Nude Food, Cafe, Coffee Shop, Deli & Bakery
Telephone: 058 24594Email: info@nudefood.ie
Website: www.nudefood.ie
Postal Address:
Nude Food,
86 O'Connell Street,
Dungarvan,
Co. Waterford.
There are delis who pride themselves on buying in the best. And then there are delis whose trade hinges on home-produced fare. Louise Clark's deli counter straddles both brackets, and this dynamic woman takes 'home-made' to such extremes that she is developing a kitchen garden out the back amongst the al fresco dining tables. It may take a little time, but she hopes to be as self sufficient as possible. In the meantime, she is ably supplied by the best Waterford and Ireland has to offer: Arbutus bread, Ardsallagh cheese, Hederman smoked fish, Govinda's chutney, Murphy's ice-cream, Crinnaghtaun's apple juices, Bubble Bros wine, and Solaris tea. Not everything is Irish - she does import coffee from Illy in Italy, as well as from UK-based organic, fairtrade coffee roaster, Grumpy Mule.
Louise came to Ireland on a visit from London "a dozen years ago", and was so taken with the "French-looking" town of Dungarvan that she decided to stay. The locals have taken her in as one of their own - apparently something to do with their grá for her spiced lamb burgers, served on Broadway Bagels, which they will reportedly devour at 9.30am on a Thursday morning at her weekly market stall, Naked Lunch. So popular was the stall's fare that Louise made the leap to opening her deli and eatery across the square (open from early, sometimes till late, especially if the live jazz gets going). Everything is home-made, from parsley pesto to picallilly. Save some room for the home bakes.
