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And for Mains: Recipes, Stories and Pints with an Irish Butcher and a Chef by Gaz Smith and Rick Higgins

Irish cookbook scoops coveted international award

The first book published by Nine Bean Rows has won the Chefs & Restaurants category in the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards. And for Mains: Recipes, Stories and Pints with an Irish Butcher and a Chef by Gaz Smith and Rick Higgins is a result of a passion for food and friendship and includes rigorously tested, lip-smacking recipes for dishes such as lamb meatballs with a New York gravy or black pudding strudel. The award gives huge credence to the work of the authors (including co-author Nicola Brady) as well as to Kristin Jensen, head of burgeoning Irish publishing house Nine Bean Rows. €30.