Podcast #008: John Holden, Cleere's Bar & Theatre, Kilkenny
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Podcast #008: John Holden, Cleere’s Bar & Theatre

Home of one of the finest beef sandwiches known to man.

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
9th August 2019
in Food For Thought, Podcast
Reading Time: 2min read
Ken On Food #008: Cleere's

Ken On Food #008: Cleere's

You’re listening to the Ken On Food Podcast and this is episode 8, or the one where I chat with John Holden about Cleere’s in Kilkenny city centre turning into a cultural food hub and what drives the simple soup and sandwich offerings.

To set the scene, this is the first of in a series of podcasts building up to the 2019 Savour Kilkenny Food Festival.

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In the weeks leading up to the festival, I’ve been tasked with visiting 12 different eateries around Kilkenny city and county to find out about what’s going on the menu, what’s going on the plate and have a chat to the people behind the food.

The conversations range from 10 to 15 minutes over lunch, to an hour spent in the kitchen and gardens.

Up first is Johnny Holden, who alongside Paul McCabe has been running John Cleere’s Bar & Theatre in Kilkenny for a good few years now.

Johnny’s approach to food has been simple and getting it right from the offset. When we sit down to talk and dig into one of his signature sandwiches, he’s getting ready for the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Here’s how it went.

Next week I’m off to chat with Damian Finnegan, head chef at Statham’s By Pembroke.

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