Chef and garden designer among panelists at Cork on a Fork network breakfast

Irish garden designer Diarmuid Gavin and chef Donal Skehan are among the panelists at a business networking breakfast as part of Cork on a Fork Festival.

Taking place at the new Dunnes Stores food hall on Patrick Street, the event in partnership with Cork Business Association (CBA) and Network Cork will provide an opportunity for businesses to connect and collaborate.

Attendees at the event will be able to enjoy complimentary tastings from a variety of artisan food stalls who are part of the new food hall, as well as sampling opportunities from some of the food producers who are part of the Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection.

The event will include a live cooking demo by head chef Kate Lawlor from K O’Connell Fishmongers. There will also be a panel discussion on food sustainability hosted by food writer Kate Ryan of Flavour.ie.

Eric Foley, grocery manager at Dunnes Stores on Patrick Street, said: “We are so proud to be supporting the Cork on a Fork Festival, which celebrates the very best of Cork hospitality and food. 

"In particular, we love the idea of hosting this event where local businesses will come together to discuss sustainability and we are delighted that we will have some of our local food producers present to join in on the conversations and networking.”

The business networking breakfast at the Dunnes Stores Food Hall on Patrick Street takes place on Friday from 7.30am to 9.15am. The event is free for CBA and Network Cork members, and open to other businesses to book. For further information , visit: Eventbrite