John McKenna, Bridgestone, 2007
“As we spend our lives writing about food, people spend their lives asking us what is the most exiting new thing we have eaten recently. Well, the answer has to be Cramers Grove Ice Cream made by Nigel and Carol Harper in Kilkenny. When we tasted that Madagascan vanilla we knew we had discovered something brilliantly delicious, and deliciously brilliant.”“A new star.”
Contact Information:
Nigel & Carol Harper
Cramers Grove Ltd.
Cramers Grove
Kilkenny
Tel: 
056 772 2160
056 772 2160Fax:056 776 3449
056 776 3449E-mail: icecream@cramersgrove.com
Nigel's mobile:
087 686 8585Carol's mobile:
087 653 5561
We participated in the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, during the October bank holiday weekend 2007:
Many people came to watch us make our ice cream and also got to taste it!
2-5pm: Savour Kilkenny Countywide Food Trail
We were delighted to receive a Bridgestone Award and to be mentioned in the Bridgestone 2007 Food Guide
ARDKEEN FOOD & WINE FAIR, OCTOBER 2007
We attended the Ardkeen Quality Food Store, Artisan Food & Wine Fair 2007 where we won the award for best food at the event for our pistachio ice-cream. Nigel is pictured in the bottom photo accepted our award from Colin Jephson.
We were also delighted to be mentioned on the bridgestone website with a photo
of Carol at the Artisan Food and Wine Fair
"Huge praise is due to Ardkeen Stores of Waterford for the impressive Artisan
Food and Wine Fair held in the city last weekend. Run in aid of the People In Need, the event focused on the artisan products sold through the store and many of the producers were present. Nigel and Carol Harper - pictured below - were there with their addictive Cramers Grove ice cream, a product you should snap up if you get the chance."
CHRISTMAS 2008
Our ice cream will be available to purchase at the following events this November/December:
Discovery Park Christmas Market, Nov 29th
Kilkenny Farmers Market, every Thursday in December & Monday 22nd
Kilkenny Castle Park Christmas Market, Sunday 14th December
We will also be selling Ice Cream Cakes to take home!
SAVOUR KILKENNY FOOD FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 2007
SUMMER 2009
Kilkenny Castle Park
We will be selling our ice cream in cones in the afternoons from July 2009 - Sept 2009 at Kilkenny Castle Park.
September 12th: Iverk show, Piltown, postponed from Sept 3rd
August 16th: Tullow Agricultural Show, Carlow
June 28th: Dunmore East Food Festival, Waterford
June 27th: Carrolls Courtyard Farmers Market, Thomastown
June 26th: Youth Fest 2009, The Watershed, Kilkenny
June 19th & 20th: Ardkeen Stores, Waterford
We will be in Ardkeen Stores doing a Tasting so you can try our new flavour 'Hazelnut'
June Bank Holiday
We will be at Inistioge Summer Fair and Kilkenny Castle Park
May Bank Holiday
We will be at Woodstock Inistioge and Kilkenny Castle Park
SAVOUR KILKENNY FOOD FESTIVAL, OCT 23RD - 26TH 2009
We will be participating in the following events:
Saturday 24th October: MMM! A CELEBRATION OF NEW ARTISAN FOODS
Castlecomer Discovery Park from 14:00 to 17:00
Sunday 25th October: SAVOUR AT THE MARKET,
Kieran Street Market from 12:00 to 16:30
Monday 26th October: COUNTY FOOD TRAIL
All aboard for an county tour packed with tastings!
NEW ADDITION
"New to the herd" : The newest addition to Cramers Grove Farm - Jason Samuel James Harper born 24th September 2009
KILKENNY ENTERPRISE BOARD NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH:
MOST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AWARD 2009
We had a great weekend at Savour Kilkenny Food Festival. We were delighted to win an award for 'Most Commercial Product' at the Kilkenny Enterprise Board New Product Launch at Mmm in Castlecomer Discovery Park on Satutday. We considered using Jason (our 4wk old son) as the new product but decided to go with our 'ice cream cake' instead. Once we get the packaging organised we should have it in the shops!
Kilkenny Food Trail
We are a member of the Kilkenny Food Trail which will be launched on April 19th in the Set Theatre in Langtons.
The Food Trail focuses on local Kilkenny food producers and restaurants who use this local food. There is a brochure available that shows people where to find this food.
Youth Fest, Watershed, Kilkenny 19th June 2010 11.30-4pm
We'll be selling ice cream at the Watershed in Kilkenny tomorrow from 11.30-4pm for Youth Fest, a Recreational Day for young people aged 12-18 years (registration 11.30am). There are lots of workshops including dancing, drama, bag or jewellery making, clay workshop, animation, boxercise, inflatable games, gospel singing, drumming, gui...tar, giant jenga. There will also be a Tag Rugby Blitz!
Sounds like great fun!
Inistioge Summer Festival
Sunday 6th June 1pm-5pm
Event Details: Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Stilt Walkers, Fire Juggler, Wheel of Fortune, Bucking Bronco, Archery, BBQ, Farmers Market and lots more fun events for all the family. Free Parking. Music by Four Penny Rock in the village square in the evening from 6pm. Bring all the family and friends for a great day out! Adults €7 OAP/Students €5 all children free.
Supervalu Loughboy Tastings
Thurs 22nd & Fri 23rd April 3pm - 7pm
We will be doing tastings in Supervalu Loughboy as part of the Best of Irish week.
