A family-run business that mixes the traditional with the ultra-modern has been crowned champion at this year’s food Oscars.

Ireland’s top food awards are on a road trip — to Cork. Ciara McDonnell meets the team behind Backyard at the Blas.

HIGHER prices do not always mean better quality, as an own-brand vodka has proven by thrashing top-shelf brands to be named the best vodka on the market.