The Hospitality industry is on its knees, and I feel this time recovery will be less likely to happen quickly with rising costs of food, lack of staff and lack of quality chefs coming through the industry. It’s Sunday evening and myself and the family are yet again...
Many years ago in Windy Wellington in New Zealand I brought my first tool box. Some people will be thinking a tool box, but let me let you know a toolbox is the best way to store chefs knifes and keep them in an amazing condition. After many years of perfecting my...
Food Business in West Corkheads towards another milestone after 8 years in business and a new innovative snackrange. Snacking is a big part of Irish culture and the potato crisp has always been the number one go to snack. Matthew Brownie CEO / Owner of The Skibbereen...
There’s an old saying in kitchens “you are only as good as your last steak”, & it is very true, this meaning that tomorrow night is another night & perfection or making sure everything goes according to plan happens again with no mistakes. Being able to cook,...
A Fry up all within 20 km of gathering ingredient’s from Skibbereen Where ever I have lived or visited in the world be it New Zealand, Australia, Dublin, UK, Germany or Skibbereen, I have always loved a big Breakfast especially after a few beverage’s after a night...
It’s Monday morning at Spar Cork Road in Skibbereen and apart from the usual clean up from the weekend I’m straight into sorting out the soft drink fridge for restocking and to organise the order for the week ahead. (Yes I also do a bit of part time work which I...
Maria Betts of “Maria Luca Bakes” Making It Big in Ireland, UK and Beyond Six years ago I was standing doing a tasting in Supervalu Kinsale, West Cork when I noticed a relatively new product called Maria Lucia Bakes. What I didn’t know was Maria CEO of Maria...
This year has been different for all of us and with holidaying abroad being a no-go, I recently went for a well-deserved break in Cork City, and I decided to take the family to one of the Premier Hotels – The Kingsley Hotel. I’d always had friends that had worked...
A decade ago, aspiring Culinary Arts student Matt Brownie, was given a piece of course work that would ultimately make a significant impact on his career in the catering and hospitality sector. After several year's experience as a chef Matt enrolled with CIT as a...
Matthew Brownie (The Kiwi Culchie) Releases a New Pork Crunch Snack Range Eight years on from an idea Matthew Brownie had from CIT in Cork, to winning the Best Business Plan for The CIT Innovation Award 2013, The Skibbereen Food Company (TSFC) goes from strength to...