Sizzling six LCN Restaurant of Year finalists cook up a storm
The shortlist for the LCN Awards Restaurant of the Year, sponsored by Sysco Ireland, has been revealed with a scintillating six making the tastebuds water in 2022..
The finalists are:
- Blank, Belfast
- The New Quays Restaurant, Portavogie
- Oysters Restaurant & Winebar, Strabane
- Edo, Belfast
- Killeavy Castle Estate, Newry
- The Bushmills Inn
The LCN Restaurant of the Year category identifies the very best in Northern Ireland culinary experiences, with previous winners a Who’s Who of the best establishments around.
Among the finalists this time round is Blank, the brainchild of Christina and Jonny Taylor, who have made such a success of Shed since taking the reins of the Ormeau Road venue in 2018.
Christina told LCN: “Blank, yes. Our crazy lockdown idea! It’s been in our heads for years and it floated to the surface during lockdown when the opportunity for space on the Malone Road arose.
“We know it’s very different but are hoping that people here know us, they know what we’re capable of already and will be open minded-as admittedly, going into a restaurant with a Blank menu and not being able to make any choices and put your dinner in our hands completely is not done on every corner!
“Blank is something that we all really need right now, after pandemic and after Brexit. It’s all about bouncing back. It’s about people from here, produce from here and supporting our own local economy. It’s about showcasing the best that we have on this island.”
To be find out who wins and be part of the celebrations at the LCN Awards gala dinner and prize-giving on September 30 it would be well advised to snap your tickets up now as only a few remain.
See you on the big night!
