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Craig Lynch of Ballygarry Estate won Best Chef Kerry at the awards.
THE Munster Regional finals of the 2022 Irish Restaurant Awards were held last night.
Dubbed the Irish Food Oscars, the awards were held in the Radisson Blu Hotel Little Island, Co. Cork. Award winners from each county were announced in a number of different categories.
Local winners included Craig Lynch of Ballygarry Estate who won the Best Chef Kerry award while The Oyster Tavern just outside Tralee in the Spa won Best Customer Service Kerry Award.
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All of the winners will now go forward to the National awards on September 19 in The Convention Centre in Dublin.
Kerry category winners;
• Best Restaurant — Kingdom 1795 Killorglin
• Best Chef — Craig Lynch of Ballygarry Estate Hotel
• Best Customer Service — The Oyster Tavern
• Best Gastropub — The Glenbeigh Hotel
• Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant — Park Hotel, Kenmare
• Best Casual Dining — O’Carroll’s Cove Caherdaniel
• Pub Of The Year — Francie Sheahan’s Bar Killorglin
• Best Newcomer — Driftwood Surf Café
• Best World Cuisine — Mexwest Dingle
• Best Cafe — Leaf and Larder, Killorglin
• Best Wine Experience — Sheen Falls Lodge
• Best Restaurant Manager — Michael Flannery of The Fish Box/ Flannery’s Seafood Bar
• Best Emerging Irish Cuisine — Doyles Seafood Restaurant Dingle
• Best Free From — Nourish by Nature, Listowel
• Best Sustainable Practices — Lizzy’s Little Kitchen Listowel
• Local Food Hero — Caroline Danaher Lynch of The Dingle Food Company
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