Restaurants Association of Ireland Podcast

Restaurants Association of Ireland
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Conversations with the people behind Ireland's restaurants, cafés and food businesses.

Episodes

  1. Oct 2

    ArdBia, Galway | Our Members, Their Stories | 005

    For the fifth episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we travel to Galway to meet the team at Ard Bia at Nimmos.Ard Bia opened in 2002 when Aoibheann MacNamara, originally from Donegal, couldn't find a job and decided to create one. What began on Quay Street found its home in Nimmos, an old stone customs house beside the Spanish Arch, looking out over the Claddagh Basin.Over two decades, it has become one of Galway's best loved restaurants, with seasonal local produce on the plate, art on the walls and a room shaped by the work of local craftspeople. But what keeps Ard Bia going is its people. In this episode, the team talk about friendships that go beyond work, a crew of very different personalities, owners who treat staff like family, and a culture built on care, respect and collective effort, where nobody carries a tough shift alone.Our Members, Their Stories is a series by the Restaurants Association of Ireland. We travel around the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality.ARD BIA AT NIMMOSSpanish Arch, Long Walk, GalwayWebsite: https://www.ardbia.comInstagram: @ardbianimmosABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country.Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ieSubscribe to keep up with the series as we travel around Ireland.#ourmemberstheirstories #restaurantsassociationofireland #ardbia #ardbiaatnimmos #spanisharch #galway #countygalway #irishfood #irishhospitality #supportlocal

    ArdBia, Galway | Our Members, Their Stories | 005

  2. Sep 9

    Chef Sham Hanifa | Our Members, Their Stories | 004

    For the fourth episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we travel to County Leitrim to meet Sham Hanifa.Born in Malaysia, Sham started cooking at twelve and worked his way up through every stage of the kitchen. At twenty, he came to Ireland for what he thought would be a short adventure. He met his wife here, started a family, and settled in Jamestown in 2008 to open The Cottage Restaurant.He built a kitchen there where Irish ingredients meet the Malay, Chinese, Thai and Indian flavours he grew up with, guided by a Malaysian idea called agak-agak, which roughly means cooking by instinct rather than by measurement. That thinking has carried him from The Cottage to My Kitchen in Carrick-on-Shannon, on to Buffalo Boy Steakhouse, a range of sauces, and his own Blasta Books cookbook.Our Members, Their Stories is a series by the Restaurants Association of Ireland. We travel around the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality.SHAM HANIFAThe Cottage Restaurant, Jamestown, Co. LeitrimWebsite: https://shamhanifa.ieInstagram: InstagramABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country.Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ieSubscribe to keep up with the series as we travel around Ireland.#ourmemberstheirstories #restaurantsassociationofireland #shamhanifa #thecottagerestaurant #mykitchen #jamestown #countyleitrim #irishfood #irishhospitality #supportlocal

    Chef Sham Hanifa | Our Members, Their Stories | 004

  3. Aug 25

    Bunratty Manor | Our Members, Their Stories | 003

    For the third episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we visit the charming village of Bunratty in County Clare. There, we meet Noel Wallace and David Wallace at The Bunratty Manor, the family-run restaurant that Noel turned into one of Clare’s favourites.David recalls being a young boy and telling lost guests that his son would come pick them up on his bike. Noel shares how he spent years fighting cancer, but he’s still going strong and always greets every guest at the door. For Noel, saying goodbye is just as important as the welcome.People often say a good restaurant is where the locals choose to eat. Noel’s place proves this better than most, as it has been part of the Clare community for generations of families.Our Members, Their Stories is a series by the Restaurants Association of Ireland. We travel around the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality.NOEL'S AT THE MANORBunratty Manor Hotel, Bunratty, Co. ClareWebsite: https://www.bunrattymanor.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bunrattymanorABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country.Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ieSubscribe to keep up with the series as we travel around Ireland.#ourmemberstheirstories #restaurantsassociationofireland #noelsatthemanor #bunrattymanor #irishfood #bunratty #countyclare #irishhospitality #familybusiness #supportlocal

    Bunratty Manor | Our Members, Their Stories | 003

  4. Aug 12

    Homestead Cottage | Our Members, Their Stories | 002

    In the second episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we travel west to Doolin, County Clare, to sit down with Robbie and Sophie McCauley at Homestead Cottage. They talk about leaving the polished kitchens of some of Ireland's best hotels behind, about building a restaurant inside a 200-year-old cottage on the edge of the Atlantic, and about what it means to earn a Michelin star within months of opening in one of the most rural corners of the country. Our Members, Their Stories is a series from the Restaurants Association of Ireland, travelling across the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality. HOMESTEAD COTTAGELuogh North, Doolin, Co. Clare, V95 KH30Website: https://www.homesteadcottagedoolin.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/homesteadcottage_doolin ABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country. Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ie Subscribe to follow the series as we travel across Ireland. #ourmemberstheirstories #restaurantsassociationofireland #homesteadcottage #irishfood #doolin #countyclare #irishhospitality #michelinstar #wildatlanticway #supportlocal

    Homestead Cottage | Our Members, Their Stories | 002

  5. Jul 28

    Gallagher's Boxty House | Our Members, Their Stories | 001

    In the first episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we sit down with Pádraig Óg Gallagher and Jack Gallagher at Gallagher's Boxty House.They talk about the early days on Temple Bar before Temple Bar was Temple Bar, about the weight of a family name above the door, and about what it actually takes to keep a restaurant standing in Dublin for more than thirty-five years.Our Members, Their Stories is a series from the Restaurants Association of Ireland, travelling across the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality.GALLAGHER'S BOXTY HOUSE20–21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2Website: https://www.boxtyhouse.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boxtyhouseABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country. Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ie

    Gallagher's Boxty House | Our Members, Their Stories | 001

  6. Jul 27

    Gallagher's Boxty House | Our Members, Their Stories | 001

    In the first episode of Our Members, Their Stories, we sit down with Pádraig Óg Gallagher and Jack Gallagher at Gallagher's Boxty House.They talk about the early days on Temple Bar before Temple Bar was Temple Bar, about the weight of a family name above the door, and about what it actually takes to keep a restaurant standing in Dublin for more than thirty-five years.Our Members, Their Stories is a series from the Restaurants Association of Ireland, travelling across the country to meet the people behind the food businesses that shape Irish hospitality.GALLAGHER'S BOXTY HOUSE20–21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2Website: https://www.boxtyhouse.ieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/boxtyhouseABOUT THE RAIEstablished in 1970, the Restaurants Association of Ireland is the representative body for restaurants, cafés and food-led businesses across the country. Website: https://www.rai.ieBecome a member: https://www.rai.ie/join-usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurants_irelandLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/restaurants-association-of-irelandX: https://x.com/RAI_ieSubscribe to follow the series as we travel across Ireland.#OurMembersTheirStories #RestaurantsAssociationOfIreland #GallaghersBoxtyHouse #IrishFood #TempleBar #DublinRestaurants #IrishHospitality #FamilyBusiness #Boxty #SupportLocal

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