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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group joins The Restaurants Association of Ireland



As Ireland’s largest family-owned and run group of hotels, the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group is delighted to announce that all six of their hotels located in Ireland – the Silver Springs Moran Hotel in Cork, the Red Cow Moran Hotel in Dublin, and the Bewley’s Hotelsin Ballsbridge, Newlands Cross, Leopardstown and Dublin airport – have now joined The Restaurants Association of Ireland.
The restaurants and bars within the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group take pride in supporting and ordering from Irish business and local suppliers where possible. They are committed to providing choices for diners increasingly concerned with where their food comes from and how it impacts on the environment, as well as being committed to giving their diners great food and great value for money.
Communications Director Tracey Moran, is delighted to join the Restaurants Association of Ireland: "We are very happy to be members of an association that supports and promotes the restaurant industry in Ireland so well. Our six hotels in Ireland have a variety of food offerings – fine dining, gastro-pubs, casual dining – but in all of our food outlets we strive to demonstrate the passion and enthusiasm we have for Irish ingredients, local suppliers and sustainable sourcing, and above all we strive to ensure each and every one of our diners has a great experience.
Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of The Restaurants Association of Ireland welcomed the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group to its ranks of membership:  “There has never been a better time to join the association as it goes from strength to strength. We are very proud to be associated with six Irish-owned, family-run hotels, for whom the association will work on behalf of to improve the restaurant industry and create a better working environment for everyone in the hospitality industry. The hotels in the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group are landmarks in modern Ireland and we will work tirelessly to ensure they remain that way”.
Founded in 1970, The Restaurants Association of Ireland is the professional body of the Irish Restaurant Industry. The primary functions of the Association are to promote and defend the interests of its members. The Irish restaurant industry employs 64,000 people and contributes €2 billion to the Irish economy each year. The RAI now represents in excess of 700 members with categories including fine dining, casual dining, ethnic, family, gastro pubs and hotel restaurants. The Association is officially recognised by Government and state agencies as representing the industry, and serves as the voice for restaurants with both local and national government. It is frequently called on to give the industry view and to participate in a wide range of bodies set up to consider future policy and/or legislation.
  
The Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group is Ireland’s largest group of independently owned and operated hotels with properties in Dublin, London, Cork, Manchester and Leeds. Each of the hotels is conveniently located for speedy access to city centres, airports, plus major cultural and tourist attractions, which makes the Moran & Bewley’s Hotel Group the perfect choice for those travelling for business or pleasure.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

What a Blooming Weekend?

Despite the poor weather conditions on Sunday, Bloom was blooming this weekend and welcomed almost 80,000 visitors to the Phoenix Park Dublin.
Bloom is Ireland's largest gardening, food and family event.  There was something for everyone at the Bloom event, from live cookery and craft demonstrations to free gardening advice/workshops from the experts and great live entertainment for all the family.  Kids can attend Bloom for free, which makes it a more affordable day for all the family.
At 2012's event, the Brasserie Restaurants at Bewley’s Hotels sponsored one of the gardens which combined the artistic direction from Gold Medal Winner Gary Hanaphy with the relaxed and informal dining atmosphere of The Brasserie's at Bewley's Hotels.  
The 'Table For 4' garden won a Gold Medal.  ‘Table for 4’ garden involves al fresco dining and entertaining in a plush, luxury setting, where the colour palette of varying shades of green has the therapeutic effect of allowing guests to relax, de-stress and thoroughly enjoy their dining experience.
The Brasserie Group Executive Head Chef Brian McCarthy was busy cooking up a storm for all the winners of the ‘Table For 4’ competition, Congratulations Ruth Rock, Anna Hannigan and John Taylor.
We had a number of familiar faces who dropped by to view our award winning garden, we were delighted to show off our award winning garden to Pat Kenny, Mimi Murray, Corinna Hardgrave and many more. Thanks to all. 
Did you go to Bloom 2012? Check out our videos and images here and see if you can see yourself in the crowd!  If you didn’t go to Bloom 2012, have a look here and see what you missed out on, and start planning your trip to Bloom 2013.
We would like to thank everyone that came and viewed our ‘Table For 4’ garden and we are looking forward to seeing you all at Bloom 2013.
From the Bewley’s Team.


Thursday, September 16, 2010

Kitchen

Kitchen
Enjoying some food!


If you attended 'Kitchen' last week i'm sure you will agree that it was a great event! There was a great turnout with over 500 visitors mixed between foodies, press, families, hotel guests and local residents.



Face Painting



There was plenty to keep the kiddies occupied such as face painting, not to mention the constant queue for the smoothie stall!
Paula Mee & Brain Mc Carthy
There was a great Carnival atmosphere with visitors enjoying the fine evening, sipping wine outside and listening to Cafe Orchestra.


Nutritionist, Paula Mee gave very interesting talks on the importance of healthy family eating to combat the rise in obesity, heart disease and diabetes in Ireland. In the section on sustainable fish, Paula highlighted the benefits of including more fish in our diet and gave some great advice and tips on 'Eating Out & Staying Trim'. In a later discussion Paula highlighted that many children have never actually seen a carrot and as far as they are concerned they grow in 'batons'!

There were 10 key suppliers present for the duration of the event, all of whom were very generous with their samplings. Included in these samplings were:
silver hill duck | smoked seafood | lamb cutlets | mini beef & yorkshire puds | free range chicken | delicious desserts | seasonal berries | killowen yoghurt.
Food tastings from the stage included (brasserie hotpot | baked apple & berries | mackerel on brown bread | pollack n chips | chicken & pesto risotto | homemade veg soup

At the fruit and vegetable stand, one of the main items of interest was actually a brussel sprout tree. Did you know they grew on trees? Paula remarked upon this herself talking about how kids in the states particularly are not privy to fresh produce enough and many wouldn't recognise a carrot in its original form as they only see them as 'batons' coming out of packets....true!

The main lesson that guests left with was that we should be sourcing and buying more fresh Irish produce. Not only does it taste better but it helps our economy- which could do with all the help it can get right now! This event has certainly given me 'food for thought', i am now checking where my meat and two veg is coming from and will be making a conscious decision from now on to buy Irish where possible.
Check out our pictures from the event!

Bon Appetite!

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