Going the extra 12 miles in Cork is well worth it

The service at Sage more than matched the food, and if you can find better-quality dishes for less money anywhere in the country, I’d be surprised

Sage in Midleton, Co Cork: a spectacular dining experience that won’t pull the purse-strings asunder PIc: Cathal Noonan

Sage

The Courtyard, 8 Main Street,

Midleton, Co Cork

021-4639682, sagerestaurant.com

Chef: Kevin Aherne

I can be a bit of a control freak when it comes to where, and what, I’m eating. And those controlling tendencies tend to go into overdrive when I’m travelling, be that in Ireland or abroad.

I’m going on holidays in a couple of weeks, and I’ve already driven my husband demented by sending him links to websites for ...