Few things ground you to a sense of place and tradition in the way full flavored, honest food does.
“Irish foods and specialty cheese, you say? You have gruyere from two-time World Cheese Champion Michael Spycher and black pudding?”
Yep, that’s right!
Ripe Specialty Foods is a distributor of artisanal cheeses, meats, and fine Irish provisions located just outside of DC in Alexandria, VA. You can find our food in nearly every Irish bar in the DMV, as well as in many specialty food shops and restaurants. We began when Fergus Kennedy started connecting Irish bars with traditional Irish fare like black and white pudding, smoked salmon, bacon, sausage rolls, Crunchie bars, and Tayto crisps. One day, a customer asked Fergus if he could get Cashel Blue for his bar. Fergus tracked it down and became a cheese lover in the process. Soon Ripe was offering local markets and restaurants some of the world’s best cheeses from producers like Neal’s Yard Dairy, Essex Street Cheese, Herve Mons, and Meadow Creek Dairy.
Today, we offer a wide lineup of traditional Irish foods and some of the world’s best cheeses. If this sounds like a good fit for you, let’s talk!