Lions launch Paul & Suzanne's food place
Given Paul Carey's long association with the Kilcullen Lions, it isn't surprising that the first evening gig in the new 'Good Food Gallery' would be a Cheese and Wine evening to raise funds for one of the club's projects.
The recent event was to support the Cross and Passion College Transition Year students in two of their regular enterprises this year, the Christmas Party for Kilcullen's Senior Citizens and the annual musical production, a reprise of a favourite, 'Grease'.
There was a good turnout for the evening, which doubled as a showcase for the really excellent facility which Paul and his wife Suzanne have set up in the former guesthouse operated by the late Alice Coleman. It was fitting that Alice's daughters Pat and Ber were also there for the occasion (they're pictured above with Paul and Suzanne).
Having lived in Kilcullen for 14 years, Paul and Suzanne are particularly delighted to have opened this business in the town. "We have always wanted to to this, but our work took both of us away from Kilcullen, and the recession got in the way too," he told those at the event, adding that it was thanks to the Dunlea family that they got the opportunity to set up in the present location.
"Our business here is about good food, simply," he said. "We have a fine selection of cheeses, for instance, and our own fresh-prepared food both for consumption on the premises and to take home."
The Careys are also preparing their own fresh food and freezing it so that customers can have it from their own freezers at home. Very soon they hope to have their own ice-cream available as part of the offering.
The coffee shop which is part of the Good Food Gallery is already a favourite with people both from Kilcullen and further, and there's a lunch menu which offers both value and food interest that is broader than in most places.
(This article also appeared on the Kilcullen Page of last Wednesday's Kildare Nationalist, the only local paper that fully covers Kilcullen happenings.)
