CMAT, Pescado a la Veracruzana and a Provence Rosé

May 28, 2025

CMAT, the vibrant Irish singer-songwriter, joins the conversation to discuss her new album, Euro-Country, and her exciting tour plans. She shares her food passions, including an obsession with butter and a newfound love for Côte de Provence rosé. The trio compares the thrill of live performances to working in a restaurant, highlighting the adrenaline and teamwork involved. CMAT also reflects on recording in New York and reveals her plans to debut new music at Glastonbury, making for an engaging dialogue filled with laughter and culinary tips.

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How CMAT Found Her Rosé

CMAT discovered Côtes de Provence rosé in a late-night Paris restaurant that insisted rosé was the right choice.
She now mainly drinks lager and that rosé and rarely drinks cocktails.

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Use Michelin App To Find Good Tour Food

Use the Michelin Guide app to find reliable restaurants on tour by setting the lowest price filter and checking recommendations.
CMAT credits the app for improving her tour eating experiences and discovering consistent quality.

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Keep Guacamole Bright And Chunky

Prevent guacamole browning by adding lime juice immediately after removing the stone and flesh from the avocado.
Keep the guac chunky with ripe avocados, finely diced red onion, jalapeno, coriander, and salt.

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Dish welcomes an Irish singer-songwriter and champion of butter!

Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, known professionally as CMAT, is a highly engaging and thought provoking musician enjoying a career that goes from strength to strength.

She released her debut album, If My Wife New I’d Be Dead, in 2022 with its follow-up, Crazymad, for Me, arriving a year later and receiving a number of accolades, including a place on the Mercury Prize Shortlist. She arrives at the Dish table ahead of the launch of her new record, Euro-Country, which includes the single Running/Planning out on August 29.

It’s a busy summer for CMAT too, as she heads out on tour supporting Sam Fender across a run of dates before festival season, which includes a stop at Glastonbury with our Nick and Angela in the front row. The year then finishes with her album tour starting in October, including her biggest solo shows ever in Brixton and Dublin. Her energetic, fun live performances, with The Very Sexy CMAT Band, are not to be missed!

Angela delivers a Mexican-themed meal starting with guacamole, salsa and corn chips before a serving of Pescado a la Veracruzana – a one-pot wonder of a dish. It’s served alongside a Château de Berne Provence Rosé which is one of CMAT’s many food and drink passion points.

The trio get along famously, chatting about the brilliance of butter, the similarities between delivering a live music show and service at a restaurant and CMAT’s choice to go to New York to make her third record– all finished off with two excellent lookalike observations.

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