A new global forum “touRRoir” in Croke Park marked the tenth anniversary of Good Food Ireland this week with the Best of the Decade Awards honouring Irelands food heroes.
Winners were announced at a Chef’s Collaborative Gala Dinner Ceremony with Guest of Honour Charlie Flanagan T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
It also hosted the inaugural touRRoir Hall of Fame a new International Food Tourism and Culture Award, the first of its kind in the world and with a global judging panel.
Leaders from the Irish agri-food and tourism industries will come together with International food tourism and culture experts to celebrate achievements in raising Ireland’s profile in food tourism around the world over the last ten years. Five awards were presented and International Ambassadors of Ireland’s agri-food and tourism sectors were honoured.
The Inaugural touRRoir Hall of Fame took place at a Chef’s Collaborative Gala Dinner in Croke Park as part of the launch of touRRoir a new global forum for food tourism and culture.
René Redzepi from NOMA Restaurant in Denmark, Agència Catalana de Turisme (The Catalan Tourism Agency) and Lee Wook Jung, Film Director and Producer with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the national public broadcaster of South Korea were the first honourees to be inducted to the Hall of Fame.
This International Food Tourism and Culture Hall of Fame is the only recognition for individuals, teams or destinations anywhere in the world whose vision, creativity and drive has had a positive and significant impact on the development of food, tourism and culture for the long term benefit of all stakeholders as well as consumers.
Source: www.businessworld.ie
