Blue Book: Be our guest, taste our best

By now, you’ll probably have read or heard about Taste the Island, the Fáilte Ireland campaign that aims to raise the profile of all the wonderful ingredients, events and places in Ireland for food lovers. Taste the Island will comprise a series of events over the autumn months which focus on local Irish food and drink. We’ve picked out some of the best

WHAT: THE CHEF’S TABLE EXPERIENCE

Where: Mount Juliet, Co Kilkenny

When: October 4

Head for the gorgeous Mount Juliet estate on October 4 and take a seat at a pop-up restaurant in the stables being overseen by the estate’s executive chef, Ken Harker.

This will be a casual, modern and engaging dining experience where the kitchen will be in the centre of the room. Diners will get a chef’s table-style experience and ...