- Over 65 Irish restaurants have won a Bord Bia Just Ask Award for excellence in sourcing and serving local Irish produce
- New interactive map from Bord Bia shows where to find your closest restaurant serving Irish-grown delicacies
- Bord Bia encourages both Irish diners and holiday-makers to use the map to find out where to source a meal using the best of Irish produce
Today, Bord Bia launches a new interactive map featuring 65 award-winning restaurants across the country as part of their Just Ask initiative. All of the featured restaurants have been selected by Bord Bia and renowned food writer Georgina Campbell for excellence in sourcing and serving local foods.
Developed in response to consumer’s increasing support of local foods, the Just Ask map allows diners to easily locate award-winning restaurants close by for a meal featuring the best of Irish foods.
Now in its seventh year, the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign has been wholeheartedly embraced by the restaurant trade. The campaign encourages diners to look for information on where the food on their plate comes from when eating out – if it's not written on the menu, then Just Ask!
Each month, Bord Bia and renowned food writer Georgina Campbell award a Just Ask Restaurant of the Month to recognise best practice in transparency in food sourcing, encouraging engagement in food provenance.
Whether you’re looking for your local restaurant that is committed to local food sourcing, or whether you’re on holidays in Ireland and looking to sample local produce, the map is an excellent tool for finding an eatery serving the best of Irish foods.
Commenting on the Just Ask map, Maureen Gahan, Bord Bia said: “We’re delighted to provide diners with this new online resource as we know they are increasingly proactive about selecting local restaurants and seeking information about where the produce on the menu originates from. The map showcases the distribution of award winning restaurants across the country and consumers can find their closest Just Ask restaurant with one simple click. We would encourage all consumers to try out our map on the Bord Bia website and choose a restaurant that is actively supporting local foods"
Just Ask judge and food writer Georgina Campbell said: “The Just Ask Award celebrates these pioneering businesses who are at the forefront of producing exceptional food and first class customer service. It’s really encouraging to see so many restauranteurs leading the way in sourcing local produce, and what better way to celebrate this than with an interactive map which provides Irish consumers with some guidance on where to eat to ensure they are promoting local foods”.
To find if any restaurants in your area have been previous winners of the Just Ask Campaign, please see our Just Ask map