I have a ridiculous sweet tooth -- which makes for fabulous food adventures amid terrifying dentist…read moreappointments -- and O'Connaill immediately piqued my interest while exploring Cork. We ordered a dark chocolate hot chocolate, a dark chocolate hot chocolate espresso, and a white chocolate cookie. Now say that three times fast. Everything was wonderfully chocolate-y, though my friend mentioned she probably would have preferred the milk chocolate hot chocolate. All in all, a solid spot for a quick break during the day.

Like Jaws II, O'Connaill's is back and this time it's bigger. Unlike Jaws II, O'Connaill's is…read moreactually good. I was freaked out on a recent trip home to see my favourite chocolate shop closed up and the interior gutted. It wasn't dead though, just waiting to be resurrected. They've expanded into the unit next door, and now it's a far nicer place to sit and sip your hot chocolate or pick up some sugar-filled nibbles. The main change is an increase in seating, and the splitting of the store in chocolate and coffee sections.Hopefully this will mean service will get quicker, especially when the Christmas rush kicks in and those chocolates start jumping off the shelves. As for a recommendation, if you can handle the sugar, get a milk and white. If you want something a bit different, the dark praline is a real treat.

Came to the English market and saw this cute chocolate store. There were many different truffles to…read moretry and each was one euro each. We picked a few different truffles and the cappuccino one was by far my fav. The passionfruit truffle has a very subtle good flavor. This is such a cute little shop, would def recommend to drop by and buy some chocolate!

What can one say apart from YUMMMM. It's chocolate guys. So many different types. Dark, white,…read moremilk, caramel, coffee, liquor, nuts, lollies... They have it all. And it's yum. Every time I'm down in cork I make sure to drop in and take some home for my mum and dad. Comes in cute lil boxes too. Great value for its tip top quality. A MUST!!

The best chocolates in the world. The baileys cream truffles rock. The marshmellow hot chocolate…read moreis really nice. This is a must stop when in Ireland

The great thing about coming here is the free chocolate that you get with a purchase of a coffee…read more Butler's Chocolate Cafe is well know around the UK for their chocolates, but they do have some great variations of beverages ranging from smoothies, hot chocolates, coffees and espressos. Its always a nice treat to have a little chocolate with a coffee so I always opted for a coffee, although the chilli hot chocolate sounded quite intriguing. The one thing that I was not a fan of was how they made their mokaccino (I think that's how you spell it). Anyways they put a huge gob of chocolate mix that's been sitting in a crock-pot, mix it with milk (whichever you'd like - soy, regular etc) and add your shots of espresso. My girlfriend enjoys these, but one time she got a massive gob of chocolate mixture and it was like drinking a pudding - this was the one time where it was not up to standards.

This candy shop is a must visit for all sweet lovers. It is located in the middle of the town of…read moreKinsale and is a great stop for some sugar rejuvenation! The owner handles the candies with gloves, puts them in a dish, weighs the candies and inserts them into a bag. The owner was exceptionally kind and friendly and patiently helped us pick out the candies. The shop itself has great variety ranging from jarred hard candies with multiple flavors to chocolates, gummies, and willy wonka candies. The price per pound is extremely reasonable and (I would imagine) very hard to beat elsewhere. I especially like the packaging: a plastic bag inside a seperate paper bag. Great tasting candies (try the bon bons), cheerful owner, and amazing prices. Definitely worth a stop.

This is the type of candy shop you not only want to visit, but you want to live in. You want to…read moreopen. You want your children, your children's children and YOU AS A CHILD to go back in time to visit. Lovely glass jars filled with delicious, colorful jellies. Sugared hard candy lined up in rows. Soft taffy, wrapped in bows. I was physically unable to NOT sing "The Candy Man" the entire time I was inside this fantastic dreamland of a store.

Great store, fantastic selection, good vibes, and friendly service! Definitely would recommend…read morestopping in. :)

OMG so good, great selection of candies we never see in Oregon. Free samples. Ask for Emily!read more

I bought pork sausages and chicken to roast for a potluck-dinner-party-debrief for 10, the last…read morenight of the HearSay17 Festival, in Kilfanane, Ireland. We were a bunch of tired and starving international radio/audio makers and I wanted create a solid, comforting and satisfying main dish that held cross-cultural appeal. After an in-depth conversation with the proprietress, Deirdre, I bought my meat and several giant carrots and parsnips as well. I was happy to learn that all of the fresh foodstuff they carry are sourced from local farmers. I made something like a butterflied chicken and sausage tray bake with the meats layered upon a pile of chopped onions, carrots, parsnips, whole garlic, dried apples, liberally doused with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper. My spice choices were a bit limited as I hadn't thought to bring any from Brooklyn, and was staying at the Ballyhoura Mountain Lodges (review to come) which while perfect, super comfortable, and packed with every single eco-certified modern convenience possible, didn't have a spice rack. Next time, I'll know what else to pack! Still, the product from Hennessy's was so fresh and gorgeous that I shouldn't have worried at all. The roast/tray bake earned top points from all who helped themselves to seconds and thirds. I also made a couple of frittatas with farm eggs given to me as a gift (!!! OMG !!!) local mushrooms, tinned Cerignola olives (from Malta!) and my housemate's handmade stale, crumbled, savory brown soda bread (WTF SO GOOD), with loads of chopped, crisped Irish bacon and teeny cubes of local seaweed cheddar; and a massive, four-heads-of-butter-leaf-lettuce-salad with a quick pickled onion and fried tomato, cider and olive oil dressing. Folks brought tins of pate (France); crunchy South East Asian rice cracker-based snacks (Vietnam and Malaysia); some tinned headcheese-in-aspic-with-leeks-and-celery (Wales); a cold prawn salad with apples and prosciutto (Australia); a savory green onion and stinky cheese custard (Brussels); and a couple of ice-cream-flake-cakes (purchased by an Italian at the local Amber gas station grocery store); plus candied persimmons (Iran) and dates (Saudi Arabia); and whiskey and maryjane (Los Angeles--LOLOLOLOL)--guys, it was interNATIONAL. We hung. We ate and drank a ton. We laughed our faces off. Maybe there was some dancing and a rap-off? And as the evening wore on and the wine and beer bottles piled up, I tossed the chicken carcasses into a pot with lots of cold water to make a quick and simple stock for congee in the morning with random leftovers for my cabin mates and those who crashed on our couches.. Can you say #favorite #HearSayFestival #attendee? :) I think you can!

Purchased Beef on the bone for Christmas instead of Turkey . Cost much the same but beef so tasty…read moreand succulent . Hennessy's have a long tradition of sourcing their meat locally over generations of butchers Service so courteous, friendly and fast.

SUNVIEW GOATS CHEESE In Terleton (West Cork), Anne and Brian…read moreBond make a terrific Kilmichael Soft Goats Cheese from the milk of their Sunview herd. This is beautiful and mild, easily spreadable. If you've never eaten goats cheese before, then this is the one to start on. But that doesn't mean that those of you experienced in goats cheese should give it a miss. Far from it. There is something in this great product for everyone! The cheese is available from the Mark's Cheese stalls in local markets. I bought mine in the coal quay on Saturday. When I got home, combined it with some leaves, rye bread (by Tom's Bakery), an organic tomato salsa (Just Food), and had a great open sandwich.

The food, the tour, the people, amazing. Frank and Caroline are spectacular hosts and guide you…read morethrough a tour, a meal, and a few hours of serious fun. The support staff are amazing as well. Serious no brainer here. Your stomach will thank you.

(11/12/2017) Savory, smoked fish is as good as it gets at Hedermans. There's great care taken and…read moreyou can see and taste it. The salmon is organically and sustainably farmed off the west coast of Ireland, dry salt cured and smoked in small batches. While the spreads are delicious and more affordable, just spring for the real stuff, you won't be sorry. We got a filet of smoked wild Atlantic mackerel one with cracked black pepper and one with chives. The fish was tender, earthy, salty, oily and perfect. It's a food memory we'll cherish forever.

Great Cheese shop right in the heart of Limerick. Place also has delicious Sicilian coffee and some…read moretables just outside. Sat in the sun and had a coffee then took my Lough Derg cheddar and some Morbier to have with some wine this evening, the samples the owner provided helped make the choice. Definitely check this place out.