The Irish Times Magazine
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Entertain in Style
by Marie-Claire Digby
Some of the most gorgeous food photography we've seen in ages, taken by Paul Sherwood, drew our attention to Bittersweet Food, a new catering company set up by chef Karen Convery. Convery has impeccable culinary credentials, having worked with Rick Stein at his Seafood Restaurant in Cornwall, before taking up positions at Cavistons in Glasthule and Itsa4 in Sandymount. But she credits Denis Cotter's Café Paradiso in Cork, where she waitressed while studying product design at the Crawford College of Art and Design, with firing her enthusiasm for good food.
Bittersweet's offerings run from elegant canapés to full dinner parties. The canape menu is fresh and interesting, featuring mozzarella, aubergine and sundried tomato rolls, and prawn cakes, as well as chorizo-stuffed squid with black olives and rocket; fig and goat's cheese galettes, and rare duck with potato rosti and aubergine caviar. The canapé selection costs between €8 and €12 per person, which makes those identikit supermarket party packs look a bit expensive, as well as boring. Buffets cost from €26 per person, and dinner parties start at €40 per person, for a three-course menu, including hot and cold canapés. Bittersweet is a stylish operation - and after all, if you're going to the expense of hiring a caterer, you want a memorable occasion. See www.bittersweetfood.com, tel: 087-6945675.
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