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Pauline Lindsay

Pauline was one of the IFWG’s original founding members, of which there were a dozen.

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The Irish Food Writers’ Guild is grateful to Bord Bia for their continued sponsorship of the Guild and our Food Awards and to the Herbert Park Hotel for their ongoing generosity in hosting our regular meetings in their excellent facilities.

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Just a short selection of the extensive media cove

Just a short selection of the extensive media coverage of our Irish Food Writers’ Guild Awards — so great to see the focus on fine Irish food and drinks! 🇮🇪☘️🍰

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #FoodProducers #Farmers #FoodActivitsts #IFWGFoodAwards2024

by @PaulSherPhoto1

Product spotlight: A round-up of the much-deserved

Product spotlight: A round-up of the much-deserved winners of this week’s 2024 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Awards, including vermouth from Kerry 🍸, oysters from Louth 🦪, chicken from Wexford 🍗, pastry from Meath 🥐 and beef from Sligo 🥩.

How lucky are we to live in such a cornucopia of good food?! ☘️

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #FoodProducers #Farmers #FoodActivitsts #IFWGFoodAwards2024 #Vermouth #Chicken #Organic #Beef #Oysters #Shellfish #Pastry #Seafood

📸 by @PaulSherPhoto1

What a line up! 🌟 This year’s Irish Food Wr

What a line up! 🌟

This year’s Irish Food Writers’ Guild award winners, a veritable who’s-who of Ireland’s finest food producers, farmers, chefs, writers, organisers and activists ☘️🥬🌾

For the full list of the recipients and their incredible work, check out our link in bio 🔗

Pictured: (front centre) Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Peter and Mary Ward of @countrychoice along with the other category award winners: Kian & Mary Louët Feisser of @carlingfordoysters, Mary Regan and Helen Regan of @reganorganic , Mairead Finnegan and Olivia Finnegan of @rollit.pastry , Orla & Anna Snook O’Carroll of @valentiaislandvermouth , Conor Spacey of FoodSpace (@spacey_chef ) and Clive Bright of @rareruminare.

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #FoodProducers #Farmers #FoodActivitsts #IFWGFoodAwards2024

by @PaulSherPhoto1

We’re still on a high from the excitement at yes

We’re still on a high from the excitement at yesterday’s Irish Food Writers’ Guild awards, although it could still be these delicious Piper Heidseck bubbles floating around! 🥂

Lots of our guests were asking about the excellent wine pairing choices from @Liberty_Wines, so we’ve popped the details below — huge thanks to @piper_heidsieck , @Liberty_Wines and @teelingwhiskey for their generous support of the awards ✨🫶✨

🍾 Piper Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut NV
🍇 Pine Ridge Clarksburg Chenin Blanc/Viognier 2022, Napa Valley
🍷 Château Patache d’Aux Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2016, Bordeaux

📸 by @paulsherphoto1

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #LibertyWines #Wines #WinePairings #Champagne #PiperHeidsieck #NapaValley #Bordeaux #IFWGFoodAwards2024

And that’s a wrap on the Irish Food Writers’ G

And that’s a wrap on the Irish Food Writers’ Guild’s 31st Irish Food Awards! ✨

“Notwithstanding the challenges facing small food and drink businesses right now, we have a sector of which we can be extremely proud,” said IFWG chair Caroline Hennessy in an opening speech. “Today’s IFWG Food Awards are a celebration as we shine a light on exemplars of the country’s thriving, world-class artisan food and drink industry. But Ireland’s producers need support from government, from supermarket and restaurant buyers and from consumers who want to eat and drink exceptional and sustainably sourced Irish produce. 🌾

“From oysters to organic meats and chicken, traditionally made pastry and Ireland’s first and only vermouth, this year’s winning produce together with our chosen producers and innovators are the heart and soul of our domestic food industry and they deserve our support,” said Caroline.

Sponsored by Bord Bia, Una Fitzgibbon, Director of Marketing added: “As a connector of Irish food and drink products to the world, it is entirely fitting that Bord Bia continues to support the work of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild as it celebrates and honours the exceptional quality of Ireland’s artisan food industry. Congratulations to all eight winners and thank you for your contribution to the Irish food and drink industry, which sets an inspiring example to the wider industry”.

Huge thanks to our hosts, sponsors and general merrymakers, @SueseyStreet, @MattFullerChef, @JHJohn, @Liberty_Wines and of course @BordBia. We’re so glad to have supported, enjoyed and celebrated the best of Irish food together today 💚

For a full list of winners, plus award-inspired recipes from Suesey Street Head Chef, Matt Fuller, visit our website (link in bio) 🔗

📸by @PaulSherPhoto1

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #SueseyStreet #BordBia
#IFWGFoodAwards2024

The last Irish Food Writers’ Guild award of the

The last Irish Food Writers’ Guild award of the day — for Lifetime Achievement — goes to the inimitable Peter and Mary Ward of @CountryChoice. 🧀🥖🧄

Passionate champions of local food since they opened Country Choice in Nenagh in 1982, Peter is described by our judges as a “shopkeeper to his fingertips” who believes in supporting “the butcher, the baker and the artisan” today rather than bemoaning their loss tomorrow. We can add country grocers to that list of professions to be cherished. 🫶

For their long-held belief in, and support for, local indigenous Irish food, the Irish Food Writers’ Guild (and sponsor @BordBia) is pleased to award Peter and Mary Ward with a Lifetime Achievement Award — pictured here with Guild president @IrelandGuide 🏆

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #FoodGrocers #LocalFood #Grocers #CountryChoice #Nenagh #IFWGFoodAwards2024

📸 by @countrychoice & @properfood_ie

The Irish Food Writers’ Guild Notable Contributi

The Irish Food Writers’ Guild Notable Contribution to Irish Food award goes to Conor Spacey, Co. Dublin (@spacey_chef), recognising his long career as an ambassador for change - and his contribution to Irish food - as important, timely and relevant. 👨‍🍳

A chef for more than three decades, Conor has been relentlessly championing the better use of food that we buy, cook and consume by actively reducing waste all along the food chain. Through his work with organisations such as Food Space, and as co-creator of The Chef’s Manifesto Conor shows that a zero-waste approach to food in hospitality settings is not only attainable but cost effective too. 🌎

Huge congratulations to Conor, seen here accepting his well-deserved award from Guild president, @IrelandGuide. With thanks to our sponsors, @BordBia ☘️🏅🌟

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #FoodWaste #Sustainabilty #FoodSpace #ChefsManifesto
#IFWGFoodAwards2024

📸 By @Spacey_Chef & @ProperFood_ie

The Irish Food Writers’ Guild Community Award is

The Irish Food Writers’ Guild Community Award is a special one, recognising the invaluable contribution that activists, volunteers and organisers can make to our collective food culture. 🍎

This year, together with our sponsors @bordbia, we’re honouring The Cork Urban Soil Project (@UrbanSoilProject), celebrating their ‘closed loop’ community-scale waste system that treats food scraps as a valuable resource for the community that creates it, rather than unwanted pollutant waste. ♻️

To date, the model has inspired similar composting projects in communities as diverse as defence force units, a university campus and a five-star hotel, and CUSP are talking to ChangeX about how to communicate their learnings internationally. Cork Urban Soil Project is an inspiring example of being the change you want to see. “If we can do it,” co-founder Virginia O’Gara says, “anyone can”. 💪

Our member @aoifecarrigy_ accepted the award from @irelandguide on behalf of the Cusp team, who are no doubt busy celebrating in Cork tonight! 🥳

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #Cork #FoodWaste #Environmental #Sustainability #Community #CorkUrbanSoilProject #IFWGFoodAwards2024

by @urbansoilproject & @ProperFood_ie

Our last food award today goes to the incredible M

Our last food award today goes to the incredible Mairead Finnegan of @rollit.pastry , Co. Meath, served here as a feuilletine with @valentiaislandvermouth poached pear and muscovado ice cream 🍨

Combining comfort and convenience, Mairead’s pastry is made in a production kitchen beside her home in Kells, Co Meath. She uses simple and honest ingredients, including Irish butter and locally milled flour. Some of her doughs are enriched with a bit of sugar and vanilla and all are consistent in their deliciousness and ease of use. Is there anything better than warm pastry just out of the oven? Yes, perhaps, if it’s @rollit.pastry, “made consistently, simply and excellently” 👌

Mairead is pictured here celebrating her win with @IrelandGuide, our president. With thanks to @bordbia, our generous sponsors ☘️

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #Meath #MeathFood #Pastry #RollitPastry #Dessert

📸 by @PaulSherPhoto1 & @ProperFood_ie

No Irish Food Writers’ Guild awards ceremony wou

No Irish Food Writers’ Guild awards ceremony would be complete without recognising the incredible producers who help make this island so famous for its beverages. This year’s Irish Drink Award goes to Ór @ValentiaIslandVermouth, Co. Kerry and the innovative wife-and-wife team behind it, Anna and Orla Snook O’Carroll 🏅

Using a Spanish Verdejo grape and locally foraged Valentia Island plants and herbs such as gorse, Anna and Orla are pioneers in their field, establishing a new drinks category in Ireland. They have actively engaged with the Irish food and drink community, travelling the length and breadth of the country for tastings, talks and events. They hope to grow the business and open a distillery on the island, building a name for Irish vermouth, one sip at a time 🍸

Cheers to that, and to Anna and Orla, pictured receiving their award from our president, @irelandguide at the @BordBia-sponsored ceremony today 🏆☘️🌟

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #Kerry #KerryFoodandDrink #IrishDrinks #Vermouth #IFWGFoodAwards2024

📸 by @PaulSherPhoto1 & @ProperFood_ie

This was followed by a delicious chicken mousselin

This was followed by a delicious chicken mousseline from the organic farm of @ReganOrganic, expertly prepared by the team at @SueseyStreet with morel and shallot stew, Irish baby leeks and soubise 👌

Based in Wexford, Mary Regan has been awarded today for her “singular and exceptional” organic chicken farm and her “ethical and humane approach [that] delivers a product of outstanding quality and taste. Quite simply, it looks like a chicken that led a life that chickens were meant to have, and it tastes like those from the near-forgotten era of the special Sunday roast dinner.” 👏🏆🌟

Huge congratulations to Mary and Helen O’Regan, pictured receiving their much-deserved #IFWGFoodAwards2024 from our president, @irelandguide

📸 by @PaulSherPhoto1 & @ProperFood_ie

With sincere thanks to our sponsors @bordbia ☘️

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #Chicken #Organic #OrganicFarming #WexfordFood #ReganOrganic

Next up, our guests at the #ifwgfoodawards2024 din

Next up, our guests at the #ifwgfoodawards2024 dinner @SueseyStreet are being treated to a beautiful slow-braised ossobucco from organic beef producer @RareRuminaire, Sligo, the winner of our Irish Food Writers’ Guild Environmental Award. 🏆 🌾

Owner Clive Bright says: “farming should be about harnessing the resources we already have, the land that we steward, the plants we grow, and the free energy source that the sun provides”. By creating a diverse, close-to-natural habitat for his livestock, Clive has found an ethical and perpetual way of producing nutritionally dense and tasty beef that enhances the environment while producing food for the community and beyond. 🥩

Congratulations to Clive, pictured receiving his award from our president, @irelandguide. 👏

#IFWGFoodAwards #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #SligoFood #Ossobucco #SlowCooked #RareRuminaire #IrishBeef

📸 by @paulsherphoto1 & @properfood_ie

Aaaaand we’re off! #IFWGFoodAwards2024 🏆🌟🥇

The first winner of the 2024 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards is @carlingfordoysters, Co. Louth. 🦪

Described as “as natural and pure as food can be”, these Pacific oysters boast a sweet nutty flavour followed by a slight tannic lingering aftertaste, the benefit of a natural process that takes more than three years to reach maturity — making Kian & Mary Louët Feisser (pictured) deserving winners at this year’s “#IFWGFoodAwards, sponsored by @bordbia. ☘️

#IFWGFoodAwards2024 #Oysters #Seafood #Shellfish #IrishFood #Irish #IrishFoodWritersGuild #Carlingford

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✨ Less than 24 hours to go before the 2024 Irish

✨ Less than 24 hours to go before the 2024 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Awards kick off! ✨

For more than three decades, we’ve come together to celebrate the best of Irish food and champion the dedicated producers who bring such treasures to our tables 🌾

Join us here tomorrow as we unveil this year’s #IFWGAWARDS2024 winners — starting at 1pm! 🏆

With thanks to @Bordbia, the sponsors of #IFWGFoodAwards ☘️

Congratulations to @blastabooks on the announcemen

Congratulations to @blastabooks on the announcement of four fresh and flavourful new cookbooks coming our way in 2024 📚

Guild member @edibleireland is at the helm of this fantastic project which aims to highlight new voices in Irish food writing.

The upcoming books are:
#9: FUNKY by @caitlinruthfood
#10: WHOLE CATCH by @aishlingmoore
#11: AGAK-AGAK by @sham__hanifa
#12: SOCAFRO by @chef_alistair_jeje

Find out more about Blasta Books and their delicious cookbooks at @blastabooks 📚🍽️

🔸3️⃣ tips to craft the perfect recipe from

🔸3️⃣ tips to craft the perfect recipe from author, editor, publisher and IFWG member, Kristin Jensen @edibleireland of @9beanrowsbooks ✍🏼

As part of our recent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) day, two members - Kristin Jensen and @ipadzorz Patrick Hanlon (/@gastrogays) - delivered 30 minute workshops, one on the art and technique of great recipe writing and the other on effective social media for food writers. These are to aid members’ own development and this was free to attend.

As a snapshot of Kristin’s session (for those who may have missed or who need a mini reminder) here she shares three top tips for crafting clear, precise and useful recipes

⭐️ Just some of the recipients of the ‘Lifet

⭐️ Just some of the recipients of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the annual Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards over the last three decades. 2023 marks 30 years since the awards began ⭐️

All images (c) the talented @paulsherphoto1 who we have been lucky to have worked with on the IFWG Food Awards for many years 📸

#IFWGFOODAWARDS

New food writing alert: Scoop Issue 02 is out now!

New food writing alert: Scoop Issue 02 is out now!

The theme for the second issue of this new publication is "Eat Your Feelings" with an expressive cover designed by @fuchsiamacaree

Congrats to Editor @deelaffan and publisher @edibleireland @9beanrowsbooks

You can order a copy from scoopfoodmag.com

[NEW MEMBER] welcoming @joanne.cronin to @foodwrit

[NEW MEMBER] welcoming @joanne.cronin to @foodwritersguild 🖊️

Joanne Cronin is a food writer and blogger, with over 10 years experience. Her primary focus is on restaurant reviews, currently publishing on her Instagram account. In addition she promotes Irish food and drink across the entire island on @irishfoodscene.

She has contributed to multiple publications including @irishtimesfood, @houseandhomemagazine, leading Irish food guides and podcasts. She has also been commissioned to produce independent assessment reports for restaurants

[NEW MEMBER] Welcoming Cathal McBride @glassredwin

[NEW MEMBER] Welcoming Cathal McBride @glassredwine to @foodwritersguild 🖊️

Cathal McBride is a food and wine writer based in #Galway with a passion for all types of gastronomy, wine and spirits. As weekly wine and drinks columnist for the @businesspostmagazine, he delves into his years of experience, offering an insight into pairing wine with food while attempting to break down the barriers of accessibility so that everyone can enjoy the wonders of the wine world.

Cathal began a blog (www.aglassofredwine.com) in 2015 where he shares recipes instilled in promoting Irish produce and world cuisine. He has also contributed on travel for the Business Post Magazine and serves as a judge for the @foodandwineireland Awards

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PICKLED DELI: "This is the bravest thing we’ve ever done!"

Owners of Pickled Deli in Macroom, Katy Walsh and Keely Buckley, chatted with me about the growing success of their business, which they opened almost two years ago in an old family shop...

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