Sunday Independent (Ireland)

TASTE FLAVOURS OF THE WORLD

Food lovers from all across Ireland will flock to the Iveagh Gardens this June. The attraction? The ultimate alfresco feast – Taste of Dublin. Come and tuck in from this Thursday, June 15 – 18.

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It’s the foodie event you’ve all been waiting for. As the summer sets in, it can only mean one thing – Taste of Dublin, in partnershi­p with Electrolux, returns to the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin, flying the flag for the finest chefs and restaurant­s that bring energy to the city’s dining experience­s.

This year, the festival celebrates ‘Flavours of the World’ and, to reflect the theme, there will be a strong internatio­nal dimension, with all chefs and restaurant­s incorporat­ing a foreign cuisine element into their menus.

As always, all dishes will be of the very highest quality and you will see a vast array of restaurant­s, producers, bars and exhibitors providing the best sights, smells, sounds, tastes and culinary experience­s on offer in Ireland.

The restaurant­s participat­ing this year include: Ely, Suesey Street, Deanes Eipic, Greenes Restaurant, Klaw, Pickle, San Lorenzo’s, Jaipur, Saba, China Sichuan, The Port House, The Wild Goose Grill and many more.

There are over 30 leading chefs providing exclusive live demonstrat­ions and cooking of the highest calibre, including Clodagh McKenna, Darina Allen, Danni Barry, Edward Hayden, Kevin Dundon and Neven Maguire.

Visiting from the UK will be Irish chefs Anna Haugh and Patrick Powell, JeanChrist­ophe Novelli, Gill Meller of River Cottage and the Masterchef Ireland judges Daniel Clifford and Robin Gill.

Popular chefs, including Ross Lewis, Stuart O’Keeffe and Simon Lamont will be back and Taste has added several new chefs to the line-up, including Aoife Noonan, executive pastry chef in Luna, Ciaran Sweeney from Forest & Marcy in Dublin and Enda McEvoy from Loam in Galway. And that’s just a small morsel of those participat­ing at this year’s Taste of Dublin. Taste has been at the forefront of the capital’s food revolution for the past twelve years; demonstrat­ing innovation, new chefs, producers and the restaurant­s that make up Dublin’s vibrant culinary scene. It also remains committed to displaying the best of the Irish food industry, nurturing the amazing talent and produce we have nationwide. Over the following four pages, we will give you a taste of Taste: from the lowdown on the worldclass chefs and superb dishes to our style and family afternoons, and all the incredible attraction­s at this year’s festival. Taste of Dublin 2017 promises to be the most mouth-watering and exciting event we’ve ever hosted.

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