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We met Shannen Butler Keane, the Diva herself and owner of Diva Boutique Bakery & Cafe, a couple of years ago at the Theatre of Food in Electric Picnic. Shannen is my kind of crazy and we hit it off from the beginning. Herself and Taylor, brother and head baker, have been feeding folk from their funky cafe and their deli in Ballinspittle in County Cork. Shannen has won loads of awards and like many of us in the food industry, is constantly looking to do things differently. She's hosting a number of collaborations at her cafe this summer and at the beginning of the year, she was kind enough to asked us to do a pop-up at the cafe. This promises to be a great evening.
Pop Up Taco Bar
Monday, 11th of August, 2014
We'll be serving a selection of Mexican Tacos made fresh
Two sittings available, booking is essential directly with Diva Boutique Bakery & Cafe Ballinspittle, Co. Cork
Reservations at: 021-477-8465
While on my yearly holiday in beautiful West Cork last year, I spent a lot of time eating and shopping in one of my favourite shops in the whole wide world: Mannings Food Emporium in Ballylickey. This 70 year old shop has it all, amazing food, wine, service and the charmiest of owners. It exemplifies, in my humble opinion, all a specialty shop should be about: quality, local produce, provinance and most of all, knowledgable, friendly staff. We practically live there every year while on holidays!
Last year, Andrew and Laura, the shop keepers, asked us would we come and do a demo and pop up. We of course said yes and despite all the craziness of the month, the date finally arrives this week! If you are in the area, pop in and enjoy an afternoon demo and an evening pop-up of Mexican food and local ingredients. We'll love to see you there!
Salsas and their Role in Mexican Cuisine
Saturday, August 9th, 2014
2 pm - 4 pm
Mannings Food Emporium
This two hour demo will concentrate on showing you six amazing Mexican Salsas, 2 dipping, 2 marinades and 2 cooking salsas and we'll talk about the use of fresh and dried chilies in Mexican cooking and heat vs flavour in chilies. There will be salsa tastings of course and you'll get all the recipes during the demo. Spaces are limited so booking is essential on 027-504-56. There will be a small fee of 10 euro for this to cover costs.
Mexican Pop-Up
Saturday, August 9th, 2014
6 pm - Until Tacos Last
