The pair now run Green Saffron, an award-winning business making spice blends, sauces and chutneys.

Previous winners of the award include Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger of Taittinger Champagne and Spanish Chef Ferran Adrià of El Bulli.

Bib Gourmands are awarded to restaurants offering particularly good quality, good value cooking.

The three streets have been architecturally remodelled to better support outdoor hospitality following funding of €1.3 million from Fáilte Ireland.

Ahead of its official rollout in Ireland, word of mouth has already generated more than 36,000 sign-ups, with users giving away 10,500 food portions.

THE reopening of the McDonald’s restaurant in Mallow following a major refurbishment and investment will help create 20 new jobs in the local community. The investment of €1.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that four Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of September for breaches of food safety legislation.

CELEBRITY chef Clodagh McKenna is set to showcase Cork in a new series that explores the best of the Rebel County. The Cork native will show what Cork has to offer in her new food and travel mini-series, Clodagh’s Ireland.

One of Cork's most popular takeaway establishments, Zico's Pizzas, is to close its doors after almost four decades in business.  The renowned eatery on High Street took to Facebook yesterday to make the announcement.

Popular seaside eateries Bunnyconnellan Coastal Restaurant and The Lodge Bar & Kitchen have announced they will be closed tomorrow and Friday as staff members need to be tested for Covid-19.

Plans are in the pipeline for a new waffle and ice cream shop on Cork's vibrant Oliver Plunkett Street.

CORK City Council has issued six new Special Event Casual Trading Licences for the period up until September 2021 to cater for the increased demand for food trucks and casual trading within the city.

DINOS, one of Cork’s most successful and well-known family-run chip shops, has been granted permission by Waterford Council to build a drive-thru restaurant beside the N25 at Fairlane, in Dungarvan.

Pizza was Cork’s most popular takeaway choice in 2020 and has been for the last eight years, according to Just Eat. The food delivery company revealed that in Cork, takeaway orders have risen by over 9117% in the last decade from 2010 to 2020.

A Cork hotel has developed a new rooftop garden, which will be used to grow vegetables and herbs for the facility. The development, at the Cork International Hotel, is part of efforts by the hotel to encourage eco-friendly habits at work and at home.

The Government is to invest €17 million in a new scheme to develop outdoor dining capacity nationwide.

A free Sustainability Training Programme which will run from April until November 2021 for Food Businesses across South and West Cork was recently launched.

The most recent addition to the dining scene on Princes Street has been given the green light by Cork City Council to remain as a permanent eatery on the street.

Dede at the Customs House in Baltimore has been awarded a Michelin star in the 2021 Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland.

The presence of a live rodent was one of the reasons given by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) for shutting down a Cork premises in the last month.

Three of Ballymaloe’s Foods products have been awarded stars at this year’s prestigious Great Taste international awards, run by the Guild of Fine Food in the UK.

A total of 44 food producers from Cork have been shortlisted as finalists at the Blas na hÉireann awards.

The Four Liars Bistro, immediately adjacent to the Butter Museum in Shandon, has been closed for some time, however, the eatery reopened on Thursday under new ownership.

Cork restaurant owners have hit back at the Government’s justification for the decision to close their establishments at 11pm and to keep pubs shut.

At the core of the festival, Design POP brings together top Irish design teams to create pop-up installation structures, which will go on display in various outdoor locations across Cork city.

CORK people are enormously proud of their food.

CORK has lost some of its best known and loved eateries who recently made the decision to permanently close. Jam Cafés which operates two cafés in Cork city, recently went into liquidation.

Six McDonald’s Drive Thru restaurants in Cork have reopened. The restaurants in Blackpool, Douglas Village, Ballyphehane, Ballincollig, Mallow and Midleton opened at 11am, and will remain open until 10pm this evening.

CORK looks set for a dry and sunny bank holiday weekend, with Met Éireann forecasting temperatures reaching the mid-twenties in places. Highest temperatures will range between 22 and 26 degrees.

In a statement released earlier today, the fast-food chain revealed that all drive-thrus in the UK and Ireland will reopen by Thursday, June 4.

Caution has been urged ahead of any potential reopening of McDonald’s drive-thrus in Cork. Labour Local Area Representative Peter Horgan has made the calls following lengthy queues outside some Dublin branches that reopened today.

The Bandon Road establishment is set to reopen offering a takeaway service only from Monday at 1pm. For the health and safety of both customers and staff, Jackie Lennox's have implemented a number of new measures.

Rita's, established by Cork natives Ciarán O'Regan and Diarmuid Connolly, officially launched the pop-up last night to the delight of many Leesiders. The pop-up will operate as a call and collect service every Thursday to Sunday from 4pm to 10pm.

My Goodness is a vegan, gluten free food company located in the English Market, which remains open during the Covid-19 crisis. Here, founder Virginia O’Gara talks about the business and how life has changed in the current pandemic

The fast food chain took the decision to close its restaurants in March, but is now working with government and trade bodies in the UK and Ireland to plan a limited reopening "when the time is right".

LOCAL food producers are being encouraged to enter the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards despite the current Covid-19 pandemic. Blas na hÉireann offers small food producers an opportunity to showcase their product both nationally and internationally.

KC's is now offering deliveries within a 2. 5km radius between the hours of 4pm and 10pm. Announcing the news on their website KC's stated:"We are currently offering a home delivery service for everyone within a 2. 5km radius between 4pm and 10pm.

Renowned Michelin Star chef and TV personality, JP McMahon, is to travel to Cork next month where he will work alongside chefs at the Cork International Hotel to bring his creations to foodies here, for one night only.

Failure to implement adequate procedures to control pests, and the apparent presence of a pool of blood under a shelf, are some of the reasons a Cork restaurant was shut down in December.

An Indian Restaurant in Cork city is the only premises in the county ordered to close over the month of December. Indian Aagrah/Bombay Brasserie, located at 89 Sundays Well Road, Cork was ordered to close on December 4.

Students from the Field of Dreams have been “a perfect fit” with the English Market where they’re doing work experience in the lead up to Christmas.

The Christmas supply of Ballymaloe Relish is secure despite a recent fire at the Little Island production facility. An electrical fire in September meant all production stopped for several weeks.

MacCurtain Street's iconic Thompsons Bakery will tomorrow evening reopen as a vibrant new restaurant.  Glass Curtain, a new venture by chef Brian Murray plans to bring even more flavour to Cork’s vibrant Victorian quarter.

Living Leeside is a new series, documenting wandering souls who have found their home in Cork. Kicking off the series, music producer turned spice expert, Arun Kapil talks to The Echo about finding a new love for life in Cork.

A CORK restaurant was shut down for a number of days last month due to a lack of ventilation space between a staff toilet and a food storage area, as well as a number of other food safety issues.

A new gin and rum distillery is set to open in the old Ford Motor Company in the Marina Commercial Park. The brainchild behind this new venture is Robert Barrett who has over eight years experience in the distilling industry.

The product in question is Birds Eye's 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain.

A POPULAR Cork restaurants is to “freshen up” over Christmas with extensive renovations set to be carried out. The White Rabbit on MacCurtain Street will close its doors on October 27, with a view to reopening in March 2020.

Kay Harte speaking at the Farmgate Café's 25th year celebrations at the English Market, Cork City. Photo Joleen CroninThe crowd who gathered to celebrate the Farmgate Café's 25th year celebrations.

25 EU member states pay less excise tax on Irish whiskey than Ireland, according to a new report.