Lit Fest Twit Fest

Our round up of the best tweets from the Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food & Wine

<br/> Everyone in to prep the tasting plates at Ross Lewis demo <a href="https://twitter.com/ChapterOneDub">@ChapterOneDub</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Litfestie">@Litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/pHKVUY05lz">pic.twitter.com/pHKVUY05lz</a>

It's not just beautiful food <a href="https://twitter.com/Litfestie">@Litfestie</a> RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Tenngaga">@Tenngaga</a> <a href="http://t.co/010RPHlCp2">pic.twitter.com/010RPHlCp2</a>

Missing out on the foremost authority on Mexican cuisine Diana Kennedy <a href="https://twitter.com/Litfestie">@Litfestie</a> ?Watch her here instead <a href="https://t.co/XeOXUsbPU9">https://t.co/XeOXUsbPU9</a>

Darina Allen and Diana Kennedy arrives with newly hatched duck chick - 'We're going to call it Diana' - 'Princess Diana, please!'
Darina Allen and Diana Kennedy arrives with newly hatched duck chick - 'We're going to call it Diana' - 'Princess Diana, please!'

Subtle reminder that we're back at school here in Ballymaloe <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/KzcjuXw7x3">pic.twitter.com/KzcjuXw7x3</a>

So <a href="https://twitter.com/ottolenghi">@ottolenghi</a> just popped in to the seat near me to tap <a href="https://twitter.com/Samitamimi">@Samitamimi</a> on the shoulder - this must be how 16 year olds feel at 1D <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a>

Catherine Cleary reports from the Ballymaloe Literary Festival at the end of the day two. Video: Daniel O'Connor

Lunch <a href="https://twitter.com/Litfestie">@Litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/rwvAz3eALC">pic.twitter.com/rwvAz3eALC</a>

Bally-el scorchio <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/eL1vgvAIdO">pic.twitter.com/eL1vgvAIdO</a>

Herb wranglers <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LitFestIE&amp;src=hash">#LitFestIE</a> <a href="http://t.co/OqZuE23Cse">pic.twitter.com/OqZuE23Cse</a>

A glorious day for a gorgeous forage with none other than the lovely <a href="https://twitter.com/AlysFowler">@AlysFowler</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneRedzepiNoma">@ReneRedzepiNoma</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a>

Amongst the wild garlic & elder <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneRedzepiNoma">@ReneRedzepiNoma</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/AlysFowler">@AlysFowler</a> share their knowledge of a foraged larder <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/uCBEHDJnib">pic.twitter.com/uCBEHDJnib</a>

SOS! Lost in the cookery school maze! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/r4vdBLmKh7">pic.twitter.com/r4vdBLmKh7</a>

Would the parent of a very sad jar of sauerkraut come and claim him from the press office? <a href="https://twitter.com/catherineeats">@catherineeats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/sOeDHcqgMM">pic.twitter.com/sOeDHcqgMM</a>

Six-month-old bog butter courtesy of the fabulous <a href="https://twitter.com/Butterviking">@Butterviking</a>. Quite an experience! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/SSJJOynQDp">pic.twitter.com/SSJJOynQDp</a>

Absolutely rockin' here in <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballymaloe">@Ballymaloe</a> in the Big Shed <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/uOgc7aPEw7">pic.twitter.com/uOgc7aPEw7</a>

Tarantula for lunch. <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneRedzepiNoma">@ReneRedzepiNoma</a> would definitely approve <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23litfestie&amp;src=hash">#litfestie</a> <a href="http://t.co/cySXvrWBYt">pic.twitter.com/cySXvrWBYt</a>

Jewelled, rose petal strewn, gorgeous Persian feast from <a href="https://twitter.com/ArianaBundy">@ArianaBundy</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/rorysfood">@rorysfood</a> including wild orchid ice cream <a href="http://t.co/BedmTn1qIc">pic.twitter.com/BedmTn1qIc</a>