Wexford enjoys tasty success at Irish restaurant awards Leinster regional final
Paul Hynes of La Cote celebrating the Best Restaurant award.
One Hundred Degrees won the Best Casual Dining award.
Chris Fullam, the Sea Rooms @ Kelly's Resort hotel won the Best Chef award.
T Morris Bar won the Put of the Year award.
sian Streetfood won the Best World Cuisine award.
CDMX won the Best Newcomer award.
O'Hana Café won the Best Caf'e award.
One Hundred Degrees won the Best Casual Dining award.
Manuel Zoppetti, from One Hundred Degree, won the Best Restaurant Manager award.
Manuel Zoppetti won the Best Restaurant Manager award.
Nori won the Leinster Innovator of the Year award in Wexford.
Karoo Farm Shop & Café won the Free From award for Wexford.
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COUNTY Wexford emerged with great success from the Leinster Regional Final of this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards, which took place in the Killashee Hotel, in Kildare, on Tuesday, March 14.
Over 1,000 restaurant and hospitality business owners and staff celebrated their hard work and achievements at the event, which saw many well-known restaurateurs from around the province gather to see who were among the winners.
Speaking at the event the President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI), Paul Lenehan, highlighted the fact that this year the awards attracted a record-breaking 130,000 public nominations.
“This sheer number of votes highlights the support and appreciation of the general public for our hospitality sector and all who contribute to it,” said Mr Lenehan.
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He said the awards present an opportunity to celebrate existing and up and coming talent within the sector and he also said “they are a reminder that hospitality is nothing without their dedicated and passionate staff”.
"The awards continue to showcase the incredible food that is on offer in the cafes, hotels, pubs and restaurants of Ireland,” said Mr Lenehan.
There were nominations across a broad range of categories including a new one for 2023, the Innovator of the Year award.
The winners from County Wexford included: Local Food Hero – Nicky Cullen, Mary Barry’s Bar; Best Sustainable Practices – Monart; Innovator of the Year – Nori; Free From – Karoo Farm Shop & Cafe; Best Emerging Irish Cuisine – Table Forty One; Best Restaurant Manager – Manuel Zoppetti, One Hundred Degrees; Best Wine Experience – Greenacres; Best Café – O’Hana Café; Best World Cuisine – Mi Asian Streetfood; Best Newcomer – CDMX; Pub of the Year – T Morris Bar; Best Casual Dining – One Hundred Degrees; Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant – Aldridge Lodge; Best Customer Service – Ashdown Park Hotel; Best Gastro Pub – Mary Barry’s Bar; Best Chef – Chris Fullam, The Sea Rooms @ Kelly's Resort; Best Restaurant – La Cote;
The Wexford winners will now be hoping to take home overall prizes when the Irish Restaurant Awards All Ireland Final takes place in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin, on Monday, May 15.
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