To book the course, please contact Paul or Georgiana by phone at 028-21745 or .

Cookery & Good Food at Inish Beg

In 2008 we ran several cookery courses with Sue Holland and Ian Parr and though Sue and Ian could not return to Inish Beg in 2010 as planned due to opening their new restaurant in France we were delighted to welcome Clodagh McKenna to Inish Beg. She ran two Cookery Courses here in September which proved very popular, following the release of her book and RTE series of the same title “Fresh From The Sea”.

This course coincided with the RTE Nationwide’s program featuring Baltimore and Inish Beg and with the West Cork Food Festival in Skibbereen. Clodagh hopes she will be able to return in 2010 so keep an eye on our website.

Our November cookery course, “Artisan Baking & Edible Gifts”, hosted by the experienced and gifted pastry chef and baker, Jackie Lanigan Ryan, proved so popular that we repeated it in early December. Jackie will definitely be returning to share even more of her culinary secrets with her eager students in 2010.

The Cookery Courses for Children and Teenagers, which was launched last summer at the request of parents who were guests here, took place again this year with more than double the numbers participating and we plan to run more young people’s courses in summer 2010. Also, we have run several courses for special groups, e.g. hen parties weekending here.

Our Organic Farm produces organic lamb which is butchered locally and sold directly to our discerning customers. We were very pleased that our first organic oats was accepted by Flahavans for their famous organic porridge oats and our guests always enjoy our fruit, vegetables, eggs and honey. Inish Beg honey was really in demand locally as it was the third poor year in a row for bees and honey production in Ireland.

Cookery Lessons for Teenagers & Children

Cookery lessons for teenagers and children were started during the summer of 2008 at the request of some parents who were staying at Inish Beg. At the finish, they prepared a lunch for their parents and served it to them in our dinning room. It was great fun and is being repeated in 2009.

Fun Cooking for Kids – 1 day courses
4th & 5th August
Teaching kids cooking skills such as peeling, chopping and slicing while creating delicious savoury dishes including a pasta dish, bread baking and yummy desserts. €60

Cooking for Teens – 2 day course
6th & 7th August
A more advanced course for teens seeking to cook to a high standard. They will acquire the skills to prepare a wide range of delicious dishes including a selection of starters and vegetables, a fish dish, a meat dish and a range of scrumptious deserts. On the second day they will cook and eat a late lunch in the Inish Beg dining room. €125

Cookery Courses October 2008 - Comments

Just a quick note to thank you again for a great weekend of cooking. I had a wonderful time. Tegwyn Stephenson

Cookery Courses April 2008 - Comments

Thank you so much for the wonderful cookery course on the weekend of 19th April. I really enjoyed it and learnt so much Helen Scully

Thanks to everyone for another great weekend of learning, eating and laughing! Catherine Roantree

Thanks again for a great course Joan Burke

We had a great time - have recommended it to all my foodie friends! Betty Dinneen

Cookery Courses November 2007 - Comments

The course was as good as I'd hoped it would be. Sue turned out to be a natural communicator, all the while dishing up tips and advice, such as how to deal with that tricky membrane that, if you don't remove it, curls around a piece of monkfish like an elastic band, spoiling your presentation of any dish which includes it. There was a lot of time spent on exactly how to prepare and cook fish to optimise it to its very best, and Georgiana Keane's awesome kitchen in the main Inish Beg house was a great place to learn restaurant techniques in a domestic environment. Ian Parr was a gem of a teacher too, while keeping the whole operation running efficiently. Sally McKenna

I really enjoyed the week immensely and miss all sorts of things about it – the walks around the garden, being served a glass of wine at lunch (and at 4 in the afternoon), the professionalism of Sue and Ian and of course the ‘craic’. Jane Murphy

Thanks for running the great cooking course last weekend. Maria Coleman

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