The festival which is running this week encourages people to visit restaurants in the West Cork town
A number of restaurants are offering two courses for €22.
A spin off of the festival is set to take place in November, and is expected to have a knock on effect for retail.
Speaking to RedFM New Ciaran Fitzgerald of the Blue Haven Hotel and Kinsale Good Food Circle says a number of new faces have been descending on the town this week: