(09)NEVEN’S IRISH FOOD TRAILS (final programme)
Wednesday March 1st 2017
RTÉ One
7.30pm
Final programme:
In this final programme of Neven’s Irish Food Trails, Neven heads to Dublin to meet an artisan food producer who combines ancient Mexican cooking techniques with traditional Irish ingredients. Philip Martin of Blanco Nino uses Irish GM-free corn to manufacture Mexican tortillas, and shows Neven how to create a Mexican tortilla dish.
From Dublin, Neven travels to County Kilkenny and the Jerpoint Glass Studio where he tries the art of glass blowing to create his own wine glass.
Neven’s next destination is County Limerick and the Mustard Seed Country House Hotel where Chef Angel Pirev shares a recipe for succulent beef sirloin.
And it’s back on board the Shannon Princess for the last time to prepare his delicious homemade Viennetta ice-cream.
Full release:
After his colourful trip to the Basque Country last Autumn, Neven’s Food Trails is back, and this time Neven is travelling through Ireland.
His home for this brand new seven part series is the Shannon Princess, a hotel barge located in Lough Ree, the ideal base from which to explore the country.
During the seven episodes, Neven visits counties Longford, Limerick, Dublin, Cork, Wicklow, Wexford, Tipperary and Kilkenny. Along the way he meets a fascinating and diverse collection of chefs, craftsmen and food producers. Back on board the Shannon Princess, Neven demonstrates his own recipes.
Final programme:
In this final programme of Neven’s Irish Food Trails, Neven heads to Dublin to meet an artisan food producer who combines ancient Mexican cooking techniques with traditional Irish ingredients. Philip Martin of Blanco Nino uses Irish GM-free corn to manufacture Mexican tortillas, and shows Neven how to create a Mexican tortilla dish.
From Dublin, Neven travels to County Kilkenny and the Jerpoint Glass Studio where he tries the art of glass blowing to create his own wine glass.
Neven’s next destination is County Limerick and the Mustard Seed Country House Hotel where Chef Angel Pirev shares a recipe for succulent beef sirloin.
And it’s back on board the Shannon Princess for the last time to prepare his delicious homemade Viennetta ice-cream.
Neven’s Irish Food Trails is produced by David Hare of InproductionTV for RTÉ and is sponsored by BORD BIA
“Bord Bia is delighted to sponsor ‘Neven’s Irish Food Trails’ as it is an excellent a way to illustrate to grocery shoppers
the role of good food choices, including quality assured food in a healthy, balanced diet and lifestyle.
The Bord Bia Quality Mark means that food has been produced to the highest Bord Bia quality standards and you know where it comes from.
This is because it is independently checked at every stage. So by looking for food with the Quality Mark when shopping, you can rest assured that it will
look after you and your loved ones’”
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