Great Irish Beverages is very proud to present details of their latest nationwide festival, Irish Food & Drink Month. Running throughout the month of October, it is a celebration of pairing Irish foods with Irish drinks. Any licensed bar, restaurant or hotel can participate for free by clicking here and registration is now open until the end of September.
Pride in Irish food has never been stronger in Ireland’s hospitality sector. Across the country, you’ll find Irish produce taking front and centre of most menus. Local food tastes best when enjoyed with local drinks and Ireland is no exception. Our native drinks pair wonderfully well with Irish meats, fish, farmed produce and cheeses. The team at Great Irish Beverages want to see those drinks as well-loved as the foods they share the same land with. This was the inspiration for rolling out Irish Food & Drink Month.
A number of different Irish drinks brands across multiple sectors are taking part in this project. Any licensed bar, restaurant or hotel can get on board at no cost - in order to get involved, they simply have to create and sell a signature Irish food & drink pairing during October. There will be a public vote on Instagram and Facebook for which participating venue has the best Irish food & drink pairing in the country.
For anyone that needs a little inspiration about what kind of Irish food & drink combos to conjure up, have a wee gander at the below video, featuring pairings from The Seafood Cafe in Temple Bar, Pitt Bros on Dublin's Georges Street, Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street and Brewery Corner in Kilkenny.
Getting behind Irish made drinks in the on trade helps to nurture our entire culinary culture and it creates and sustains Irish jobs. Great Irish Beverages are grateful to Bord Bia and Drinks Ireland for their support, and to all the Irish drinks brands who are sponsoring Irish Food & Drink Month, representing some of Ireland's best breweries, whiskeys, cider makers, gins, vodkas, liqueurs and meads. For the full list of collaborators, visit http://greatirishbeverages.com/irish-food-drink-month
