Full List of Michelin Stars & Michelin Bib Gourmands in Ireland

The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2012 is launched today and will be available in bookshops from Friday 7 October, priced at £14.99 (€17.99 in Ireland). This year’s guide is the first time that it has been published before Christmas.

Here are the Irish Recipients of

Michelin Stars & Michelin Bib Gourmands:

2 Michelin Stars - Republic of Ireland - Excellent cooking, worth a detour
Dublin	Dublin	Patrick Guilbaud

1 Michelin Star - Republic of Ireland - Very good cooking in its category
Ardmore	Waterford	House at Cliff House Hotel
Dublin	Dublin	Chapter One
Dublin	Dublin	L’Ecrivain
Dublin	Dublin	Thornton’s at The Fitzwilliam Hotel
Malahide	Dublin	Bon Appétit



Available in bookshops from Friday 7 October, priced at €17.99



Michelin Bib Gourmand - Republic of Ireland - Good food at moderate price
Adare		Limerick	White Sage
Clonegall		Carlow	Sha Roe Bistro
Dingle		Kerry	Chart House
Dublin		Dublin	Pichet
Dublin		Dublin	Pig’s Ear
Duncannon		Wexford	Aldridge Lodge
Durrus		Cork	Good Things Café
Kinsale		Cork	Fishy Fishy Café
Lisdoonvarna		Clare	Wild Honey Inn
Lismore		Waterford	O’Brien Chop House
Roundstone		Galway	O’Dowds
Stepaside		Dublin	Box Tree (NEW)
Michelin Bib Gourmand - Northern Ireland - Good food at moderate price
Ballyclare	Antrim		Oregano
Belfast	Antrim		Cayenne
Holywood	North Down		Fontana (NEW)
Warrenpoint	Down		Restaurant 23

Deletion of Michelin Bib Gourmands - Republic of Ireland
Cashel	Tipperary	Café Hans
Dublin	Dublin	La Maison
Dundalk	Louth	Rosso

Don't forget to Feed the Fish at the bottom of this Post!

zack

Keep Calm! - A Book Competition

UPDATE: And the Winner (picked by a random number generator) is lisalilacannon@gmail.com
Her comment was:
"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating"-Luciano Pavarotti

"Keep Calm and Cook On" Competition-
Enter Here with a Comment !

We have 1 Copy of this great little book for you to win! Don't forget, you won't be able to get it in the shops until November!
To win a copy of "Keep Calm and Cook On" simply leave a comment with your favourite foodie quote or saying. Leave a contact method and the Winner will be chosen by random pick on Friday 14th October.

By Lewis Esson. Published by Quadrille Publishing - November 2011

Check out the Quadrille Publishing website for other cookery books here at http://www.quadrille.co.uk/books/food-and-wine 

“The only time to eat diet food is while you are waiting for the steak to cook,”

Julia Child (1912 – 2004)

That line epitomises the character of this little book of humorous quotes, common-sense techniques, modern and historical advice & tips, for the kitchen, complied by award-winning author Lewis Esson.

“Keep Calm & Cook On”, the very title is advice itself that any chef or cook under pressure can take solace in. You’re not saving lives after all and it is only food! How best to prepare your cheese board, what to look for in fresh fish, the secrets of a good salad dressing and many other helpful snippets of wisdom are compiled herein.

“I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage,

if there were enough tarragon around.” James Beard – Chef & Food Writer (1903-1985)



Quadrille Publishing

Which foods combat stress, which are calming, which give you an energy boost and which can sparkle up your love life? All are answered with a combination of experience and wit from some of the most famous cooks, journalists and other famous people who simply adored their precious moments at the table.


 “We should look for someone to eat & drink with before looking for something to eat & drink.”

Epicurus – Ancient Greek Philosopher (341 – 270 B.C.)

Marcel Boulestin, James Beard, Sophia Loren, Sir Walter Raleigh, the Dalai Lama, Nigella Lawson and many others from stage & screen, kitchen & couch have had an opinion on food matters and they have been collated here in a handy pocket-sized hardback book.

Author Lewis Esson

Lewis Esson is one of the most experienced editors of food books. Contributing editor of the English edition of Larousse Pratique and of The Good Cook's Encyclopaedia, his own books include Mouthwatering Mediterranean, The Gate Cookbook and Breakfast at the Wolseley, with A. A. Gill. How the British Fell in Love with Food, which he compiled for the Guild of Food Writers, won the Gourmand Award for Best Culinary History Book in the World 2010.

To win a copy of "Keep Calm and Cook On" simply leave a comment with your favourite foodie quote or saying. Leave a contact method and the Winner will be chosen by random pick on Friday 14th October.

Don't forget to Feed this Fish at the bottom of this Post!

zack

Winners at the Irish Food Awards - Blas na hEireann 2011

The annual Blas na hEireann/National Irish Food Awards celebrate and reward the very best of Irish produce, and the passionate, driven individuals behind it.

All Irish Food companies, from North and South of the island of Ireland, are invited to submit food products that are commercially available to the public in at least three commercial outlets, including Market stalls.


Held as part of the annual Dingle Peninsula Food & Wine Festival, the winners of the 2011 were announced on this evening. The official presentation and awards ceremony by Ross Golden-Bannon, Peter Ward, Birgitta Hedin-Curtin and Martin Shanahan was attended by retail buyers, journalists and chefs as well as local visitors to the festival.


This is a quick List of all the Winners at the Blas na hEireann Awards 2011 which I put together through thanks to the on-the-spot reporting of Artisan Food Brand Master Keith Bohanna via his Twitter posts.

Blas na hEireann - National Irish Food Awards
Category	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Chocolate	-	Chocolate Here	Joint Chocolate Here & Butlers
Confectionary	Just Desserts	The Cake Stand	Aran Candy Co
Puddings & Desserts	Elizabeth Ann, Sligo	Diva Boutique, Cork	Coverture Desserts for Dunnes
Dessert Sauces	Tipperary Kitchen	Mileeven for Lidl	Terravale for Aldi
Dairy	Irish Yogurts for Aldi	Irish Yogurts for Tesco	Irish Yogurts for Supervalu
Ice cream & Sorbets	Curran Hill, Fermoy	Silver Pail for Superquinn	Silver Pail for Supervalu
Cheese	Wicklow Blue	JOD Foods – Old Irish Creamery	Irish Cashel Blue
Sausages	Oldhausen for Lidl	Oldhausen	AIBP for Superquinn
Black & White Puddings	Truly Irish	Brady Family Meats	Brady's for Supervalu
Cured Meats & Charcuterie	Tom Durkin	Callan Bacon Co	Glenieen Foods for Horgan
Bacon	Callan Bacon Co	Callan Bacon Co	Callan Bacon Co
Meat	AIBP for Aldi	Western Brand for Aldi	AIBP for Superquinn
Terrines & Pates	Flynn's Kitchen	On The Pigs Back	The Food Store, Castlebar
Savoury Pies & Quiches	Una Martin	Una Martin	Una Martin
Fish & Seafood	Dunns Seafare for Supervalu	Dunns Seafare for Supervalu	Joint Kenmare Salmon Co & Sushi King
Soup & Salads	Flynn's Kitchen	Atlantis Audrey	Joint Gold Wonder Foods & Glorious Sushi
Bread	Village Bakery, Dublin	Diva Boutique	Pat The Baker for Aldi
Functional Food	Gookies	Pure Foods	Billy's Bakery
Breakfast Cereal	Nash19, Cork	Joint Kelkin & NutriSnacks	Foods Of Athenry
Spirits & Liquors	Cooley for Aldi	Robert Merry & Co	Cooley for Aldi
Beer & Cider	Carlow Brew Co for Aldi	Carlow Brew Co for Aldi	Dungarvan Brewing Co
Bottled Milk	Adare Farm	Mulryans for Aldi	The Different Dairy Company Organic
Teas & Coffees	Baileys Coffee	Java Republic	Barbara Daly for Supervalu
Oils, Seasonings and Dressings	Simply	Quality Strand Hotel	Green Saffron
Pickles & Chutney	O' Lionáird’s for Aldi	The Scullery for Aldi	O' Lionáird’s  Follain
Preserves, Conserves	-	Joint O' Lionáird’s Follain & Healys Honey for Aldi	Healys Honey for Aldi
Cakes & Desserts	Just Desserts	Silver Pail	The Food Store
Biscuits & Snacks	Gookies	Kooky Dough	Market Foodstore
Savoury Snacks	Largo	Tayto	Tayto
Cake & Bread Mixes	Sowans Organic	-	Joint Cathy's Spelt & Nash 19
Business Diversification award	Limerick Strand Hotel
Fish Innovation Award	Keoghans
Best Kerry Based Emerging Food Co	Cloudberry Bakery
Best New Product	O'Connors Bakery for Mincemeat
Best Artisan Producer Award	Una's Pies
Supreme Champion 2011	Barber Daly & Co Ltd, Tea Merchants & Tea Brokers, Cork
Winners Details provided Live! via Twitter by @keithbohanna

Please excuse any errors - Keith could only tweet so fast! Do contact me with any corrections.

 Latest News Update! Sunday 2nd October.
For the Complete Results they have been just published here on the Blas na hEireann website

On a personal note, I think all major events like this should have their own Social Media station at their event, to help interested parties (like me, that couldn't make it to the event) keep up-to-date with the details & results via Twitter & Facebook.


Don't forget to Feed the Fish at the bottom of this POst!
zack

Best Artisan Food Producer 2011 - Una Martin for Una's Pies