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Good Food Ireland Awards 2009

Good Food Ireland is a unique not-for-profit all island network of industry members who diligently work to grow Ireland as a food tourism destination. It promotes the link between the food producer and the hospitality sector in order to drive our domestic and international tourists to places committed to using local food. The key objectives of these awards are to honour those members who epitomise the Good Food Ireland philosophy and to raise standards within the food and hospitality industry. Members are independently assessed by an expert judging panel and the public have been busy all year nominating their favourite Good Food Ireland members. The Good Food Ireland Awards took place in the KClub, Straffan, Co Kildare on Tuesday 23rd September 2009.

Congartulations to all the winners please see a fill list of nominees and winners below.

Good Food Ireland New Member of the Year Award
sponsored by Silver Hill Foods

Nominees:
Boyles of Dromore, Co Down
Deli on the Green, Co Tyrone
Fallon & Byrne, Dublin
Nude Food, Co Waterford
O’Brien Chop House, Co Waterford
Rathellen House, Co Tipperary
Rua, Co Mayo
The Blackberry Café, Co Kilkenny
The Oarsman, Co Leitrim

WINNER: RUA, Castlebar, Co Mayo

Good Food Ireland Best Next Generation Award
sponsored by Fíor Uisce

There are a number of next generation operators within the industry, striving to follow or exceed in the footsteps of parents or young chefs/people growing and developing in the industry. This award honours and promotes their efforts in maintaining and raising standards and in highlighting innovation.

Nominees:
Connemara Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Co Galway
Farmgate Midleton, Co Cork
Kelly’s of Newport, Co Mayo
Rathmullan House, Co Donegal

WINNER: KENNETH & CORMAC KELLY, Kelly’s of Newport, Co Mayo

Good Food Ireland Best Use of Sustainable Fish Award
sponsored by Classic Drinks

This award highlights those who use/catch and promote sustainable fishing and locally caught fish from Irish coastal waters. It is to single out a member who is instrumental in ensuring sustainability and best practice standards, which will ultimately have an influence on the Irish food/fishing industry and its culture.

Nominees:
Connemara Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Co Galway
Fishy Fishy Café, Co Cork
Cavistons Food Emporium, Dublin
Rathmullan House, Co Donegal
The Burren Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Co Galway
Ummera Smoked Products, Co Cork

WINNER: CONNEMARA SMOKEHOUSE, Co Galway

Good Food Ireland Top Regional Member Awards
sponsored by Fáilte Ireland

These four awards will be judged across all member sectors. The winner will be the member who most epitomises in each region the Good Food Ireland philosophy of committing above all else to using local and artisan food.

Top Regional Member North

Nominees:
Belle Isle School of Cookery, Co Fermanagh
Ditty’s Home Bakery & Café, Co Derry
Lough Erne Golf Resort, Co Fermanagh
The Bay Tree Holywood, Co Down
The Heatherlea, Co Down

WINNER: LOUGH ERNE GOLF RESORT, Co Fermanagh

Top Regional Member South

Nominees:
The Chart House, Co Kerry
Glebe Gardens and Café, Co Cork
Hayes’ Bar, Co Cork
Liberty Grill, Cork
Nash 19 Restaurant, Cork
O’Connor’s Seafood Restaurant, Co Cork
Park Hotel Kenmare, Co Kerry
QC’s Seafood Bar and Restaurant, Co Kerry
River Lane Café, Co Cork
Rolf’s Country House, Co Cork
URRU Culinary Store, Co Cork

WINNER: GLEBE GARDENS & CAFE, Co Cork

Top Regional Member East

Nominees:
Aqua Restaurant, Dublin
Ballyknocken House & Cookery School, Co Wicklow
Donnybrook Fair, Dublin
Dublin Cookery School, Co Dublin
The Kitchen & Foodhall Portlaoise, Co Laois
The K Club, Co Kildare
The Merrion Hotel, Dublin

WINNER: BALLYKNOCKEN HOUSE & COOKERY SCHOOL, Co Wicklow

Top Regional Member West

Nominees:
Ashford Castle, Co Mayo
Café Rua and Rua, Co Mayo
Doonbeg, Co Clare
Larkins Bar & Restaurant, Co Tipperary
Mount Falcon Country House Hotel, Co Mayo
The Burren Perfumery, Co Clare
The Food Store, Co Mayo
The River Run Bistro, Co Clare
White Gables Restaurant, Co Galway

WINNER: DOONBEG, Co Clare

Good Food Ireland Host of the Year Award
sponsored by Fáilte Ireland

Nominees:
Claire Nash - Nash 19 Restaurant, Cork
Catherine McLaughlin - The Poachers Inn, Co Cork
Roberto Pons – La Dolce Vita, Co Wexford
Sean and Dorothy Walsh - The Village Greengrocer, Co Cork
Val Manning – Manning’s Emporium, Co Cork
Bill Kelly - Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa, Co Wexford
Martin Corbett – Chapter One, Dublin

WINNER: CLAIRE NASH, Nash 19 Restaurant & Food Shop, Cork

Good Food Ireland Best Producer Award
sponsored by Bord Bia

Nominees:
Ardsallagh Goat Farm, Co Cork
Connemara Smokehouse & Visitor Centre
Glenilen Farm, Co Cork
Jane Russell’s Original Irish Handmade Sausages, Co Kildare
Janet's Country Fayre, Co Wicklow
Kelly’s of Newport, Co Mayo
Lorge Chocolatier, Co Kerry
McCarthy’s Butchers, Co Cork
Moon Shine Organic Dairy Farm, Co Cork
Ryan’s Arbutus Breads, Co Cork
The Burren Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Co Clare

WINNER: THE BURREN SMOKEHOUSE, Co Clare

Good Food Ireland Person of the Year Award

A person who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to help and secure the future of Good Food Ireland This award highlights the enormous work and commitment that is carried on behind the scenes – that may not be obvious to the members and indeed the public.

JOINT - WINNERS: MAURICE KELLER Arlington Lodge Country House Hotel and PETER WARD Country Choice Nenagh

Good Food Ireland Top Overall Member Award
sponsored by Independent Newspapers

This award is given to the member who most represents the philosophy of Good Food Ireland and is a benchmark for all others.

WINNER: RATHMULLAN HOUSE, Lough Swilly, Co Donegal

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