Alternative Bread Company

Unit 22 The English Market, Grande Parade, Cork.

It’s hard to believe that the Alternative Bread Company stall in the English market has been established for eleven years. Packed as it is with modern day breads to beat the band, it could almost be one of the newest additions to the array of epicurean delights this cult food market now offers Cork city shoppers. But no… this place is part of the culinary furniture of the market, and no wonder as Sheila Fitzpatrick has been in the food business for thirty years.

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Cork Coffee Roasters & Café

Cork Coffee Roasters, No 2 Bridge Street, Cork.

Cork Coffee Roasters is a Cork City based and owner operated, gourmet coffee company. It operates under master roaster John Gowan who only selects the highest quality Arabica beans to create a unique coffee blend for all to enjoy. Pop into their charming Espresso Bar & Cafe on Bridge Street in Cork City to enjoy a cup or order online to savour at home.

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Donegal Rapeseed Oil Company

Oakfield Demesne, Raphoe, Co Donegal.

Donegal Rapeseed Oil is a fantastic product is truly a first for Ireland. A culinary oil which serves all kitchen purposes. It’s healthy and nutritious too and has great environmental benefits and best of all it’s grown and produced right here in Ireland. Austin Duignan and Stephen Allen set up this company after spotting a gap in the market in 2009 for a home produced culinary oil. And although only a young company they already have seed for Donegal Virgin Rapeseed Oil grown over a thousand acres spread between a number of individual small farms throughout Donegal, Derry, Tyrone and County Down.

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Morrin O'Rourke Farm Foods

Belgard, Kilcock, Co Kildare

Co Kildare’s rolling countryside is home to the Morrin O’Rourke family’s 23-acre organic farm. Here they produce their organic beef and lamb that goes into their high quality organic pies. Their herds are reared according to the ethos that organic farming is a way of life, not just a means to an end, and in harmony with nature and seasons for a better quality of life. A commitment to the Slow Food way of eating and living is also reflected here and care and devotion to the end product always shines through in taste and texture, and we know you’ll agree when you eat one of these pies.

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On The Pigs Back

Stall 11, The English Market, Patricks Street, Cork.

There aren’t many people who love food who haven’t heard the name Isabel Sheridan. This French lady from the Loire Valley set up On the Pig’s Back in Cork’s gourmet English Market sixteen years ago. And her stall has grown to become on of the leading lights of food shopping in this culinary Mecca. Stocked with a vast array of home produced Irish farmhouse cheeses and home cured charcuterie of Good Food Ireland members like Gubbeen Smokehouse, and Jack McCarthy, fabulous handmade fresh sausages, G's Gourmet Jams and much, much more in the treasure trove of this food stall.

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On The Pigs Back - Café & Deli

Unit 26, St. Patrick's Mill, Douglas, Co Cork.

On The Pigs Back is a new café and deli in St Patrick’s Mills, Douglas and a sister premises to Isabelle Sheridan’s flagship cheese and charcuterie deli stall in the English Market in Cork City. This new establishment incorporates a lovely day time café serving a variety of morning and afternoon snacks and lunch dishes, and a deli supplying local and French cheeses, wines, culinary ingredients, tableware and much more. A must stop for those who love great Irish and French food and wines.

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Paddy's O'Granola

Cullahill, Portlaoise, Co Laois.

We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And we love finding a breakfast that combines good health with good taste. Patrick O’Connell has brought those two essential elements of a good start to the day together, in one beautiful bag to produce Paddy's O'Granola. This granola mix of toasted cereals and nuts, dried fruit, honey and organic sunflower oil is packed with goodness and energy and works great in cooking and baking too!

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Pónaire

Unit E1 Annacotty Business Park, Annacotty, Co Limerick.

Coffee lovers everywhere will enjoy Ponaire coffee. This family owned and run business is a local handcrafted coffee roaster, the only one in the Mid West region. As artisan producers, Thomas & Jennifer Ryan are passionate about good, traceable, healthy food and strive to work closely to support other artisan producers throughout Ireland and in 2010 they launched their newly certified Fairtrade Coffee.

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