Est. 1986

Special Tours | The Story Of Irish Food And Drink
"Beefsteaks And Oysters As Usual"


Sample the genius of Irish cuisine during this 2 ½ hour stroll through Dublin and discover how food and attitudes to food have shaped Irish society...oats, butter, bonneclabber and food storage; whiskey, horse, cockles and mussels and other sea-pickings; potatoes and Alexis Soyers' barley soup, sweetmeats and jelly, Orange Butter, claret, gin, tea...Eating and drinking across the Dublin classes. Monastic groceries. Dublin restaurants, food writing and snobbery. Food and 1916. Regional cuisine and the 'return' of Irish cuisine.

*Food tour is available year round as a private group tour

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″Courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland″


Food talks and tours are available for primary and secondary school groups and for private groups by appointment.

 

Jim Larkin, Trade Union leader, Dublin 1913 - The great appear great because we are on our knees, let us rise! Action shot of tour

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