Awards Galore for Good Food

More than 100 Irish hospitality and food enterprises have been recognised since the beginning of the current awards season. Up this week was the Good Food Awards at The K Club, where winners were announced in 29 categories.

Pictured are Natasha Pivovarjonokam, Restaurant Supervisor, and Ronan Mackey, Restaurant Manager, Newbridge Silverware, with Darina Allen, Ballymaloe.

The Merrion Hotel was named Five Star Hotel of the Year, while Castle Leslie Estate in Monaghan was presented with the award for Culinary Haven of the Year.

The award for Restaurant of the Year went to An Port Mór in Mayo, while Pub of the Year is The Lifeboat Inn in Cork.

Peter Caviston, of Caviston's Restaurant & Food Emporium, Glasthule, Dublin, received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The full list of winners is :

• Five Star Hotel of the Year, sponsored by Waterford - The Merrion, Dublin
• Culinary Haven of the Year, sponsored by Waterford - Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan
• Four Star Hotel of the Year, sponsored by Wine Consultants Ireland - Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa, Wexford
• Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by Wine Consultants Ireland - An Port Mór, Mayo
• Hotel Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by Wine Consultants Ireland - Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins, Anantara The Marker, Dublin
• Café of the Year, sponsored by Ballymaloe Foods - The Silver Restaurant at Newbridge Silverware, Kildare
• Pub of the Year, sponsored by Roe & Co - The Lifeboat Inn, Cork
• Shop of the Year, sponsored by Irish Central - Brogan's Butchers, Meath
• Agri-food Sustainability Award, sponsored by AIB - Brooke Hall Estate, Derry
• Tourism Hospitality Sustainability Award, sponsored by AIB - Grow HQ, Waterford
• Meat Producer of the Year, sponsored by FBD Insurance - Kelly's of Newport, Mayo
• Fruit & Vegetable Producer of the Year, sponsored by FBD Insurance - Kearns Fruit Farm, Wexford
• Fish & Seafood Producer of the Year, sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Realt na Mara Shellfish, Kerry
• Drinks Producer of the Year, sponsored by The K Club - Long Meadow Cider, Armagh
• Dairy Producer of the Year, sponsored by the National Dairy Council - Freezin' Friesian, Waterford
• Sweet & Savoury Producer of the Year, sponsored by Irish Central - Leahy Beekeeping, Galway
• Bakery & Chocolate Producer of the Year, sponsored by The K Club - The Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Carlow
• Overall Producer of the Year, sponsored by Bord Bia - Kelly's of Newport, Mayo
• Food Innovator of the Year, sponsored by AIB - The O'Neill Family, Mountain View, Kilkenny
• Excellence in Food Tourism Award, sponsored by Tourism Ireland - Burren Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Clare
• Food Lovers Choice Award, sponsored by Matrix Internet:
  • Wild Atlantic Way - Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Limerick
  • Ireland's Ancient East - The Glenroyal Hotel, Kildare
  • Ireland's Hidden Heartlands - Kilronan Castle Estate, Roscommon
  • Dublin - Corrigan's Butchers, Drumcondra, Dublin
  • Northern Ireland - Culloden Estate & Spa, Down
• Outstanding Contribution to Food Production - Anthony Creswell, Ummera Smoked Products, Cork
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Peter Caviston, Caviston's Restaurant & Food Emporium, Dublin
• Supreme Award of the Year, sponsored by FBD Insurance - Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan