Attending the launch of Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink 2016, organised by Tourism Ireland, in the Good Housekeeping Institute, London,  (front row, l-r) Mark Douglas, (the Krazi Baker); Kathryn Thomson, Tourism NI; David Boyce, Tourism Ireland; Niall McKenna, James Street South, Belfast; Theo Randall, InterContinental London Park Lane; (back row, l-r) Derek Creagh, Harry's Shack, Portstewart; Will Brown , The Old Schoolhouse, Comber and James Huey, Walled City Brewery, Londonderry.

Chefs and producers from Northern Ireland and GB showcase delicious Northern Ireland produce at London’s Good Housekeeping Institute.

Award-winning chef Theo Randall joined well-known Northern Ireland chefs and producers at the Good Housekeeping Institute in London recently for the launch of Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink 2016. The event, organised by Tourism Ireland, was attended by top GB food and travel journalists and bloggers.

Theo Randall, proprietor of Theo Randall at the InterContinental London Park Lane and former head chef at The River Café, cooked up some of his signature dishes in the test kitchen at the Good Housekeeping Institute – using delicious Northern Ireland produce for the guests to sample. He was ably assisted by Niall McKenna of James Street South, Derek Creagh of Harry’s Shack, Will Brown of The Old Schoolhouse Inn, Comber, James Huey of Walled City Brewery, as well as the Krazi Baker, Mark Douglas.

Guests heard all about our world-class ingredients, talented chefs, wonderful restaurants and cookery schools – as well as Northern Ireland’s upcoming Year of Food and Drink. In 2016, Tourism Ireland will be taking every opportunity to highlight and celebrate our wonderful food scene, promoting Northern Ireland food in GB and elsewhere around the world – and giving more tourists an appetite to visit Northern Ireland.