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Spice India in Carrick on Shannon won the Best World Cuisine in Connaught Award at the Irish Restaurant Awards. The Irish Restaurant Awards took place on Monday May 13 in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road with over 1000 people attending a sumptuous meal and the award ceremony. Spice India is

Congratulations to Buffalo Boy who have won the Best Gastrobar in Connaught at the Good Eating Guide Awards 2019. The prestigious awards were held at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin on April 30th by The Good Eating Guide. The guide features restaurants,hotels and pubs throughout the 32 counties. It is

We are delighted to welcome OstaW8 to Leitrim. You may be familiar with Bríd Torrades who runs Ósta Café and Wine Bar in Sligo town,Bríd is now opening a new venture in the W8 holiday village in Manorhamilton. OstaW8 will consist of a restaurant, coffee shop and bakery. Bríd is

The Connaught finals of the Irish Restaurant Awards took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Sligo on March 26th, 2019. We’d like to congratulate all the finalists and winners at these highly coveted Food Oscars. The Leitrim winners are as follows: Best Casual Dining – Luna Best Local Food Hero

Deirdre O’Connell, of Lena’s Tea Room in Carrick on Shannon, has won the Bronze Award for “Marmalade for Savoury Food” in the Artisan Awards category for her Pink Grapefruit and Cranberry marmalade at the prestigious World Marmalade Awards. The World Marmalade Awards ceremony took place on March 16th 2019, at the

laire Ronan, Ocean FM Presenter, called out to visit The Food Hub in Drumshanbo. She interviewed some of the members of Taste Leitrim for the Up and Running show. Sean from Blakes Always Organic explained the history of the business and the benefits of Kefir. Conor from The Oarsman told

Congratulations to Carrig Brewing Company who have just scooped four awards for their beers at the Alltech Craft Brews Awards in Dublin. The awards are part of the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair which is held annually in Dublin. Carrig Brewing Company, is Leitrim’s first brewery in over 100

As part of Local Enterprise Week LEO Leitrim hosted a food photography masterclass for members of Taste Leitrim. The event was held in The Food Hub, Drumshanbo and food photographer Julia Dunin gave the participants a crash course in the art of food photography. The first part of the workshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbSRY-Oc50 Real Bread Week is the annual, international celebration of additive-free loaves and the people who make them. We couldn’t let the week pass without giving a mention to our very own Jinny’s Bakery. Pascal & Sinead Gillard are the team behind Jinny’s Bakery and together with their hard-working bakery