Belfast International and City of Derry Airports. They are interested in business from supermarkets.
The stout in question is from the Walled City Brewery, the flour from O’Neills and the buttermilk from Dale Farm. Other products include Legenderry Scone Mix, Stout and Date Wheaten Mix and Maura’s Farmhouse Wheaten Mix.
The Stout and Date Wheaten Dry Mix is a Finalist at Blas na hEireann 2023.
Irresistible.
Whoosh® was founded in 2008 with the aim to share their love of food, their culture and stories behind every recipe and every dish they cook. Whoosh started as an event catering business and has been catering for a wide variety of corporate and private events across Northern Ireland.
Whoosh’s Street Food Cafe opened in February 2013 – offering a fresh selection of Thai & Vietnamese street food freshly cooked on site every day. Whoosh’s street food is all about fresh, healthy, spontaneous and delicious fast food served in a casual setting or also ideal as food on-the-go.
Their unique menu is made up of a blend of Thai, Lao and Vietnamese foods that offer a great balance of delicate flavours and textures to give you all the enjoyment of great food as well as a
healthy diet. The dishes featured on the menu are light, fresh, low in fat but above all – cooked from the heart.
Choose from Tom Yum Soup, Chicken Satay Skewers and Peanut Sauce, Thai Noodles (Beef, Vietnamese Caramel Pork or Tiger Prawn), Thai Green Curry, Chilli and Lemongrass Beef Stir Fry or Thai Chicken or Sweet Barbecue Pork Fried Rice. A variety of Daily Specials are also available.
Sit in or take away.
Range of instant rice noodle pots also available in various retail stores through N.I
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Opening Hours Mon-Thur 11.30-5.30 Fri 11.30-8pm, Sat 11.30-5.30 Closed Sunday
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Street Parking,
Fidela Coffee Roasters are based in Coleraine. Husband and wife team Frank and Rachel import green coffee from family farms in the Nariño area of Colombia. They sell green coffee to other roasters and also roast their coffee for wholesale distribution.
Their Fidela Coffee Shop in Coleraine is open from Monday-Saturday to the public where they can come and watch the roasting and packing of coffee and enjoy a coffee and lunch onsite.
Traceability, ethics and working together is at the heart of what they do. Frank’s family still work on farms in Colombia. They were recently awarded Economusee status for their commitment to traceability, sustainability and education.
Coffee subscriptions online and coffee courses are available for those who want to nail their latte art and ace their espresso game.
Emily McCorkell is a Philadelphia native who has made her home in the north west. She has brought with her an innate knowledge of all things BBQ. Her Blas na hEireann award-winning sauce and vinegar mop are for sale in dozens of shops.
You also will find the sauce and mop on the menu in Derry-Londonderry restaurants including El Tapas Gra, Guapo Fresh Mexican, Nonna’s Woodfired Pizza, Walled City Brewery and the White Horse Hotel.
Her American Food Truck can be found at events where people love to eat BBQ.
Local ingredients used in her street food include Broighter Gold rapeseed oil, Dart Mountain Cheese and Corndale Chorizo.
Happily, you can now order takeaway from the website so you can eat Lo & Slo without having do it yourself. As Emily says enjoy her food in a culture that is overstressed and undernourished.
If you want to find out what you can forage in a city, why not try one of Emily’s Urban Expeditions? It’s all on the website. Those ingredients also make their way into her food too.
Genesis Bakery is located near the shores of Lough Neagh where the team produce a wide range of high-quality morning goods and cakes for some of the world’s most exacting retailers, both in private label and under the company’s two brands – Genesis and Afters by Genesis.
The company was rescued from administration by local businessman Paul Allen in 2018 and since then it has been restructured and rebranded and has secured several new contracts with leading retailers and is once more starting to flourish. As well as making a range of luxury bespoke products for retailers such as Tesco and Waitrose, Genesis bakes some of M&S’s most popular bakery treats including Colin the Caterpillar and Percy Pig cupcakes, their ‘Best Ever’ mince pies and the incredibly successful Biscakes.
In 2019/20 the company underwent major rebranding with morning goods moving under the Genesis Brand and the cakes becoming Afters by Genesis.
Bertie’s is a friendly, family bakers from Magherafelt with more than 50 years of baking heritage passed down from Mother Bertie. She always told her children: “Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t love to eat yourself,” and that’s a slice of wisdom they’ve always remembered.
Bertie ran the family bakery while dad, Joe, was out on the deliveries—even when she had five kids to look after. She knew what great baking looked and tasted like.
Baking is what they do at Bertie’s – it’s part of who they are and what they love best.
With master bakers working every night, they produce a fantastic range of delicious bread, snacks and cakes, delivered fresh to your local shop every morning.
They only use the finest local ingredients from local suppliers including Glenshane Eggs, Dale Farm and Andrews Flour.
