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Attwell’s a hero! UCC acquires Allen Archive

Eccles Hotel Head Chef Eddie University College Cork has Attwell was named Cork’s Local announced its acquisition of the Food Hero at the RAI Munster Myrtle Allen Archive of papers and Awards recently. The accolade that it is establishing the annual was in recognition of the eff orts Myrtle Allen Memorial Lecture Eddie and his kitchen team are in honour of a pioneer in Irish making to improve upon the food. Spanning over 100 years, the already excellent food off ering Myrtle Allen Archive is a treasure of We cater for all occasions using the insight into a woman whose ethos and approach to cooking and Irish at Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff . Eddie is extremely passionate best of fresh West Cork produce produce would come to frame, about sourcing the best of local produce, and many of structure and direct much of how - Home Cured Meatsthe ingredients for the Eccles we engage with contemporary Irish - Local West Cork Cheeses menus are grown on-site. food culture. - Sumptuous fresh seafood - Extensive range of traditional & contemporary salads - Delicious cakes made to order

Please contact Kevin on 02821400 Email fieldskibbereen@supervalu.ie A Taste of West Cork The 2019 A Taste of West Cork food festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before with in excess of 260 events taking place between September 6th and 15th. This year will see a number of visiting chefs from Australia bring a wonderful taste of Down Under to the festival, while chefs from the UK, USA and Europe will also add to the truly international fl avour of the event. The street market in Skibbereen on Sunday 15th, which is the big fi nale event, is a fi rm festival favourite. This incorporates the Taste the Island All-Ireland Food & Drink Expo in Skibbereen Town Hall. See www.atasteofwestcork.com for more details or pick up a copy of the festival programme locally. Innovation award 9 White Deer Brewery from Baile Bhúirne in the Muskerry Gealtacht was awarded its fourth innovation award at the recent Free From Food Awards. The brewery has once again received high recognition for the work they do in normalising life for people with Coeliac disease or an intolerance to gluten. They develop methods, recipes and products that are gluten-free so everyone can enjoy them. 9 White Deer collected the innovation 2019 award for bringing gluten-free draught beers to market and for being the fi rst to boldly announce themselves as the country’s fi rst brewery to go 100% gluten free. They also received a gold medal for their Black Lightning, a Black IPA, previous winner of Quality food and drinks awards in 2015 as well as a bronze medal for their pale ale Stag Bán and a merit for their Stout which won the innovation award last year. Potential for growth A new study on restaurant booking habits has shown that booking portals and online delivery services are still in an early stage of development but are playing an increasingly important role in the restaurant industry. The study was undertaken to better assess the current market situation for booking portals and online delivery services. The study, conducted by a company based in Switzerland, shows that food delivery services and restaurant booking portals are playing a growing role in the Irish and European restaurant sector. This is leading to a more tailored and technology driven experience for customers. This was one of several trends in the restaurant and hospitality industry identifi ed by the survey. The study found that there is huge potential for growth in the online delivery sector because they are still at an early stage of development. It predicts that by 2023 revenue could grow by 10% annually.