The Tannery Wins Best Cookery School Award

Wednesday, 23rd May 2012

The Tannery Wins Best Cookery School Award at The Irish Restaurant of the Year Awards 2012

Nominees for the The Best Cookery School Award sponsored by Avonmore, the leading Irish Dairy Foodservice supplier at the Irish Restaurant of the Year Awards 2012 held in Dublin last night featured a shortlist of outstanding cookery schools which included

- Ballyknocken House, run by celebrity TV chef Catherine Fulvio

- Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery School

- Cooks Academy, Dublin which was founded by Vanessa and Tim Greendwood

- Dublin Cookery School run by Lynda Booth

- Dunbrody House, Wexford run by Kevin and Catherine Dundon and

- The Tannery Cookery School, in Dungarvan, Waterford run by celebrity TV chef Paul Flynn..

Organised by the Irish Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) this year's event once again recognised achievement and excellence in the restaurant and hospitality industry throughout the whole of Ireland in 23 categories. They celebrate all aspects of the industry from chefs and restaurants to food producers, local food heroes and cookery schools.

According to Paul Flynn of Avonmore "The Avonmore Award for the Best Cookery School Category recognises the exceptionally high standard of cookery schools in Ireland.

We applaud Ireland's cookery schools for its ongoing commitment to procure high quality locally sourced ingredients in the pursuit of premium food. It is only fitting that Avonmore, the trusted and leading Irish supplier to all major hotel chains, restaurants, gastro pubs, catering providers and hospitality / event suppliers, offer our company's support for an industry in which we play such an integral part in maintaining culinary excellence."

Brian Fallon of the Irish Restaurant Awards said " We are the economic engine rooms in every town in Ireland, creating and maintaining much needed local employment. Our industry has annual sales in excess of 2billion and we employ 64,000 people. In fact we are the largest employer within the Irish Tourism Sector. So tonight at these awards we are celebrating winning cuisines, great restaurateurs and chefs who have brought international recognition and accolades to the Irish restaurant industry."