I was really excited and honoured to be asked to take part in this year's Hay Festival Kells, which includes for the first time a Food Village for all us mad foodies out there. The Festival runs from the second to the sixth of July and it has a very impressive line up of literary authors and renown chefs.

I am more than delighted to be doing an Irish-Mex Taco night for Slow Food. Join me and some lovely Slow Foodies for a couple of hours of brilliant food stories, Mexican cooking tips and some banter while we make some quick and seriously delicious taco fillings together!

Have a flash go at making Mexican Corn Tortillas from scratch and enjoy the Irish-Mex feast with us, including a delicious dessert from our host Caryna Camerino of the award-winning Caryna’s Cakes!

Last week was a 'bank holiday' in Ireland. For those of you unfamiliar with this phrase, it's a Monday off. For the past 6 years, Bord Bia, which is the Irish Food Board, has chosen this long weekend (or puente as we know it in Mexico) to organise 'Bloom', Ireland's largest gardening and food event in the country.