PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Daily Events
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BOOKING LINK
All participating locations listed on the Cork on a Fork Tasting Trail on our website
All day
Explore Cork at your leisure and feast on the finest local produce. Participating venues have Cork on a Fork menus, specials, tasting plates, or events for you to enjoy.
Various
CORK ON A FORK SPECIAL TRAIL
10am - 5pm Wed 17th - Sat 20th August (stock dependent)
Outside Cork City Library on Grand Parade
Independent café operators are offering coffee drinkers the opportunity to spread their custom around these local coffee hotspots during the festival with a (dis)loyalty card that gets you your fifth coffee free at any of the participating cafes. Shop Local & Get rewarded! Cork City Library will host a cookbook exchange in a cargo bike outside their building on Grand Parade during Wednesday to Saturday of the festival. So pop along with your old cookbook and pick up a new one. Good for the environment and for you!
FREE/Swop
COOKBOOK RECYCLE
Market Lane, Filter, Greenwich, The Bookshelf, Orso, The Castle Cafe
All day
CORK ON A FORK CAFE DISLOYALTY CARD
Pick up in participating cafes
Varies
NEWLY PEDESTRIANISED BEASLEY STREET
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Wednesday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
Cork Butter Museum
11.30am
Families can watch the butter making process and make fresh bread at The Butter Museum, Cork. Celebrating one of the great success stories of Ireland, the butter trade, The Butter Museum is located in the historic Shandon area of Cork city. Renowned Cork Chef Orla McAndrew will be cooking up some amazing produce from the English Market. Pop along for some 'Summer Dining Inspiration’ and to taste some of the incredible range of local, Irish and unique, artisan produce available in the market. smallest brewery in Ireland to showcase its limited- edition range of award-winning beers. Join head Brewer, Russel Garrett forTutored Beer Tastings. Includes a top- quality Elbow Lane T-Shirt . Elbow Lane Brewery on Oliver Plunkett Street will, for the first time, throw open the doors of the
FREE
BREAD AND BUTTER MAKING FAMILY WORKSHOP
No booking required.
www. thebuttermuseum.com
12.00pm
Elbow Lane
€30
Online booking only.
TUTORED BEER TASTING
https://www.elbowlane.ie/beer -tasting
ENGLISH MARKET COOKING DEMO
Outside the English market (by the old Hilsers) on Grand Parade
12.00pm - 2.00pm
FREE
Walk by
WITH CORK CHEF ORLA MCANDREW
2.00 - 6.00pm
Cornstore Restaurant on Cornmarket street
Enjoy a Summer Bertha's Gin (a local gin, distilled at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons) with a choice of locally sourced Cornstore Tapas.
€30
021-4274777 or www.cornstorecork.ie
TAPAS ON THE TERRACE
4.00pm
Quay Co-Op
Learn how to spice up vegetarian meals. Get advice on how to choose the best organic and vegetarian ingredients, followed by a vegetarian cooking demonstration.
FREE
Places are limited. Email info@quaycoop.com to book.
WORKSHOP: QUAY CO-OP SPICING UP VEGETARIAN MEALS
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Wednesday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
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BOOKING LINK
Enjoy whiskey tasting boards at The Shelbourne with cheese pairings from On the Pigsback
€25
SOLD OUT
6.00 - 8.00pm
Shelbourne/On the Pigsback
WHISKEY AND CHEESE TASTING MASTERCLASS
5.30pm - 8.00pm
L'Atitude 51
Enjoy informal tastings of local fish from the English Market (Hederman, Ballycotton, etc.) paired with a delicious selection of wines at this beautiful riverside location. The Cork on a Fork offer includes five wines and accompanying bites. There is no set start time. Enjoy a fun (and FREE) Franciscan Well Beer and Pompeii Pizza pairing event with pizza making demos. Limited to 15-20 people max on a first come basis. Pre-booking essential for this event. One of the festival highlights will be the Taste of Princes Street Dinner on opening night. 200 guests will be seated along the pedestrianised street for a formal long-table style dinner showcasing the range of quality produce in the region and the culinary offering on the street. Guests will also enjoy drinks
€36pp
Walk-in or info@latitude51.ie to prebook
L’ATITUDE GUERRILLA TASTING: FISH N WINE
6.00pm - 7.00pm
Franciscan Well
FREE
eventbrite.ie/e/cork-on-a-fork- festival-at-franciscan-well-
FREE BEER AND PIZZA PAIRING
brewpub-tickets- 395061528667
6.00pm
€125
Princes Street
TasteofPrincesStreet.eventbrit e.ie
TASTE OF PRINCES
STREET DINNER
pairings and on street music. Participating restaurants are Nash19, Quinlan’s Seafood
Restaurant, Ristorante Rossini, Tedos Tapas & Wine Bar, Oakfire Pizza, Burnt Pizza and Clancy’s. Dress Code cocktail.
TASTE OF PRINCES STREET DINNER
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Thursday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
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BOOKING LINK
Cork City centre
10am - 12.00pm
Cork City Food History Tour takes you on a walking tour of the city centre with food tastings along the way. Visit the English Market, Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery with stops for food tasting and chat. This is a walking tour of Cork city with commentary on the food and drinks history of the city going back to Viking days. Collect a picnic for two people from English Market and option to order freshly made artisan sandwiches. Min 2 people per booking.
€49
CORK FOOD HISTORY GUIDED TOUR
https://activitydays.ie/tour/c ork-food-history-tour/
11.00am - 12.00pm
Oakfire Pizza at the Marina Market
Learn how to stretch and top pizza with some of Oak Fire Pizza's chefs at the Marina Market. In this hands- on workshop, kid's will make their own pizza which will then be cooked for them to taste their amazing creations! Booking Essential.
oakfirepizza.ie/bookings
FAMILY PIZZA MAKING WORKSHOP
€12 per child (includes 7" pizza)
12.00pm
Elbow Lane
Yasmin Hyde, founder of Ballymaloe Foods and daughter of Irish food hero Myrtle Allen will share her fascinating story of a life in food. This is a live podcast recording for the NeighbourFood podcast with show co-host Joleen Cronin. It will also be live streamed on the NeighbourFood Facebook page for those unable to attend. NeighbourFood podcast. “Tapas on the Terrace” takes place from 2-6pm each day of the festival, in association with Bertha's Gin. Enjoy a Summer Gin (a local gin, distilled at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons) with a choice of locally sourced Cornstore Tapas. Elbow Lane Brewery on Oliver Plunkett Street will, for the first time, throw open the doors of the smallest brewery in Ireland to showcase its limited- edition range of award-winning beers. Join head Brewer, Russel Garrett forTutored Beer Tastings. Includes a top- quality Elbow Lane T-Shirt .
TUTORED BEER TASTING
€30
Online booking only.
https://www.elbowlane.ie/beer -tasting
LIVE NEIGHBOURFOOD PODCAST WITH YASMIN HYDE OF BALLYMALOE FOODS
Crawford Art Gallery Theatre
1.00-2.00pm
FREE
eventbrite.ie/e/live- neighbourfood-podcast-with- yasmin-hyde-of-ballymaloe- foods-tickets-396413662937
2.00 - 6.00pm
Cornstore Restaurant on Cornmarket street
TAPAS ON THE TERRACE
€30
021-4274777 or www.cornstorecork.ie
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Thursday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
Cork City centre
4.30pm - 7.30pm
Take a guided walking tour through Cork’s vibrant new outdoor dining areas on a Tapas Trail exploring the foods and drinks of the area. Enjoy samples at restaurants serving Cork on a Plate, a Birdcage Charcuterie and Cheese of Cork as well as the drinks of Cork. Over the 3-hour tour, you will have 3 food and 2 drink stops. This package includes a tour of the English Market but no food tasting.
€70pp
TASTE OF CORK TAPAS EXPERIENCE
activitydays.ie/tour/cork- tapas-experience
SHOWTHYME
Thyme at Seventy-Six on the Mall
5.00pm - 7.00pm
Thyme at Seventy-Six on the Mall is putting on a special Cork on a Fork 'Show Thyme' dinner, featuring the best local produce and live jazz music. Includes 3 courses and a glass of prosecco.
€45
021 4274040 www.imperialhotelcork.com.
5.30pm
The Oyster Tavern
Enjoy Oyster Tasting three different ways. The tasting will be accommpanied by drinks pairings of Cork Stout, Prosecco and Cork Cider.
oystertavern.ie/reservations/
OYSTERS 3 WAYS
€17.50
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Dwyers of Cork, Washington Street, Cork.
Sample Kinsale Gin creations from a special festival pop-up bar at Dwyers.
KINSALE GIN POP-UP EVENT @DWYERS OF CORK
FREE
dwyersofcork.ie/reservations
6.30pm - 7.10pm
Crawford Art Gallery
Take a special guided tour through the historic Crawford Art Gallery with surprising stories of your national collection and delve into their major summer exhibition Meat and Potatoes. This project is in support of the Night-Time Economy and funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
MEAT AND POTATOES EXHIBITION TOUR
FREE
No booking required
9.00pm
115 Cafe
Enjoy coffee or wine and some bites as you listen to jazz.
JAZZ JAM SESSION
cyprusavenue.ie/gigs/115-jazz- jam-sessions-11141166
OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Friday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
CORK FOOD HISTORY TOUR
Cork City centre
10am - 12.00pm
Cork City Food History Tour takes you on a walking tour of the city centre with food tastings along the way. Visit the English Market, Butter Museum, Crawford Art Gallery with stops for food tasting and chat. This is a walking tour of Cork city with commentary on the food and drinks history of the city going back to Viking days. Collect a picnic for two people from English Market and option to order freshly made artisan sandwiches. Min 2 people per booking. Three of Oak Fire Pizza's Expert Pizzaioli will demonstrate the art of authentic Neapolitan style pizza making, showing you how a pizza goes through the dough fermenting, stretching and cooking journey. This adult-only workshop will have lots of tips, tricks and FREE pizza tasting.
€49
https://activitydays.ie/tour/c ork-food-history-tour/
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP FREE AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIZZA MAKING & TASTING MASTERCLASS
Oak Fire Pizza, Princes Street
11:00am - 11.30am
FREE
https://www.eventbrite.com/ e/cork-on-a-fork-oak-fire- pizza-making-demonstration- tickets-390338381607
Sketch at the Imperial
11.30am- 1.00pm
Celebrate Cork food and World Photography Day with a food photography and brunch workshop with Joleen Cronin, detailing how to make the most of your photography for social media using the camera on your phone.
reservations@imperialhotelc ork.ie
€25
12.00pm
Elbow Lane
Elbow Lane Brewery on Oliver Plunkett Street will, for the first time, throw open the doors of the smallest brewery in Ireland to showcase its limited- edition range of award-winning beers. Join head Brewer, Russel Garrett forTutored Beer Tastings. Includes a top- quality Elbow Lane T-Shirt .
TUTORED BEER TASTING
€30
Online booking only.
https://www.elbowlane.ie/beer -tasting
12.30pm- 1.30pm
Ristorante Rossini
Watch the fascinating process of pasta being made in a pecorina wheel on the street while you enjoy lunch
PECORINO WHEEL PASTA MAKING DEMO
rossini.ie
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Princes Street
Enjoy lunch and opera singing on Princes Street as with Cork soprano Emma Nash.
LUNCHTIME OPERA ON PRINCES STREET
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Friday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
2.00 - 6.00pm
Cornstore Restaurant on Cornmarket street
“Tapas on the Terrace” takes place from 2-6pm each day of the festival, in association with Bertha's Gin. Enjoy a Summer Gin (a local gin, distilled at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons) with a choice of locally sourced Cornstore Tapas. Enjoy lunch on Caroline Street while children young & old can have lots of fun with some Lets Play Cork activities & games. With giant Jenga, connect four, balance board games, tug of war and much more, all facilitated by an experienced coach. Note: this is not supervised play and parents need to be mindful of this throughout the session. Take a guided walking tour through Cork’s vibrant new outdoor dining areas on a Tapas Trail exploring the foods and drinks of the area. Enjoy samples at restaurants serving Cork on a Plate, a Birdcage Charcuterie and Cheese of Cork as well as the drinks of Cork. Over the 3-hour tour, you will have 3 food and 2 drink stops. This package includes a tour of the English Market but no food tasting. Sample Coqbull's new Coqtail Menu & Bar Bites Menu with well known Cork DJ duo, Vinyl Below. The venue will also launch a new Boneless citrus marinated Chicken, sourced locally from Tim at the Chicken Inn in the English Market.
TAPAS ON THE TERRACE
€30
021-4274777 or www.cornstorecork.ie
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Caroline Street
PLAY LUNCH ON CAROLINE STREET
Play activity is free
No booking needed
Cork City centre
4.30pm - 7.30pm
€70pp
TASTE OF CORK TAPAS EXPERIENCE
activitydays.ie/tour/cork- tapas-experience
7.30pm to Late
Coqbull Restaurant, French Church Street
BITES AND BEATS FESTIVAL AFTERPARTY
021 4278444 or coqbullcork.ie
11:00pm
Cyprus Avenue
Brazilian Celebration Party with speciality Brazilian food and drinks, in conjunction with Golden Bites Brazilian Snack House on Castle Street. Try coxinha, cheese bites, churros, and more.
BRAZILIAN CELEBRATION PARTY
Entry on the door
€8
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Saturday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
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BOOKING LINK
Fab Food Trails
A relaxed but highly-focused 2.5/3 hour food stroll with an engaging and experienced guide. Highlights may include exploring Irish Foodie Hotspots, meeting Artisan producers or visiting farmers markets, Irish Pubs and superhero retailers. There is a little culture and architecture along the way from your local and knowledgeable guide.
€65
CORK TASTING TRAIL GUIDED TOUR
https://www.fabfoodtrails.ie/ cork-tasting-trail
10am - 12.00pm
ENJOY FREE CLONAKILTY BLACK PUDDING TASTERS ON CAROLINE STREET
Caroline Street
11.00am - 1.00pm
Enjoy free samplings of Cork favourite Clonakilty Black Pudding
FREE
N/a
SUSHI AND YOGA ON THE BOARDWALK @ ELECTRIC
Electric
11.30am - 1.00pm
Enjoy Yoga and Cork Sushi on the Boardwalk @ Electric, with Sarah Daly from Alchemy School of Yoga. Suitable for all yoga levels.
€29
Contact: info@alchemyschoolofyoga.ie
FAMILY BBQ ON BEASLEY STREET
Maldron Hotel South Mall
1.00pm - 5.00pm
Enjoy a Beasley Street Family BBQ at the Maldron Hotel South Mall from 1-5pm. And from 2-4pm, children will have lots of fun with giant Jenga, connect four, corn hole, balance board games, colour catcher games, tug of war and more, with our Let’s Play Cork play ambassador. Note: this is not supervised play and parents need to be mindful of this throughout the session. Enjoy a special Cork on a Fork Afternoon Tea, inspired by local producer Maharani Gin and presented by The Met's new head chef Vasil Baci. Taking inspiration from the story of Maharani Gin, where India meets Cork, they will use the best of Cork to create a taste of India over 3 plates! You will also be treated to a Maharani GnT.
Free for customers. BBQ from €8
No need to -pre-book. maldronhotelsouthmall.com
THE MET X MAHARANI AFTERNOON TEA
The MET Tea Rooms @ The Metropole Hotel
1.00pm - 3.30pm
€40pp
DINING BY THE WATER AT ELECTRIC
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Saturday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
IRISH GRAIN TO SOURDOUGH BREAD WORKSHOP AND TASTINGS
Dr. Fanny Leenhardt-Cohalan and wellbread.ie at Callanan's bar, Georges's quay
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Learn how to bake the most nutritious and tasty sourdough bread with Irish-grown heritage flour. In this workshop you'll learn about heritage wheat varieties and see samples freshly harvested just 15km from Cork city! You'll be shown techniques to make natural, sourdough bread that is not only delicious but also gut friendly and packed with the nutritional components of the grain. You'll taste a selection of sourdough loaves and wholemeal rye crackers and leave with some dough to bake at home. “Tapas on the Terrace” takes place from 2-6pm each day of the festival, in association with Bertha's Gin. Enjoy a Summer Gin (a local gin, distilled at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons) with a choice of locally sourced Cornstore Tapas. Jive down to Harley Street in the VQ, just beside the Metropole Hotel for a jazz themed BBQ and cocktails, with margaritas, spicy homemade burgers, tacos, coffees, and organic biodynamic wines from MacCurtain Street Wine Cellar, while you listen to jazz latin music with The Underskore Orchestra. The Bookshelf at the Elysian is opening late to host a one-off 4-course dinner experience for the Festival, with a specially created menu filled with produce and drinks from the region. There will be Mead food pairing with Kinsale Mead included within the price.
wellbread.ie/event-details/irish- grain-to-sourdough-bread- workshop-and-tastings
€10
2.00pm - 6.00pm
Cornstore Restaurant on Cornmarket street
TAPAS ON THE TERRACE
€30
021-4274777 or www.cornstorecork.ie
4.00pm - 9.00pm
Harley Street just beside the Metropole Hotel in the VQ
HARLEY STREAT BITES AND BEATS BBQ
No booking needed
6.00pm - 8.00pm
The Bookshelf at the Elysian
BOOKSHELF CORK ON A FORK DINNER
€50
bookshelf-at-the- elysian.tablepath.com/reservati ons
7.30pm to Late
Coqbull Restaurant, French Church Street
Sample Coqbull's new Coqtail Menu & Bar Bites Menu with well known Cork DJ duo, Vinyl Below. The venue will also launch a new Boneless citrus marinated Chicken, sourced locally from Tim at the Chicken Inn in the English Market.
BITES AND BEATS FESTIVAL AFTERPARTY
021 4278444 or coqbullcork.ie
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Sunday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
STRETCH AT SKETCH
Sketch @ The Imperial
11.00am - 1.00pm
Kickstart this energising morning with an energy ball and a health shot from the Imperial's head chef Ali in Sketch, before taking part in a 45minute yoga class with yogi Hazel from The Yoga Tree. After your workout you will enjoy 3-courses of gorgeous fresh local produce (vegan and vegetarian catered for), and attendees will be given a goodie bag to take home. Izzeddeen, owner of Izz Cafe, will take you through the process of roasting green coffee beans to make 3 different types of coffee. Guests are also treated to a copper coffee pot and a coffee bag.
€59pp
reservations@imperialhotelc ork.ie
MAKE AND TASTE THREE
At the award winning Palestinian café Izz Cafe
11.30am - 12.30pm
€55
https://www.airbnb.ie/experi ences/3993535
UNIQUE COFFEE ROASTS
JAZZ LUNCH ON PEMBROKE STREET
Pembroke Street
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Enjoy lunch while you listen to jazz music on Cork City's newest pedestrianised street, Pembroke Street.
THE MET X MAHARANI AFTERNOON TEA
The MET Tea Rooms @ The Metropole Hotel
1.00pm - 3.30pm
Enjoy a Beasley Street Family BBQ at the Maldron Hotel South Mall from 1-5pm. And from 2-4pm, children will have lots of fun with giant Jenga, connect four, corn hole, balance board games, colour catcher games, tug of war and more, with our Let’s Play Cork play ambassador. Note: this is not supervised play and parents need to be mindful of this throughout the session. Enjoy a special Cork on a Fork Afternoon Tea, inspired by local producer Maharani Gin and presented by The Met's new head chef Vasil Baci. Taking inspiration from the story of Maharani Gin, where India meets Cork, they will use the best of Cork to create a taste of India over 3 plates! You will also be treated to a Maharani GnT.
€40pp
FAMILY BBQ ON BEASLEY STREET
Maldron Hotel South Mall
1.00pm - 5.00pm
Free for customers. BBQ from €8
No need to -pre-book. maldronhotelsouthmall.com
HARLEY STREET IN THE VQ
PROGRAMME LISTINGS
Sunday
TIME
EVENT
WHERE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BOOKING LINK
MEAT AND POTATOES - TOUR ON THURSDAY
Crawford Art Gallery
2.00pm - 2.40pm
Take a special guided tour through the historic Crawford Art Gallery with surprising stories of your national collection and delve into their major summer exhibition Meat and Potatoes. This project is in support of the Night-Time Economy and funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
FREE
No booking required so bring a date!
TAPAS ON THE TERRACE
Cornstore Restaurant on Cornmarket street
2.00pm - 6.00pm
Enjoy a Summer Bertha's Gin (a local gin, distilled at Ballyvolane House, Castlelyons) with a choice of locally sourced Cornstore Tapas.
€30
021-4274777 or www.cornstorecork.ie
TASTE OF CORK TAPAS EXPERIENCE
Activitydays.ie
4.30pm - 7.30pm
Take a guided walking tour through Cork’s vibrant new outdoor dining areas on a Tapas Trail exploring the foods and drinks of the area. Enjoy samples at restaurants serving Cork on a Plate, a Birdcage Charcuterie and Cheese of Cork as well as the drinks of Cork. Over the 3-hour tour, you will have 3 food and 2 drink stops.
€70pp
https://activitydays.ie/tour/c ork-tapas-experience/
CAROLINE STREET
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* Some events are weather dependent so please check the website for updates. * Photography and videography will take place at selected events. Please notify the team if you do not wish to be featured.
Bookings: corkcity.ie/CorkOnaForkFest or enquiries to corkonaforkfest@gmail.com
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