Awards for local businesses
Two local restaurants have won awards in the last week, writes Brian Byrne.
Fallons was voted the Best Gastro Pub in Kildare in the Irish Restaurant Awards 2011, sponsored by Santa Rita/Sunday Independent Life Magazine. The Awards are organised by the Restaurants Association of Ireland.
Entries for the Awards have doubled to 6,000 nationally in the last year and include nominations for Ireland’s favourite Restaurants, Chefs, Gastro Pubs, Hotel Restaurants and Local Food Heroes throughout the Country.
Fallons proprietor Brian Fallon also took over as President of the RAI last week for a two year stint, replacing top chef Paul Cadden.
All County winners will now compete for the Regional and All Ireland Title which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards in the Burlington Hotel Dublin on Wednesday 25th May 2011.
Pictured above at the announcement of the Leinster counties winners are Mary O Neill and Tom Tinsley
Meanwhile, the Good Food Gallery won the award for the Best Retail Shop at the recent inaugural Kildare Entrepreneurial Awards.
The business was opened 17 months ago by Suzanne and Paul Carey and concentrates on Artisan and quality Irish produce sourced locally where possible.
