The 10 Best Meals of 2024 on THETASTE.IE
What a Way to Start the Year!
We are beyond excited to kick off 2025 with a mention in TheTaste.ie’s “10 Best Meals of 2024”! A huge thank you to Sarah Clayton-Lea for including us in this incredible roundup. It is such an honour to be recognised alongside so many fantastic food experiences.
It was such a pleasure having Sarah join us for the day.
Here’s what Sarah had to say:
"Lunch in The Keep at Woodcock Smokery during a recent trip down to West Cork to do the one-day fish smoking workshop with the legendary Sally Barnes was a food highlight of the year if not the decade. In between learning all about hot and cold smoking fish (we smoked monkfish tails and halibut), a feast was served at the long table in The Keep. Piping hot bowls of celery and veg broth with smoked monkfish and a hearty dollop of crème fraiche warmed us all up from the November cold outside. A plate of smoked tuna and a selection of West Cork cheese, fruits and a thick slab of fruit cake from Field’s Supervalue in Skibbereen with a mug of Barry’s finished it off to perfection. The sheer simplicity yet excellence of this meal hammered home that sometimes less really is more. With local ingredients this good, you don’t need much else."
It’s heartwarming to read such kind words, and we’re already looking forward to welcoming Sarah (and all of you!) back to Woodcock Smokery this Spring.
Picture credit: Sarah Clayton-Lea