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Now in its seventh consecutive yr, Limerick’s meals competition with an edge, Pigtown Competition 2023, returns this month to the Treaty Metropolis and County on Thursday September 21st to Sunday September twenty fourth.
This yr’s serving to is a weekend of household enjoyable, scrumptious eating, guided excursions, skilled demos, and funky collaborations, with the same old dollop of tradition and a nod to Limerick’s meals heritage of days previous.
Impressed by the town’s well-known historic bacon trade and the county’s deep-rooted meals heritage, the Pigtown Competition is developed by Limerick Meals Group with the assist of Limerick Metropolis and County Council and Failte Eire. Yearly it presents a singular meals and tradition competition showcasing the standard produce accessible regionally in addition to Limerick’s credentials as a meals tourism vacation spot.
Thursday 21st September
Beginning Thursday 21st September, savour a Whiskey and Charcuterie Tasting Occasion by Limerick Whiskey Expertise, or e-book your Pigtown Dinner at The French Desk as chef/patron Thomas Fialon presents a meals and wine night.
Friday 22nd September
Pigtown all the time pinks up the streets of Limerick Metropolis on Tradition Evening, and this Friday September twenty second will do this and extra! All of it kicks off with ‘Grill at The Bedford’ out of doors grill occasion on Bedford Row discussing Limerick meals historical past with Caroline Rigney. That’s earlier than household enjoyable takes over celebrating Limerick’s distinctive meals heritage because the Pigtown Parade with marching band, characters, costumes, face-painters and porky antics, winds its manner from Bedford Row to the Milk Market After-Occasion the place the cell farm and mask-making will hold little ones enthralled.
Grown-up festivities on Nicholas Avenue sees ‘Eat on Treaty Avenue’ take over, whereas Sean Nos with Hazey Haze occurs in The Parlour at Mothermacs.
Alternatively, e-book your Pigtown Dinner at a customized menu by Chef Alex Timms for one night time solely at Sash Restaurant, No1 Pery Sq..
Saturday 23rd September
Select from demos to excursions on Saturday 23rd September with Reside Espresso Roasting Demos at GUJI coffeebar; reside free Cooking Demos on the well-known Milk Market with Chef Wade Murphy of 1826 Adare, and Chef Eithne Gavigan of TUS Culinary Arts; or e-book the Limerick Metropolis Meals Tour by Olivia O’Sullivan of Limerick Meals Excursions to lap up Limerick’s meals tradition like an area on this 2.5hr guided strolling tour together with tastings; or depart the town behind to get pleasure from a Farm Tour at Rigney’s Farm together with Curraghchase Particular lunch.
Demos proceed within the afternoon with Reside Butchery Demo by butcher Garrett Landers and chef Tom Flavin at Garrett’s Butchers with tastings from Garrett and Tom’s ‘Cook dinner & Cleaver’ premium meals vary. Spherical off the day with the Style of Treaty Tour at Treaty Metropolis Brewery.
Sunday 24th September
On Sunday 24th September, begin the day with the Pigtown Brunch at No1 Pery Sq., adopted by ‘The Artwork of Pigtown’ artwork truthful on the Milk Market with ArtLimerick, and ‘What’s on the Menu? Limerick Eating places 1860-1960’ free guided strolling tour by historian Dr Paul O’Brien. Meet the Maker options Chef Keith Pigott at Treaty Metropolis Brewery for ‘Fermentorium – The Tradition of our Cultures’ the place beer is meals and meals is beer, pairing unbelievable fermented meals with unbelievable fermented beer. Mom Macs Public Home hosts the Porter & Pudding Open Occasion, or take a jaunt to stunning Ballingarry and e-book the annual Pigtown Dinner on the Mustard Seed.
Full listings and reserving data is out there at pigtown.ie or hold and eye on the Pigtown Competition Limerick digital channels.
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