Spiced beef, spuds and butter top the menu in Irish Food Writers' Award 

Tom Durcan of Cork's English Market, whose traditional spiced beef won an Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Award. Picture: Paul Sherwood

In normal times, they might be considered the 'basics' on the shopping list, but spuds, butter and beef have shone in their own right in the latest Irish Food Writers’ Guild awards for 2021.

In a year that's seen a newfound appreciation for quality food and drink, this year's IFWG awards celebrate suppliers and producers who have managed to meet the ongoing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.