Cork Cookbook

In the coming months, I am going to rent a car and go meet my somewhat distant relatives who live in Cork. I was thinking of getting out of Dublin this weekend and one of my thoughts was to take the train to Cork for an afternoon so I could see the city a bit before I drive down there (which is kinda scary for me...driving on the left, shifting with my left hand, driving on tiny roads).

I went to my local used bookstore when I went into town for grocery shopping and found a cookbook of recipes from restaurants in Cork, both in the city and in the county. I'm very excited about this because now I can get an idea of restaurants to visit and start building ideas for a little trip. Often, I like to make limited plans, but to always feel prepared to renegotiate as appropriate. So I can look at different restaurants and get an idea of where I might want to stop when I visit.

And I have an interesting memento from my trip that will remind me of my neighborhood, of the changing county from where my family comes, and of the wonderful food I've had in Ireland. It's not my first souvenir, but it was an unexpected find.