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On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes you can hear aboutCarlow Restaurant Week, running Saturday 26 October (it's already started) through Saturday 2 NovemberThe shortlist for the Food & Drink Book of the Year as part of this year's An Post Irish Book AwardsNew organic orchard tours in KilkennyThis past week's Asian Restaurant AwardsThe Restaurant Association of Ireland's ten-point manifesto ahead of GE24For more, as always, subscribe to my newsletter for free. It's called The Week In Food and it's available here.

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, get the latest onThe Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality AwardsFood On The Edge - getting underway this MondayBord Bia's Origin Green programme and the companies awarded gold membership this yearIreland's circular economy recommendations including a potential banning of best before dates on fresh produceSchool safety programmes from Agri AwareRead all about it and get all the links here.

For the 40th edition of Food In 5 Minutes as part of the Ken On Food podcast, you'll be hearing this week aboutReaction to Budget 2025 on the hospitality front in IrelandThe Blas na hÉireann Awards for 2024The Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year AwardsThe Good Food Ireland Awards (it's a busy time for awards!)And the unveiling of the first MICHELIN Keys for IrelandLinks this episodeHospitality sector to hold day of action in response to Budget 2025Tone deaf Budget failed to deliver for restaurants, cafés and the entire hospitality sectorBlas na hÉireann winnersBlas na hÉireann 2024: Small artisan producers reign supremeThe Food&Wine Restaurant of the Year shortlists revealedGood Food Ireland Awards shortlist revealed123 outstanding hotels awarded MICHELIN Keys in Great Britain & Ireland for the very first time

On the 39th edition of Food In 5 Minutes you'll hear aboutThe launch of Savour Kilkenny for 2024How we're doing on the sugar tax frontNew research on the coffee habits of those of us living in the Leinster regionLast calls for the restoration of the 9% VAT rate before Wednesday's budget revealThe timings for Blas na hÉireann this coming FridayLinks this episode...SavourKilkenny.comKenOnFood.com (with launch night audio)The Evaluation of Ireland’s Sugar-Sweetened Drinks’ Taxfixxcoffee.comHospitality groups warn of growing commercial crisisAwards Presentation Timings 2024 - Blas na hEireannTaste Trail - Dingle Food Festival - Féile Bia Dhaingean Uí Chúis

On this week's Food In 5 Minutes, part of the Ken On Food podcast series, you can hear aboutThe launch of Agri Aware's new Come Farm With Me series for primary schoolsBelfast Restaurant WeekA looming crisis in the hospitality sectorPeanut allergy warnings due to potentially contaminated mustardA new food market space for Galway may finally be a reality.Here's some links to help you on your way...Agriaware.ieNew ‘day in the life’ Agri Aware farm webinar series launchedBelfast Restaurant Week - What's onVAT rise could lead to 21,000 food services job losses, report predictsHospitality warns of 'commercial crisis' if VAT rate is not decreasedFood safety warning to people with a peanut allergy to avoid all mustard productsPossible presence of peanut in specific batches of Domino's Garlic & Herb and Domino's Mustard & Honey dipsPossible presence of peanut in specific batches of Carlos Takeaway Garlic & Herb DipFSA warns those allergic to peanuts to avoid food containing mustard over contamination risk, as some products recalledGalway Food Market - ePlanning archivePlans lodged for “Galway Food Market” at former Connacht Tribune Printing Press

As we hit the middle of the month, it's time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes, this week taking a look at the Regional Food Starter Programme, organic happenings at the National Ploughing Championships, news on Lidl's Kickstarter rollout, a new survey from SuperValu on dinner time habits and a look at the Great Taste Awards in London.Links this episodeThe Pink Box, Kilkenny (Instagram)Regional Food Starter Programme (via Kilkenny LEO)NPA.ie - National Ploughing ChampionshipsPublic Consultation on the Draft National Organic Strategy up to 2030Lidl's Kickstart graduates see products hit shelves on Thursday; who's made the 2024 list?SuperValu survey - The Table or the TabletGolden fork nomineesFull list of Great Taste Awards winners 

On this week's edition of Food In 5 Minutes, find out what's happening at the Savour Kilkenny Food Festival this October, the Listowel Food Fair in November, hear some insights from the latest ifac food and agribusiness survey, the calls for a ban on junk food advertising and learn about Bord Bia's Spirit of Ireland campaign that rolled out in China this week.Hungry for more? Get my weekly newsletter, The Week In Food, for free via Substack.Handy linksVisit savourkilkenny.com (at a glance programme)Ticketed event highlights for Savour Kilkenny 2024ListowelFoodFair.ieListowel Food Fair Instagram accountGrowing Chinese middle class looking for Irish spiritsDownload the latest ifac Food & Agribusiness reportTwo in five food and agribusinesses have cashflow issuesExports and sustainability high on agenda for Irish food businessesHard-hitting warning labels should be on everyday food, say campaignersIrish Heart Foundation: A public health (obesity) act

Welcome to Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast where I share with you five food stories from the Irish food scene and beyond in five minutes or less, ish.If you’re hungry for more by the time we’re finished here, visit kenonfood.substack.com to join my free newsletter, The Week In Food, available every Sunday morning from 7am, delivered fresh to your inbox – no queuing necessary. Yeah, I'm looking at you, Oasis.This week brings you news on the closure of Breadman Walking in Dublin, the decline in Irish pub numbers, some new TV courtesy of Neven Maguire, calls for milk in schools and the Waterford Harvest Festval.Dublin city ‘nano-bakery’ Breadman Walking to close after enforcement actionFull statement on closure via InstagramFollow @bread_man_walking on InstagramSupport Growth: A Sustainable Future for Ireland’s drinks and hospitality sector (PDF download)SupportYourLocal.ieDonegal Town's Chandpur Indian Restaurant to feature on Neven Maguire TV showNo drink given with new Hot School Lunches scheme – Over half of Irish parents think milk should be providedOnly 4% of Irish Teenagers are meeting their Dietary Guidelines – Major Nutrition Conference in Belfast this weekVisit waterfordharvestfestival.ieView the daily breakdown here