{"id":2050,"date":"2016-08-10T09:25:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T09:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2016-08-15T09:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T09:17:50","slug":"banter-at-the-big-grill-143-aug-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-at-the-big-grill-143-aug-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter at The Big Grill (144, Aug 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re arbeading to Herbert Park in Dublin this weekend for\u00a0The Big Grill\u00a0<\/a>festival, there will be a lot of stuff grabbing your eyes, ears and tastebuds. Between masterclasses and demos from dons like\u00a0Neil Rankin<\/a>,\u00a0Andre Lima de Luca<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0John Relihan<\/a>\u00a0to music, kids\u2019 stuff and bingo, there\u2019s something to keep you buzzing all day.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve still room on your plate, be sure to drop by the\u00a0Banter<\/a>\u00a0stage to check out what\u2019s on offer. We\u2019ve brought together some Big Grill participants and visitors to chew the fat over a range of topics and themes. Here\u2019s what\u2019s in store<\/p>\n

Thursday\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

7pm: Fire! Charcoal! Meat!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We kick off Banter at the Big Grill in conversation with our Big Grill pals\u00a0Matt Williams<\/a>\u00a0(Oxford Charcoal Company<\/a>) and the one and only\u00a0DJ BBQ<\/a>\u00a0to talk fire, charcoal, meat and technique.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

7pm: Putting the beer into BBQ\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan Boyle<\/a>\u00a0(Two Sisters Brewing<\/a>),\u00a0Judith Boyle<\/a>\u00a0(Two Sisters Brewing<\/a>),\u00a0Christina Wade<\/a>\u00a0(Ladies Craft Beer Society of Ireland<\/a>),\u00a0Emma Devlin<\/a>\u00a0(Rascals Brewing<\/a>) and\u00a0Caroline Hennessy<\/a>\u00a0(journalist, broadcaster and co-author of\u00a0\u201cSl\u00e1inte \u2013 The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider\u201d<\/a>) talk about the beers that go well with what\u2019s on the grill.<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm: The Hang Fire Smokehouse story<\/strong><\/p>\n

A conversation with Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn from the\u00a0Hang Fire Smokehouse<\/a>\u00a0about their life on the grill<\/p>\n

3pm: The Butchers\u2019 Block<\/strong><\/p>\n

A high level pow-wow about breeds, high quality meat and the art of butchery with\u00a0Richard Turner<\/a>\u00a0(Hawksmoor<\/a>,\u00a0Turner & George<\/a>,\u00a0Meatopia<\/a>\u00a0etc),\u00a0Marco Peedeman<\/a>\u00a0(Orange Butcher<\/a>),\u00a0Peter Hannan<\/a>\u00a0(Hannan Meats) and\u00a0Pat Whelan<\/a><\/p>\n

4pm: Music and food<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quote to mull over: \u201crestaurant designers and owners spend millions on marble, sandalwood and unicorns, but ignore the music. For years, you\u2019ve seen ludicrous money spent on bars and then a spotty kitchen porter was sent down to Golden Discs 10 minutes before opening and would come back with \u201cHits of Trance\u201d and \u201cA Woman\u2019s Heart\u201d (for the lunchtime trade).\u201d We\u2019re joined by\u00a0Aran McMahon\u00a0<\/strong>(Cafe Rua<\/a>, Castlebar),\u00a0Eoin Cregan<\/a>\u00a0(Bodytonic<\/a>),\u00a0Aoife McElwain<\/a>\u00a0(food writer, events planner, Slow Series operator and Sing Along Social host) and\u00a0Tom Dunne<\/a>\u00a0(Newstalk<\/a>,\u00a0The Cookbook Cafe<\/a>) discuss the subtle art of music and food.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n

2pm: The ins and outs, ups and downs and swings and roundabouts of food pop-ups\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Mahon<\/a>\u00a0(The Locals<\/a>) and\u00a0Gustavo Bottino<\/a>\u00a0(Churrascada<\/a>) on the economics, science and sociology of successful food pop-ups<\/p>\n

3pm: A conversation with Neil Rankin<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a busy weekend at The Big Grill, a conversation about a life in food with\u00a0the chef and low-and-slow chief<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4pm: Attention to detail\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s often the small things which make a difference in a restaurant: the writing and spelling on blackboards, the smell of cooking, the choice of flowers, the selection of magazines and books. It\u2019s also often one of the restaurant trade\u2019s blindspots. Our panel discuss what works and what doesn\u2019t work when it comes to those subtle attributes which often make a huge difference.<\/p>\n

Big Grill tickets are available\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and kids under 12 go free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re arbeading to Herbert Park in Dublin this weekend for\u00a0The Big Grill\u00a0festival, there will be a lot of stuff grabbing your eyes, ears and tastebuds. Between masterclasses and demos from dons like\u00a0Neil Rankin,\u00a0Andre Lima de Luca\u00a0and\u00a0John Relihan\u00a0to music, kids\u2019 stuff and bingo, there\u2019s something to keep you buzzing all day. If you\u2019ve still room … <\/p>\n

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