“Just Ask! is a public awareness campaign run by Bordbia, The Irish Food Board, that aims to encourage consumers, when eating out, to look for information on where the food on their plate comes from and to encourage chefs to provide this information on their menus.”
In recent years, here in Ireland, the publicity generated by chefs in kitchens demanding better produce to work with in the first place have heightened the standards expected by customers in restaurants. Although often more expensive to buy because of the scale of operation, locally sourced produce, especially meats, are finally becoming the norm and the expected on Irish menus.
Restaurants are encouraged to provide transparency to customers by crediting the local suppliers for their product and providing supplier (particularly meat) details and country of origin information on their menus.
Each Month Bordbia pick one Just Ask Restaurant of the Month based on these criteria
and their June 2012 recommendation is:
EatGalway – a trio of restaurants in Galway City!
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| JP McMahon, Chef & one of the proprietors of EatGalway |
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| Drigín Gaffey one of the proprietors of EatGalway |
Chef JP McMahon who owns the restaurants with his wife Drigín Gaffey, said, "We are committed to showcasing local and speciality Irish foods, albeit with international interpretation. Our mantra is ‘Three restaurants, One philosophy: Good Food, Local Suppliers and Artisan Produce’. Their supplier list reads like a who's who of the best of west-coast Irish artisan produce!
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| Gastro Pub food at Massimo |
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| Massimo Restaurant - part of EatGalway |
"The Allen family’s Castlemine Farm in Co. Roscommon supplies us with free range pork, lamb and grass fed beef. Irish pork, lamb and beef are also supplied by Collerans Butchers of Galway and Morgan Maguire Meats in Ballinasloe."
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| The food at Cava Restaurant is made for sharing |
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| Cava Tapas Restaurant - part of EatGalway |
"The Friendly Farmer (Ronan Byrne) of Athenry supplies us with free range chicken and livers, while locally sourced fresh fish is supplied by both Moycullen Seafoods and Gannet Fishmongers in Galway."
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| Aniar's kitchen is run by Enda McEvoy -Bridgestone Chef of the Year, 2011 |
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| Aniar Restaurant - part of EatGalway |
"Smoked salmon, mackerel and tuna all come from Connemara Smokehouse of Galway. Our respected suppliers are listed on our menus”.
Click Here for more details and the EatGalway website.
If you are own an Irish Restaurant you can check to see if you fit the criteria to be considered for a JUST ASK recommendation Click HERE
