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The Washerwoman Restaurant Awarded Bord Bia Just Ask Restaurant of the Month

The Washerwoman, Glasnevin, Dublin has been awarded Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for March. With a reputation for excellence that includes the Winding Stair and Woollen Mills restaurants on Dublin’s quays, proprietor Elaine Murphy has brought some of her magic to Glasnevin with her winning combination of stylish casual dining and honest, flavoursome food.

Bord Bia’s Just Ask campaign encourages diners to look for information on where the food on their plate comes from when eating out. The Restaurant of the Month award is given to restaurants and cafés that demonstrate best practice in providing customers with this information.

According to Elaine Murphy, “Our team has a philosophy of using natural, ethically produced, local foods. An old-style map of Ireland takes pride of place on the wall and we pin labels on it to highlight our support of small scale, artisanal operations. We source our beef from as many as half a dozen producers and our lamb from Kerry Hill farmers. Our free range pork is supplied by Pigs on the Green, Co. Offaly and Thomas Ashe on the Dingle Peninsula supplies our amazing Annascaul Black Pudding. Wild boar and venison come from Ballinwillin in Co. Cork and our duck comes from Thornhill in Co. Cavan. Seafood is supplied by Dorans Fish in Howth, Terry Butterly in Annagassan and Clogherhead Crab in Co. Louth.

Now in its seventh year, the Bord Bia Just Ask campaign has been wholeheartedly embraced by the restaurant trade. Winners are selected by renowned food writer Georgina Campbell and Bord Bia, recognising the eateries across Ireland committed to transparency in the sourcing of the food on their menus.

In addition to the details highlighted on the map, suppliers are also name-checked on main menus and the drinks list includes some Irish artisan beers and ciders“, commented Georgina Campbell. “Serving the very best of Irish food in stylish and welcoming surroundings, The Washerwoman is not just great for the locals, but a very useful place for visitors to know about too.

The Washerwoman is located on Glasnevin Hill and has been a well-loved and treasured restaurant in the area for many years. The hill is known locally as Washerwoman’s Hill due to the local tales of women who would congregate to wash their clothes with washboards and mangles by the Tolka River. The restaurant is housed in a charming stone cottage, some of which dates back as early as 1700. Currently, The Washerwoman is working with local craft butchers to create their own meat aging room on site, adding a further dynamic to their growing and successful business.

For more information on the Bord Bia Just Ask Campaign visit www.bordbia.ie.

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