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The Hotel School in GMIT will host the first national Foodie Forum on Thursday February 2. 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. The event aims to support local food businesses and promote consumer sustainability.

The owner of one of Galway’s newest restaurants in the west of the city has been welcomed to one of the most prestigious culinary organisations.

One of Australia’s most recognised food and wine personalities, Lyndey Milan, was in Mayo recently filming for her new TV series, called Lyndey’s Taste of Ireland.

Daniel Skukalek of AIT has been crowned the 2011 Knorr Student Chef of the Year at the competition’s final held in Limerick Institute of Technology. Now in its 14th year, the competition recognises outstanding talent from around Ireland’s catering colleges. Previous winners have gone on to work in some of Ireland and Europe’s top restaurants.

GMIT Hotel School students have won an impressive 24 medals — eight gold, eight silver, and eight bronze — in the national Panel of Chefs CATEX competition, held in Dublin recently.

With a dedicated hotel school offering degree programmes in everything from culinary arts to event management, and catering facilities that few can match, GMIT is probably the best place in the country from which to launch a successful career in the hospitality sector.

The annual awards of Good Food Ireland will take place in The K-Club next Tuesday and Mayo will have five fine culinary representatives, who use local produce, at the ceremony.

The Prince of Wales Hotel is delighted to announce Paul Devoy as its new head chef for the venue and he is set to bring culinary creativity to its menus throughout the hotel and the Prince Bar.

Martin and Audrey Divilly are celebrating the launch of their culinary loyalty club and website, www.martindivillybutchers.com

The House Hotel has welcomed a new executive head chef, Padraic Casserly. The 30-year-old is a Galway native from Mervue with a passion for traditional Irish cooking using fresh, local ingredients. Known for his creativity and professionalism, he has been cooking professionally for 15 years and has already received enthusiastic reviews for his food.