Tue 03 Jan 2012 - 2nd February 2012 The Hotel School in GMIT hosts the first national Food Forum
The Hotel School in GMIT hosts the first national Food Forum in 2012
The Hotel School in GMIT will host the first national “Foodie Forum” on Thursday February 2nd 2012. The event will be an interactive one day experience which will showcase the abundance and variety of excellent local and artisan produce available in Ireland. In addition the event aims to support local food businesses and promote consumer sustainability.
The forum will include a series of Master classes with leading chefs and seminars by well known and established industry professionals. In addition visitors can experience micro-brewers and participate in food and wine workshops coupled with an indoor market of local producers.
An impressive line up of contributors have joined The Foodie Forum team in their quest to educate on the importance of the providence of food, the support of local suppliers and the use of seasonal Irish food.
The event will conclude with a celebratory culinary dining experience, prepared by Hotel School Lecturers and Students.
This initiative, the inspiration of three Hotel School Lecturers, Jacinta Dalton, Cormac Handy and Colin Gilligan and supported by the Hotel School at GMIT, was pitched on twitter to like minded “foodies” and momentum gathered within a matter of hours. The team said that whilst they knew there was a strong foodie presence on twitter, they were pleasantly surprised at the pace at which their idea has taken off and the goodwill amongst individuals wishing to get involved.
Cáit Noone, Head of Hotel School believes that this event is an excellent opportunity to showcase the excellent work being done by Local and Artisan food & beverage producers in the West of Ireland and beyond and is an appropriate prelude to the Volvo Ocean Race which will arrive in Galway in the summer of 2012. ‘ At the launch of the countdown to the Volvo Ocean Race the LDIG team announced the four main pillars of the race next summer – marine, green, innovation and food. The food pillar will provide Ireland with a global showcase opportunity to share with the world our food experiences and the outstanding locally sourced produce we have to offer. The event in the Hotel School in GMIT will provide an introduction to the many wonderful culinary experiences visitors to Galway can expect next summer’.
The Foodie Forum is open to the public and industry colleagues and is set to attract a large number of visitors. In the first instance all wishing to attend the event must register their interest at http://tiny.cc/foodieforum. Tickets for the event will be available from January 9th to January 20th only. Tickets for entrance to the event are €10 and tickets for the event and the celebratory dinner are €35, please call Margaret at 091 742249 to ticket payment. Students with a valid ID student card will be admitted free to the day event if they bring their identification along on the day.
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Source: RAI
