Good Food

Recently, I had the great pleasure of working with Vodafone as part of group of Irish businesses who are working together, creating opportunities with one another and connecting with customers in unique ways. During that time, they followed me for two days capturing every aspect of our business from the farm and every aspect of […]

Against a background of ever-changing technologies,  businesses are adapting their ways of working. Here’s a video on how four Irish companies are using technology and unique ways of working to progress their business. The internet has given me the opportunity to have a shop window in everyone’s home. I think we have to look at […]

  I had an absolutely filthy thought recently. It was mid afternoon and I was working on some very boring paperwork in the office when suddenly, out of nowhere, a soft, slightly warm and moist fat scone slathered with real butter, juicy raspberry jam with a generous dollop of cream sauntered nonchalantly into my thoughts. […]

  It always amuses me when I meet the ‘non drinkers’ of this world who don’t think twice about pouring a bottle of whiskey into a Christmas cake, a jug of red wine into a beef stew or boiling a ham in a vat of Linden Village! I can’t tell you how many times I […]

There are many life lessons in nature but sadly modern society and man’s arrogance often leads us to neglect simple instruction. The laws of sowing and reaping, getting your hands dirty and adding time; waiting and then waiting some more for a successful outcome in growing and rearing food is a good analogy for life […]

The trophy cabinet at James Whelan Butchers is close to bursting as Pat Whelan, innovator and owner, picked up yet another gong at the 2012 All Ireland Marketing Awards held recently at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. The glittering ceremony, one of the finest in Ireland’s annual business calendar, was hosted by RTE’s Brian Dobson. […]

Love meat?  Love people?  You may be the person we’re looking for to join our team. With a 50 year tradition in producing and retailing the finest meat, James Whelan Butchers is looking to recruit trainee butchers for our retail stores  in Clonmel & Dublin.  We believe in “nose to tail” butchery and have a […]

  One of the greatest secrets to excellent food is the old and familiar adage, “keep it simple!” If you are really clever you will also have twigged that sometimes the ingredients of any dish can do the talking for you. A good quality, flavoursome piece of meat and the freshest vegetables you can find […]

Recently, I was delighted to host Adam Perry Lang, who came to spend some time with me after first meeting him a year ago while on an official visit to Ireland. His passion for beef is unparalleled and the respect he shows to the artisan production of beef is to be celebrated. In his latest […]

We hope you enjoyed reading this post by Pat Whelan of James Whelan Butchers. Pat is a 5th generation butcher, cook book author and the director of  James Whelan Butchers with shops in Clonmel, the Avoca Food Market Monkstown and Avoca Rathcoole. Sign up to our newsletter for more updates from James Whelan Butchers

Spring Hamper Offer   Please note that you cannot place an order online – until 24hours after receiving your groupon code. You can place your order online after 24 hours of receipt of code.  Just remember there is only one spring hamper per voucher.  If you have bought more than one voucher, each order will […]

Join Avoca for an Irish Spring Cheese Celebration at Salt, Monkstown on April 3. with Patricia Michelson from La Fromagerie, the highly regarded UK cheese shop, Kevin Sheridan from Sheridans Cheesemongers and master butcher, author and all-round food guru, Pat Whelan. There will be a big focus on local artisan cheeses and ingredients in the […]