5 March 2019
Sharon Noonan visits Bally Goats' Cheese to meet Seamus Leahy and Ciara Brennan from Happy Food at Home provides inspiration for planted based dishes.
May 09, 2019•31 min
Best Possible Taste with Sharon Noonan
Food and Drink Podcast with Sharon Noonan.
Ireland's longest-running food and drink podcast airing since 2013.
Some people like to blog, Sharon Noonan likes to interview! In 2013 her food and drink show, Best Possible Taste, premiered on West Limerick 102FM and entertained listeners for 11 years up until October 2024.
Sharon continues to interview guests from the food and drink scene in Ireland and beyond for the podcast. From restaurant reviews to discussing current affairs issues affecting the hospitality industry to hearing a famous family recipe to enjoying an award winning artisan product, the topics covered are diverse and delectable. Happy listening and Bon Appetit!
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Episodes
23 April 2019
Sharon is in the award winning Mustard Seed in Ballingarry, Co Limerick to meet with Bridget Bray founder of Fare Plate which places the spotlight on food and drink stories from Ireland and Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours shares her blog post "Food Festivals in Ancient Ireland."
Apr 23, 2019•40 min
16 April 2019
West Limerick Resources' Caitriona Scully shares details about the West Limerick Food Destination Programme and Manuela Spinelli provides an insight into the Eurotoques Food Awards.
Apr 17, 2019•38 min
BPT 26 March 2019
This episode of the Best Possible Taste shines a light on 2 upcoming food festivals. Sharon travels to the Kingdom to meet David Scott and Noel Keane to find out about the 2019 Tralee Food Festival and Caroline Senior, CEO, West Waterford Festival of Food is on the phone with details about this year's programme.
Apr 16, 2019•42 min
BPT 19 March 2019
In this episode chair of the Irish Food Writers' Guild has details about the winners of their annual food awards and Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfood Store explains the implications that the plan to impose 23% VAT on food supplements will have when it is introduced later this year.
Mar 25, 2019•43 min
19 February 2019
19 February 2019 by Sharon Noonan
Feb 20, 2019•27 min
12 February 2019
In this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan is in Tralee, Co Kerry to meet chef Gorka Arrieta and Taste Kerry's John Harty to find out about the All Ireland Tapas and Pintxo Championships We also meet artist and former Kerry Rose, Rebekah Wall, in the wonderful creative hub and coffee shop, Maddens on Milk Market Lane in Tralee. And for the (romantic) week that's in it, we delve into the 2014 archives to talk to Thomas Fialon from the French Table in Limerick. Best Possible Taste is spo...
Feb 14, 2019•46 min
5 February 2019
In this week's Best Possible Taste we hear from Ali Dunworth , food consultant, cook and creative who has worked behind the scenes on lots of well know cookery and food programmes at home such as Operation Transformation and What are you Eating and across the water on Market Kitchen and Nigella Feasts. There is also a quick chat with JP McMahon founder/director of Food on the Edge which returns to Galway for its 5th year this October. Best Possib;le Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Feb 06, 2019•36 min
BPT 22 January 2019
On this episode of Best Possible Taste we meet Kylie Woodham from Magners Farm in Fethard, Co Tipperary to find out about her food business which accounts an award winning bone broth as one of its products. And 7 year old Hannah Noonan telsl us all about Food Dudes, an award winning curriculum-linked evidence-based healthy eating programme which she enjoyed last week at her school Scoil Iosaf in Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Jan 24, 2019•29 min
8 January 2019
At the start of 2019, we recall some of our favourite interviews from 2018 with a guest co-presenter, Hannah Noonan. We return to Food on the Edge where we talked to How to Eat a Peach author, Diana Henry. We enjoy a visit to the world's most famous department store, Harrods, to meet Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development and find out about the newly refurbished food hall and finally we are aboard a ferris wheel in Co Wexford with Bean and Goose's Karen and Natalie. Best Possible Taste is sponso...
Jan 08, 2019•56 min
18 December 2018
18 December 2018 by Sharon Noonan
Dec 19, 2018•35 min
11 December 2018
In this episode of Best Possible Taste we are immersed in the festive season with a visit to One Pery Square in Limerick City to enjoy the Christmas decor. Ciara Brennan from Happy Food At Home updates us on her vegan food story and Rosemarie Bennis from Sonas Healthfoods shop in the heart of Newcastle West, Co Limerick has some great Christmas gift inspiration. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Dec 11, 2018•43 min
4 December 2018
For this episode of Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan travelled to London. During her trip she met Rosalind Rathouse at London's most sustainable Cookery School and visited the Fresh Market Hall at the world's most famous department store, Harrodsand met with Ann Dunne, Head of Product Development to find out more about its recent monumental refurbishment. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Dec 05, 2018•51 min
20 November 2018
In this second helpings episode of Best Possible Tastes liquid refreshments take centre stage. First up it's a visit to Attfylin Estate on the outskirts of Limerick city where we meet General manager Paul Mordaunt. Later in the programme we remember the advice about ordering wine in a restaurant that BPT resident wine guru Ron Forrestal shared in November 2017. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Nov 22, 2018•41 min
13 November 2018
On this episode of Best Possible Taste we meet Pat O Sullivan from Masterchefs Hospitality, one of Irelands leading corporate and events catering companies, at his latest brainchild, Copia Green, an innovative health driven, flavour focused eatery in Castletroy, Limerick and later in the programme a trio of GMIT students share details about the different initiatives they are involved in which include Feast and the Foodie Forum which takes place on 26 November 2018. Best Possible Taste is sponsor...
Nov 13, 2018•43 min
6 November 2018
6 November 2018 by Sharon Noonan
Nov 06, 2018•43 min
23 October 2018
In this episode of the Best Possible Taste, we meet young entrepreneur Eoin Sheehan to find out about his business Country Munch and Ger Mulally, chair of Savour Kilkenny, has details about this year's food festival. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Oct 27, 2018•34 min
16 October 2018
In this week's Best Possible Taste good quality ingredients from Ireland are in the spotlight thanks to a visit to the Urban Co-op's new premises in Limerick and award winning chef and Food on the Edge Symposium Director, Jp McMahon, has details about this year's Food on the Edge which takes place in Galway on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd October 2018. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Oct 17, 2018•47 min
9 October 2018
On this week's Best Possible Taste to celebrate 3 restaurants in Cork being awarded coveted Michelin stars we are going into the archives to play an from September 2016 with Rebecca Burr, director of the Michelin Guide GB and Ireland and Rebecca Steele and Dolores Prendeville about their new venture at Holly Tree Cottage in Newcastle West Co Limerick. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Oct 11, 2018•29 min
BPT 25 September 2018
In this Best Possible Taste we delve into the archives to talk about wines from New Zealand and Argentina with our resident wine guru Ron Forrestal. A visit to Mitchelstown in Co Cork reveals links to farming in West Limerick during a conversation with Pat Mulcahy of Ballinwillin House Farm the only combined farmed organic venison, wild boar and goat farm in Ireland which now and Aisling Moore head chef of Elbow Lane in Cork has details about the Market Lane Group’s chef sessions with a Cataloni...
Sep 26, 2018•47 min
18 September 2018
18 September 2018 by Sharon Noonan
Sep 21, 2018•48 min
11 September 2018
The first guest on this episode of Best Possible Taste is Chef Shane Smith who is from Co Cavan and working in Dublin’s Airfield Estate. Shane shares his food journey during a visit to Taste of Cavan where Sharon Noonan also meets Sean McGlone from Blake’s Always Organic and David Donnelly from the Shed Distillery. And at the end of the show we hear from Sally Barnes of West Cork Woodcock Smokery fame. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Sep 12, 2018•40 min
BPT 4 September 2018
In this episode of Best Possible Taste psychotherapist Niamh Connolly from The Mind Gym in Dungarvan, Co Waterfrod has news about an uplifting event in the Limerick Strand Hotel to raise money for charity. The Empowering Women Charity Fundraiser takes place on Sunday 16 September 2018. Lorraine Fanneran shares her La Cucina story and chef Tom Flavin has details about the programme of events scheduled for September and October to celebrate Pigtown in Limerick city and county. Best Possible Taste ...
Sep 05, 2018•41 min
28 August 2018
PHOTO OF CHEF BRIAN MCDERMOTT AT TASTE OF CAVAN BY LORRAINE TEEVAN This episode of Best Possible Taste has food and drink news and stories for you thanks to a visit to the recent Taste of Cavan and the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Chef Brian McDermott, MC of the Taste of Cavan cookery demonstrations, shares details about his latest venture namely the Foyle Hotel in his home town Moville in Co Donegal. Greg Devlin Marketing...
Aug 29, 2018•41 min
21 August 2018
On this week’s programme we have more food and drink news and stories from Wexford for you thanks to a visit to the Rockin Food Festival in Enniscorthy that took place over the 2018 August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off Paula Ronan provides us with an insight into the Wexford Food Family. Clodagh Davis from Naturally Cordial shares details about her journey to becoming an award winning producer and in contrast Orla Stafford explains how hers is just beginning with a brand new product - Jackf...
Aug 23, 2018•39 min
14 August 2018
After a short break, the Best Possible Taste returns with details of hot spots visited this summer starting with coffee connoisseur Alan Andrews at the Old Barracks Coffee Roastery in Birdhill, Co Tipperary. Then we head to the model county, aka Co Wexford, to meet Lorraine O Dwyer from Gallivanting Tours to find out about the fantastic food and drink offerings in the area.
Aug 16, 2018•45 min
BPT 26 June 2018
In this Best Possible Taste episode Ron Forrestal from Forrestal Wine Merchants remind us of the popularity of wines from New Zealand. Sarah O Neill reveals the history of well known brand Kelloggs and introduces us to some new cereals in the range. And Kerry Murphy and Sean Naughton provide a caffeine fix at Taste of Dublin thanks to Applegreen’s Coffee Operations division. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Jun 28, 2018•37 min
19 June 2018
On this episode of Best Possible Taste we visit Sonas Healthfoods to talk to Rosemarie Bennis about ghee, bread, and eggs. We return to Bloom to hear about the Fruit Juice Matters award winning garden by designer Kevin Dennis. And if you’re lucky enough to be planning a holiday at the moment Teresa Gancedo from the Spanish Tourism Office tantalizes our taste buds talking about the food tourism industry in Spain. Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie
Jun 19, 2018•41 min
12 June 2018
This episode of Best Possible Taste shines a light on Taste of Dublin which takes place every June in Iveagh Gardens. Organiser Avril Bannerton reveals many of the 2018 highlights and Helen Cooke shares the programme of culinary talent taking to the Neff Taste Kitchen. One such talent is Lizzy Lyons from Lizzy’s Little Kitchen in Listowel and Ballybunion in Co Kerry and we return to January 2018 when Lizzy was a guest on BPT. One of the restaurants serving their signature dish at Taste of Dublin...
Jun 12, 2018•50 min
5 June 2018
In this episode of Best Possible Taste, Sharon Noonan visits Bloom and meets award winning designer Andrew Christopher Dunne and BIM CEO Jim O Toole in the BIM Sustainable Seafood Garden and Alan Rudden and Caroline Park in the Santa Rita Living La Vida 120 garden which also won an accolade at this year’s Bloom. There’s also an interview compliments of CRY FM with Pat Mulcahy, owner of Ballinwillin House and Farm in Mitchelstown ahead of the launch of his mediation garden.
Jun 07, 2018•47 min
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