Now Recruiting!

We are delighted to celebrate the completion of our 2014 Apprentice Programme and that we have offered them full-time chef positions. Following the success of this year’s Programme, we are thrilled to announce we are doubling the number and recruiting 16 budding new chefs. If you are aged 16-24 and want to develop a career as a chef visit our website.

Cian Dornan, 2015 Apprentice Testimonial

“From the very start our training was fast paced, but incredibly organised. I have been looking after the sides and the garnish as well as helping to prep the other sections and I’m now working towards prepping the meat and fish for James St South customers.

“It’s been an incredible year so far, but the highlight has been travelling to Paris with Niall for a major food exhibition, where we worked with Invest NI showcasing local produce which are the hallmark of the James St South menus.”

“Always listen to what you are being told, and take it on board asking as many questions as you can along the way. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I would encourage anyone who is serious about a career in the hospitality industry to apply.”

Our Recruitment is launched and applicants may apply by downloading the Application form or emailing apprentices@jamesstreetsouth.co.uk

Niall McKenna

Award winning Cavanagh Free Range Eggs from Newtownbutler in  the beautiful lakelands of Co Fermanagh are joining Comber Farmers’ Market onThursday 2 July, St Mary’s Parish Church, 9.00am – 1.30pm. The family run business, which was established in March 2012, are dedicated to providing the best possible living environment and food for their free roaming hens.

Alderman Deborah Girvan who helps to run the market on behalf of Comber Regeneration and Community Partnership said, “We look forward to welcoming Cavanagh Free Range Eggs to the market. I met Jackie Philips, a distributor for Cavanagh Eggs at Balmoral Show and having tasted these glorious golden yolked eggs, I thought that they would be a wonderful addition to Comber Market. Along with the programme that we have planned for our first birthday, market goers are bound to have a cracking good time at the market on 2nd July!”

Cavanagh Free Range Eggs were awarded a Gold Star from the Great Taste Awards in 2014 for their high quality, flavour and freshness. Eileen Hall who owns the business along with the her husband John said, “People like to know where their food comes from and we saw an opening in the market for an artisan free range eggs produced by hens which are allowed to roam freely rather than cooped up in cages. We started with 5,100 hens in 2002 and now have 36,000 free range hens on the farm where we live. We are delighted to be joining Comber Market as we have had a number of requests for our eggs from the Comber and Newtownards area. People can now visit the market and buy our eggs directly from us.

Comber Farmers’ Market celebrates its first birthday on Thursday 2 July 2015 in St Mary’s Parish Church car park, the Square, Comber 9.00am – 1.30pm. The artisan food market which has 26 regular traders was started a year ago by Comber Regeneration Community Partnership to regenerate the town, boost the local economy, and provide a meeting place for local people.

Deborah Girvan, Ards and North Down Alliance Councillor,  who was instrumental in starting the market said, “It is hard to believe that we  have been running the market successfully for a year. It has been a lot of hard work for the volunteers who run the market  but it has been well worth the effort. We are delighted that Michele Shirlow, Chief Executive of NI Good Food, has accepted our invitation to come along and blow out the candle on our birthday cake. Michele was very supportive in the early days of developing the market and gave us lots of good tips and advice. With funding received from Ards and North Down Council we have been able to put on an extended programme to celebrate our first birthday.”

Programme –

Cavanagh Eggs: We are delighted to welcome Cavanagh Eggs all the way from Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh. The family run business produces award winning eggs from free roaming happy hens.  

Comber Earlies Arrive Late:  Be the first to buy the infamous Comber Earlies!  These nutty, earthy potatoes are just coming into season as the crop was delayed because of the frost at the end of April and the cool temperatures throughout May and June.  

Comber Potato Festival: This event begins with the Comber Farmers’ Market on 2 July. Celebrity BBC chef Paula McIntyre is giving a cookery demonstration on Thursday 2 July at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall.  Tickets are £5 and are available from Ards and Bangor Visitor  Information Centres.  There is also  a Tractor Run and BBQ on Thursday 2 July which starts at 7.00pm at Parkway  to parade around the town. The main festival day on Saturday 4 July, 10.00am – 5.00pm, is when the Square, which will be closed to traffic, comes alive with more food and drink stalls.  There are loads of activities for children including potato workshops, petting farm animals, a potato science show, falconry, and music by the Sheugh, Tennessee Hennessees and Wookalily. On Sunday 5 July there will be a Thanksgiving Service at 3.30pm in the Square with musical accompaniment by Comber SIlver Band.  

Click here for more information!- Potato Festival – A5 Flyer v02CC

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