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. Black Sheep Café, Clonskeagh Great coffee, tasty treats and positive vibes… We’re discerning a lot of love for the Black Sheep Café off Bird Avenue in leafy Clonskeagh. The welcoming coffee shop carries a delicious selection of sandwiches and cakes, including a muchlauded banana bread, as well as a small selection of souvenirs. The café also features a special guest coffee each month – at time of writing, that slot was filled by a refreshing Honduran brew from Creed Coffee Roasters. The Black Sheep Café opens Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4pm and Saturdays from 9 to 3pm. FB @blacksheepd14 Oyster Season It’s an august month for seafood lovers, with the advent of oyster season and the return of the local seasonal favourite to the city’s menus, bars and markets. A number of coastal towns also celebrate all things crustacean, including the South Dublin seaside town of Dalkey, which hosts a popular Lobster Festival at the end of the month. Further afield, the Carlingford Oyster Festival runs over the weekend of August 8th to 12th, while those who prefer to crack their mollusks at home will find plenty of choice at Stephen Kavanagh’s Saturday Oyster Stall in the Temple Bar Food Market. 3. The Big Grill Having started out as a small experimental weekend celebrating the ancient art of fire and smoke, The Big Grill has steadily grown to become the largest BBQ festival in Europe. Curated by Andy Noonan, the 2019 line-up includes Irish based chefs Grainne O’Keefe, Jess Murphy of Kai in Galway and Paul Flynn of The Tannery in Dungarvan. As ever, there’s a strong international flavour, with live-fire cooking demos from Canadian chef and ‘internet sensation’ Matty Matheson, London-based Neil Rankin and BBQ expert and author Genevieve Taylor. Go the whole hog at Herbert Park August 15-18th. biggrillfestival.com 4. Food at The Fleadh Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann brings its annual medley of trad fusion to the medieval town of Drogheda this month, and Dubliners are encouraged to make the short journey north to sample the atmosphere along with a fine selection of locally-produced artisan fare. Traditional pies, curries and salads can be found at various old-school cafés and delis such as Artisan and Hurley Brothers, while the pop-up Village at Scholars will be serving delicious street food and festival chicken burgers throughout the week. There’s also a great selection of local bevvies available, including beers and ales from Boyne Brewhouse, Dan Kelly’s cider and Listoke 1777 gin. fleadhcheoil.ie 5. Falling Apple Cider As August progresses and the first signs of autumn appear, we find ourselves partial to a late summer grill with a nice, crisp cider to hand. A new addition to our annual ritual comes in the form of Falling Apple Irish Rosé Cider, which emanates from the Barrow Valley region of Carlow. Produced by O’Hara’s Brewing and Cider House, the blush coloured rosé is made from four different Irish apple varieties and contains no added sugar. It makes for an ideal accompaniment to chargrilled meats, seafood and goat’s cheese and retails at €3.95 from select independent off-licences. carlowbrewing.com Pssst – Got some food ’n’ drink nuggets you’d like to share with Totally Dublin readers? Feed them to us for consideration… Email: MM@hkm.ie 62