Dingle Cookery School
Dingle Cookery School
4.9
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lauren33413
Seattle, WA1 contribution
Aug 2016 • Friends
Wow! What an amazing day. I cannot sing the praises of this school enough. After randomly coming across their website, I emailed them to ask if they had space for 3 in their fish and cook class. Although there wasn't supposed to be space for 3, they quickly contacted the contracted fishing boat and arranged for me, and my 2 sisters to go!
After meeting at the pier in the morning, a group of about 10 people headed out to the ocean for a solid 2 hours of fishing! We even saw Fungie the famous dolphin on the way out. We had NO fishing experience but had an absolute blast and caught a huge bucket of mackerel.
We headed back to the dock and walked to the cookery school where warm soup, the most incredible soda bread as well as tea and coffee were waiting. While we ate, Mark demonstrated how to make crème brulee (our dessert for later!)
After this we learned in detail how to choose a good fish from the market, then we learned to gut, clean, and fillet our fish. It was honestly so much fun. It was hands on, but no pressure to get bloody if you didn't want to. (but if you have a choice, just do it!)
Next we learned to prep everything else for our lunch...vegetables, puree, prepping plates etc. (not only did he cover cooking skills, but dinner hosting skills, it was so great!). Then we sautéed our fillets, and plated our meal. It was delicious! As we ate, Mark torched the crème brulee which was an amazing finish to an incredible day.
Through the whole process, everyone at the school was so helpful, it was all hands on and we just loved every minute! A week later, we got an email from Murieann giving us the recipe for the soda bread that we raved about. It was so much fun, and I would do it again in a second. So...stop reading this review and GO TAKE A COOKING CLASS!!! Have fun!!
After meeting at the pier in the morning, a group of about 10 people headed out to the ocean for a solid 2 hours of fishing! We even saw Fungie the famous dolphin on the way out. We had NO fishing experience but had an absolute blast and caught a huge bucket of mackerel.
We headed back to the dock and walked to the cookery school where warm soup, the most incredible soda bread as well as tea and coffee were waiting. While we ate, Mark demonstrated how to make crème brulee (our dessert for later!)
After this we learned in detail how to choose a good fish from the market, then we learned to gut, clean, and fillet our fish. It was honestly so much fun. It was hands on, but no pressure to get bloody if you didn't want to. (but if you have a choice, just do it!)
Next we learned to prep everything else for our lunch...vegetables, puree, prepping plates etc. (not only did he cover cooking skills, but dinner hosting skills, it was so great!). Then we sautéed our fillets, and plated our meal. It was delicious! As we ate, Mark torched the crème brulee which was an amazing finish to an incredible day.
Through the whole process, everyone at the school was so helpful, it was all hands on and we just loved every minute! A week later, we got an email from Murieann giving us the recipe for the soda bread that we raved about. It was so much fun, and I would do it again in a second. So...stop reading this review and GO TAKE A COOKING CLASS!!! Have fun!!
Written 22 August 2016
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B8DJmaryk
Melbourne, Australia3 contributions
The most amazing day - history of Ireland and gastronomy, cooking techniques, beautiful Irish dishes were cooked and the hosts were amazing. Wish I could stay longer and learn more from two amazing hosts - professional and passionate. Thank you M & M. We will be back!!!!!!!! Mary, Therese, Marie & John.
Written 30 August 2015
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alewis0102
Houston, TX9 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
We booked the fishing and cooking class and received an email the day before cancelling on us. I was then refunded, but I’m still upset because we were really looking forward to the cooking class. It’s tradition that we do one every place we visit. So… While we didn’t actually get to attend the cooking class and I’m sure it would have been wonderful just PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY CANCEL YOUR CLASS. I did speak to some locals about it and heard that it’s quite common practice. Very disappointing.
Written 2 September 2023
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Dean C
Cork, Cork, Ireland6 contributions
Sept 2020 • Friends
Fantastic day on catch and cook course.
Unique, entertaining, interesting
Learnt loads, great company, Mark and Muireann are super hosts. Great value for money.
Unique, entertaining, interesting
Learnt loads, great company, Mark and Muireann are super hosts. Great value for money.
Written 17 September 2020
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Fiona G
County Kerry, Ireland22 contributions
Sept 2020
Very good course. David is very knowledgable and interesting. The kitchen well laid out and well equipped
Written 6 September 2020
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Barbara L
sequim116 contributions
Oct 2019
Spent 5 hours at this school on a rainy Irish day. I heard a very interesting history of Irish food then was treated to several hours of hands on training learning to make Dingle Pies, Brown Bread, Apple pie. I know quite a bit about food preparation but still learned different things and thoroughly enjoyed the class. We consumed all the delicioius food we made as a group (9bof us)Recipes of everything made were handed out at the end of class.
Written 27 October 2019
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Gerry H
Tucson, AZ24 contributions
Aug 2019
Really fun day out at an extremely well equipped cooking school. Mark and Muireann run a fine operation. Professional and entertaining . Took the Traditional Irish Cooking class combined with one of the best history lessons ever. If only my teachers of yore had been as entertaining as Mark. Learned so much in the hands on cooking session and the short demos that I'm inspired to dig deeper into Irish history - and food! As someone who has taught cooking classes and seeks out classes wherever I travel, this place ranks among the best. Many thanks. I'll be back - save me a slice of apple cake, please.
Written 16 August 2019
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Peter C
9 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Had an amazing time, learned so much, each dish was simplified where everyone could easily follow, techniques I will take with me for life. The history on Irish food was very informative. Thank you for your patience and tutorship Dingle Cookery School, will definitely call again.
Written 15 August 2019
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Kate S
Philadelphia, PA9 contributions
Aug 2019 • Friends
This was the second event we did with Mark and both events were the highlights of our trip. Mark’s enthusiasm and love of Irish food and Irish food history coupled with his terrific culinary skills made this day of Irish cooking at his wonderful cookery school a memorable day full of good conversation great food and lots of laughs! This is a must do when in Dingle. Mark also owns the Little Cheese Shop in Dingle which we stopped into several times to pick up wonderful Irish cheeses. Also check out the Beer and Cheese tour that Mark does in conjunction with Dick Mack’s Pub! This is also great fun and the cheese and locally made craft beers are delicious!
Written 15 August 2019
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kayjaysea22
London, United Kingdom11 contributions
Jul 2019 • Solo
Mark Murphy is a charismatic character who not only managed to hold all enthralled with his knowledge of Irish food history but allowed us to have a hands on experience in creating a wonderful lunch made with local ingredients.
I have taken many a cookery class but yesterday’s was one of the best. I highly recommend it.
Courses are usually a day affair and range between Traditional Irish Cooking to Catch and Cook via various others such as vegetarian and Seaweed Foraging!
One not to be missed by those who enjoy the culinary arts of Ireland
I have taken many a cookery class but yesterday’s was one of the best. I highly recommend it.
Courses are usually a day affair and range between Traditional Irish Cooking to Catch and Cook via various others such as vegetarian and Seaweed Foraging!
One not to be missed by those who enjoy the culinary arts of Ireland
Written 12 July 2019
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lilli530
Rockford, Michigan
I will be staying in Dingle in May2018 and am interested in the Thursday Irish Cooking class. I'm a published author and doing research for a romance novel in an Irish Cooking School. Do I need to sign up this far in advance for a class? There may be another author interested in taking the class, also.
Written 1 December 2017
Hi,
Thank you for contacting us and apologies for the delay!
If you contact us directly we can book you on to one of our Traditional Irish Cooking classes - they do fill up quickly therefore I would definitely book for when you are here to ensure you don't miss out on this incredible class.
Thank you and we hope to see you very soon
DCS
Dingle Cookery School
info @ dinglecookeryschool com
Written 15 January 2018
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