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As the May Bank Holiday weekend lands in Ireland, I've got two festivals on my door step with the inaugural FoodieFest taking place in Mountain View while the Kilkenny Roots Festival is in full swing.I'll blame the former for the extra few hours in the bed this morning before the podcast release, but as always on a Sunday, I've got five more stories from the food world for you to digest and read up on while you sink your morning coffee.Check the links below for stories mentioned in this week's episode.Healthy Carlow on FacebookMillions of euros unclaimed from Deposit Return SchemeOfficial release via gov.ie as outdoor table fees waived for 2024US fast food chains may have to amp up promotions as more people eat at home‘Unethical’ junk food packaging manipulates children into craving sweets, report claimsJoin the Ken On Food newsletter for free via Substack5 Cinco de Mayo recipes to try this weekHave a story of your own to share? Drop me a line at any time to ken@kenonfood.com.

For Sunday April 27th 2024, you’re listening to Food In Five Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from Ireland and beyond each Sunday, all drawn from the past week.It’s been another busy week on the food front and another busy week in general as all of a sudden we’re hitting the end of April, gearing up for the May Bank Holiday weekend, Foodie Fest hitting Kilkenny (more on that in the podcast). As always, if you’ve got a story to share, email me at any stage, it’s ken@kenonfood.com or give me a shout anywhere you find @kenonfood on socials.Links for this week's episodeFoodiefest.ieAgri Aware's Healthy Eating WeekIncredible EdiblesRepak.ie: Don't waste earth dayGLAS @ TU Dublin anniversary celebrationsWest Clare town bucking the national trend of restaurant closuresSubscribe for free wherever you do your podcast listening.Better yet, get my free newsletter here, dropping every Sunday morning around 7am. In it you'll find these stories and more, recipes to try, podcasts to listen to, and it's all free, delivered fresh to your inbox.

Can you believe we're three weeks into April already? The rain of the past few weeks made way for at least one decent day of sunshine and the world keeps on spinning.As Sunday rolls around again, I've got another five stories for you from the Irish food world and beyond over the past week includingThe Dublin leg of the Irish Restaurant Awards, with the shortlists out this past weekA new report from the RAI exploring the economic impact of the closure of over 200 food-led businesses since the start of the yearA story on how poor weather conditions throughout the UK and Europe could lead to food shortages in the UK in 2024Aldi's all-new private-label baby formula brings some interesting survey results on the grocery frontSuperValu too have been at the surveys, this time with GIY to look at where and how families are growing vegetables at homeAs always, if you've got a story to share, drop me an email at any time to ken@kenonfood.com and if you enjoy what you here today and every Sunday, consider leaving a quick 5-star review for the podcast in Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you do your podcast listening.

For Sunday April 7th, this is Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the food scene in Ireland and beyond, served fresh in five minutes or less.It may have been a storm-filled, rain-sodden week on Irish soil, but there’s never a dull moment in the world of food and this week I’ve got another five stories for you to accompany your Sunday brew. If you’d like more details, extra reading, recipes to try for the week ahead and a podcast pick to match, consider a free membership to my Substack newsletter, it’s called The Week In Food and you’ll find it at kenonfood.substack.com or get links on the blog. Much like this podcast, it drops in your mail every Sunday morning.Links you'll need this week...Keith Boyle appointed Executive Chef at Kilkenny's Mountain ViewFoodieFest.ieFáilte Ireland launches five-year tourism development plan for SligoIrish Food Writing AwardsAgriland: Climate-friendly milkDublin's victorian food market to reopen in 2026Follow me on socialsTwitter / X @kenonfoodFacebook @kenonfoodInstagram @kenonfoodTikTok @kenonfoodOr email at any stage, it's ken@kenonfood.com

Easter greetings to one and all!On this week's podcast there's a look atThe Munster round of the Irish restaurant awardsAn increase in insolvencies in Ireland for Q1 2024, the hospitality sector taking the biggest hitNew pizza and donut offerings in KilkennyOpportunities for young chefs when it comes to seafoodThe full lineup for the Ballymaloe Festival of FoodYou can read all about these and more, with recipes, podcast picks and additional stories from the past week, by grabbing my free newsletter The Week In Food available now at Substack.You can also email me at any stage - ken@kenonfood.com - or find me on one of X, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, I've got another five stories for you from the Irish food world and beyond includingA look at the Connaught regional leg of the 2024 Irish Restaurant AwardsMixed news on the Kilkenny food frontIrish Grass Fed Beef goes PGI and hits the Italian marketUnilever shedding 7500 jobs globally and separating their ice-cream businessTullamore going green as a growing number of cafés take up the 2GoCup initiativeGot a story to share? Email me at any stage, it's ken@kenonfood.com

Happy St. Patrick's Day!We're flying through the year and all of a shot find ourselves smack bang in the middle of March. On this week's helping of Food In 5 Minutes you'll hear aboutThe Leinster regional round of the Irish Restaurant AwardsA potential ban on good food going to wasteIreland's renewed commitment to the UN World Food ProgrammeEntries for this year's Blas na hÉireann awardsSome statistics on the early uptake of Ireland's deposit return schemeAs always, you can get in touch with your own stories (and I'd love to hear from you) by emailing ken@kenonfood.com.Like what you hear? Support the podcast in 30 seconds by leaving a 5-star review in your podcast app!

This week's podcast features news onone very expensive bottle of Irish whiskeydetails on the West Waterford Festival of Foodpotential changes for fast food outlets in Irelandthe key to better brain healthwhat thieves are really after when it comes to shoplifting in SpainGet more stories in your week by signing up for free at kenonfood.substack.com For more, check kenonfood.com.