27 APR 2023 · To kick off this series of Cork Food Stories Clara talks to Jason Bryan of ValleyView Farm in Riverstick. Jason was brought up on a dairy farm in Fountainstown and at the age of 16 he turned his hand to growing potatoes on the farm. He knew from then there was a business in this and after meeting his wife Helga they acquired land in Riverstick and started their own farm. The potato business flourished and soon enough hens were brought into the picture by his eldest son Dylan where they now also have a very successful free-range egg business selling to many stores around Cork and beyond. They also do seasonal veg and have their very own honesty shop on the farm where anyone can go and purchase directly from them. 5 kids later and Jason and Helga are creating a wonderful sustainable business for their family. Listen now to hear Jasons story.

15 JUL 2021 · In this weeks episode Clara is talking to Loretta Kennedy from MamaBear Foods about her life around food, her career to date and taking a leap of faith creating her very own tomato ketchup for her kids to now where her products are available across many stores in Ireland. A great story of a mum wanting a better product for her kids and turning it into a business.

1 JUL 2021 · In this weeks episode, Clara is talking to Jason Linton owner of The Cottage Garden in Kinsale. Jason arrived on our shores in 2010 to study permaculture. He is a lover of all things health, yoga and living a life of sustainability. Jason turned his passion into a career where he wanted others to be able to get the best fresh plant products directly to their door wherein 2017 he set up The Cottage Garden. A fresh food delivery service using the best of Irish produce currently covering Cork with an aim to go national over the coming years. 

17 JUN 2021 · In this weeks episode, Clara talks to Jenny Twomey and Jill O'Brien from Green Towers Ireland, which are Aeroponic towers to grow your own greens in your kitchen, a fabulous story of Jenny bringing the first grow tower into Ireland for home use and how she and Jill saw a gap in the market and have a growing business from residential towers for your kitchen to more restaurants taking up the opportunity and to building tower farms around Ireland.

3 JUN 2021 · Clara is talking to people who have started their food business in the past few years. First up is Siobhán Quirke Ó hAilpín, married to GAA legend Seán Óg, after a very successful career in finance and food, Siobhan started the Quirkey Kitchen last year based in Innishannon selling beautiful coffee and treats out of a french converted Citreon HY where she also is available for hire for private events.

29 APR 2021 · On this weeks Podcast Clara chats to Brian Murray, Head Chef and owner of The Glass Curtain, based in the building of the iconic Thompsons Bakery on McCurtain Street in Cork. Brian opened the doors of the Glass Curtain in December 2019 and recently won the Cork Business Award as the Best Restaurant in Cork. Prior to this, Brian had travelled the world cheffing in amazing locations with some of the worlds top chefs but his dream was always to return home and set up a restaurant that would showcase the amazing produce we have here in Cork by local producers.

15 APR 2021 · On this weeks podcast, Clara talks to Justin Green from Ballyvolane House in Cork. Ballyvolane is a historic Irish country house, family-owned and run, situated near Fermoy in Co. Cork with idyllic landscaped gardens, wooded grounds, glamping tents, tree houses and a gin distillery.  Clara talks to Justin about growing up there as a child when it was a working farm to turning it into a successful business and growing that business to what it is today with his wife Jenny.  They also talk about Bertha's Revenge Gin that is distilled on the grounds in a converted barn using whey from a Cork cheesemaker 

1 APR 2021 · On this weeks Podcast, Clara talks to Tony Speight from West Cork Coffee. All about how he went from being an electrical engineer to building his first Coffee roaster in 2004 as a hobby and from there creating West Cork Coffee, roasting and supplying speciality Artisan Coffee both wholesale and retail. www.westcorkcoffee.ie Find out all about host Clara's business and get some fab recipes on claracooks.ie

18 MAR 2021 · On this weeks podcast Clara talks to Denis Good from Good Fish. Denis was born and raised in Currabinny near Crosshaven in County Cork where he still lives today. Clara talks to Denis about his days as a boat builder to being out in the high seas as a fisherman to starting his first Fish shop in 1988 to now growing his business as a very successful supplier both nationally and internationally with his son Donagh. You can find out all about Good Fish on www.goodfish.ie and the locations of their 5 stores in Cork where you can get amazing fish produce. 

4 MAR 2021 · On this weeks podcast, Clara talks to Ernest Cantillon a well-known Cork businessman. They chat about starting out at the young age of 22 with his first pub, his years in the bar and restaurant trade, his passion and involvement in the Cork Simon Community, his events company and also the success of his business Kinsale Spirit Company with his partners Tom O'Riordan and Colin Ross.