For the love of food
Sourcing Ingredients
On this page I will list businesses that I use to source ingredients, most of them being from Cork as that is where I live, I will list their physical shop address and their website address if they have an online shop.
Mr Bells, The English Market, Cork
Mr Bells are purveyors of herbs, spices and speciality foods from many parts of the world including Asia, The Middle East and from across Europe. They are my go to place for hard to find ingredients
Iago, Princess St, Cork
Purveyors fine cheeses and antipasti.  They stock specialist oils, vinegars, rices, pulses, pastas, tinned ingredients such as anchovies, tomatoes etc. They make their own fresh pastas and sauces and have wonderful gift ideas.
Toonsbridge Dairy & The Real Olive Company, The English Market, Cork, Georges St, Dublin 2 & Serpentine Av, Dublin 4
Purveyors of mediterranean ingredients, including olives, tomatoes, pestos, and all antipasti ingredients, condiments, pickles & preserves, crackers, dried fruits, cheeses etc. They also stock the full range of Toonsbridge Dairy products made in West Cork.
O'Flynn's Gourmet Sausage Co, The English Market, Cork
O'Mahony's Butchers, The English Market, Cork
Family run business for over 40 years, specialising in whole beast butchery they are dry-age specialists. Supplying the best locally reared meats.
Kathleen Noonan, The English Market, Cork
Pork butchers specialising in 100% Irish pork & bacon cuts, including ribs, skirts, crubeens, kidneys, & offal.
Gourmet sausages, burgers and puddings made in Co Cork, huge range of flavours and different meats, including pork, lamb, beef and chicken. Also available in many supermarkets.
O'Sullivans Poultry, The English Market, Cork
Bubble Brothers Wine Merchants,
The English Market, Cork
Family run, selling fresh Irish chicken, duck & game for 30yrs
Purveyors of fine wines, sparkling wines, fortified wines & cigars