The moment you have all been waiting for, our recipe competition is now open.
We are looking for Northern Irelands greatest recipes, from the smallest home kitchen cook to the biggest commercial culinary genius we want your ideas!

Whether you want to try Cabrito, Free Range Rose Veal, Rabbit, Venison, Duck, Pheasant or even Seaweed we have a place for you right somewhere in our book.

Take Part
In case you’re not convinced, everyone is in with a chance of being published, if we like the recipe and it wins then you WIN the free cookbook. If you enter and you don’t win, don’t worry, as we are offering a special discount for all who take part!

Please send all applications to competition@broughgammon.com before 12/10/2014

Are you feeling charitable this Festive Season? For the past few years, Cancer Fund for Children have run a campaign called Make A Change which asks restaurant customers to make a small donation at the end of their meal. The customers donation will Make A Change to the lives of local children living with cancer.

The restaurant will benefit from PR before and after the campaign, ensuring their customers recognise them as a caring business, supporting a local charity.

Cancer Fund for Children will supply branding to let customers know that you are taking part in the campaign and promote their involvement via social media channels. In the past, participating restaurants have added an optional £1 donation to their customers bill automatically, so it’s easy to take part.

In the past Deanes, HOME Pop Up and Mourne Seafood Bar have all taken part in the campaign, and it has raised over £9,000. This year we’re hoping to raise even more to support local children and families affected by cancer.

Anyone who is interested in taking part, please contact, 028 9080 5599 or email sorcha@cancerfundforchildren.com

Hilden Brewery has secured an export first by winning an order to supply its bespoke products to the world’s biggest beer drinking country.
A full range of Hilden’s bottled beer is to be shipped to a major distributor in the Czech Republic, following a successful Invest NI Trade mission in June.

And while Hilden Brewery admit its exporting initiative might be seen by some as being on a par with selling snow to Eskimos the Lisburn based firm believes it can eventually crack open a potentially lucrative market.

The founder of Hilden Brewery, Seamus Scullion, said the company was confident that the initial order would lay the foundation for a successful marketing and sales campaign.

“Our objective is designed at helping fill the growing demand for niche beers in the Czech Republic.

“Beer drinking is an ingrained part of everyday life in the country. The per capita consumption on an annual basis is estimated to be around 156 litres’.

“Czechs have been drinking beer for more than a millennium. It has led to a rapid expansion in the numbers of small microbreweries since the fall of communism.

“The market however is still dominated by a handful of major brewers servicing a huge demand for Pils beer, both locally and in terms of the exports sphere.

“But young people in particular have made it clear through a number of consumer surveys that they want the opportunity to sample alternatives to the country’s traditional products.

“And we feel that the quality of our Hilden products, and the fact that it provides a full flavoured alternative to the Czech brands on offer will prove to be a winning combination” Mr. Scullion said.

The Czech Republic operation is the first phase of an ambitious European wide export strategy by Ireland’s longest established independent brewing company.
Hilden Brewery’s Sales and Marketing manager, Lisa Maltman, said the appointment of JASO as its Czech Republic based distributor was a key element in the brewery’s expansion plans for the European market.

“JASO has a very wide customer base ranging from restaurants, bars and specialist beer shops to supermarkets.

“They also have partners in other European countries such as Slovakia where we have our sights firmly fixed on breaking into new markets,” she added.

Improve, the Food and Drink Sector Skills Council, is urging students to consider a career within the food and drink manufacturing sector, the largest industry in Northern Ireland.

The ‘Tasty Careers’ programme, which is currently in its fifth year, is a schools based initiative supported by the Department of Employment and Learning. Talks are provided from food and drink industry ambassadors in schools throughout Northern Ireland, highlighting the 15,000 potential job opportunities available for young people across the food supply chain, to be recruited by 2020.

With over 100,000 people involved in growing, processing, manufacturing, distributing and retailing the food we eat, the food and drink sector offers a wealth of job opportunities for young people. Equating to around one quarter of the total manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland and with a £4.5 billion contribution to the local economy, it is a vital local sector to be considered for employment opportunities.

During school visits, ‘Tasty Careers’ ambassadors, will give presentations to pupils providing an insight into their day to day activities and giving advice on the most beneficial qualifications and educational path to their current role.

Commenting on this year’s campaign launch, Geoff Lamb, NI Operations Manager, Improve, said: “We are delighted to once again be launching our ‘Tasty Careers’ programme, which continues to be a very popular initiative in schools across Northern Ireland.

“As the economy continues to grow, we want to educate students about the vast array of career opportunities available in the food and drink sector. With an impressive average starting salary of up to £21,000 it is a fantastic career path that should be considered by all students.”

For more information or to book an ambassador, schools can visit
www.tastycareers.org.uk

It’s Craft Bakers’ Week from 29th September to 4th October!

Bakers all across the country will be celebrating their baking skills – so pay a visit to your local baker during the week!

Learn how to make ‘Sourdough’ Bread with David Semple, an Artisan Baker, Saturday 11st October from 10.00am to 4.30pm
Price – £ 45 per person will include:
• 1 day’s tuition,
• Coffee and fresh made sweet breads to start your day,
• Lunch with a glass or 2 of local beer,
• All ingredient’s supplied,
• A free sourdough starter culture and dough cutter,
• Recipes from the day.

A new all-day bread course by David Semple, one of Northern Ireland’s finest artisan bakers. David will Introduce you to the world of Real Bread learning to shape the dough, an introduction to sourdough, making a great loaf , flat breads, focaccia and sweet breads.
The day starts with coffee and buns from the oven – get here early!

Contact Celia Spouncer to book a place:
8-10 Shore Road,
Portaferry,
BT22 1JY
mobile – 07725646333
email – celia@spouncer.com

For more information, please see image below