Sheridans Cheesemongers hosted our first Irish food festival on Sunday 30th May at our Virginia Road Station headquarters in County Meath. "This is a really great opportunity to celebrate the wonderful artisan foods of Ireland and the people who produce them, now more than ever we need to recognise and celebrate this most valuable resource." – Kevin Sheridan Food Fair Exhibitors... We were delighted to have so many of Ireland’s finest producers in attendance. Food Fair Workshops... Cashel Blue Cheese 12 – 12.30pm
Sarah Grubb of Cashel Blue gave us a little history of her cheeses Cashel Blue and Crozier Blue and comparing different cheeses to show what a difference the maturation and selection process makes to the flavour.
Smoked Irish Fish 1 – 1.30pm
Birgitta Hedin Curtin from the Burren Smokehouse told us about the different types of fish she uses and the curing and smoking processes adapted to each.
Cheese for Kids 2 – 2.30pm
Silke Croppe & Elisabeth Ryan treated the kids to a little background information on cheese, with a cheese tasting and a demo on how the cheese is made.
Wines of Italy 3 – 3.30pm
Enrico Fantasia worked his Italian magic and treated us to a whistle-stop tour of the wines of Northern Italy.
Irish Farmhouse Cheeses 4 – 4.30pm
Kevin Sheridan gave a guided tasting of Irish cheeses, focusing on the history and background to Irish farmhouse cheese making and the types of cheeses available from around Ireland. Food Fair Cooking demonstrations... Acclaimed local Chef Pauric White gave cooking demonstrations throughout the day. Pauric is the chef owner of the wonderful Forge Restaurant which is next door to Sheridans Cheesemongers. The forge was recently awarded best restaurant in County Meath by the RAI. http://www.theforgerestaurant.ie/ Barbeque... Jim Ryan, Local Farmer and craft butcher cooked up some of the best of Co Meath’s beef and lamb for all to taste. | 
