The Hotel Culinary Arts and Tourism Department (HCT) of the IT Tralee are preparing to host their ‘Food 4 Thought’ event on Wednesday, March 25 at the North Campus from 10am to 3pm.

The event which is now in its third year will feature a series of workshops and demonstrations that will all be offered free of charge and is designed to attract food industry professionals and food lovers alike on the day.

On the day, there will be chances for members of the public to enhance their cookery/baking skills workshops set to be held in the area of artisan bread making, cocktail making and the art of smoking amongst many others.

“We at IT Tralee want to share our knowledge and passion for food and hospitality to stimulate best practice in the region as well as highlighting our superb food producers and enabling them to develop their skills,” said TJ O’Connor, Head of Section at the HCT department.

There will also be the chance for visitors to sample the new food product range developed by the HCT departments third year BA culinary arts students.

There will be many talks held on the day with Mark Doe from ‘Just Cooking Cookery School’ along with Patricia Tehan head chef from ‘Carrig Country House’ being present on the day also.

For all information regarding workshop/demonstration times, all of this can be found here.