HolyGrail winsBest Family Restaurant

THE Holy Grail in Wexford received a gold award at the second annual Irish Curry Award.

The award celebrate the best restaurants and curries on the island of Ireland.

The Holy Grail in Wexford town took home the gold award for Best Family Friendly Restaurant in Leinster.

These awards were created by Belfast-based restaurateur Askir Ali to recognise the contribution made to Ireland’s food scene by hundreds of Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and other Asian chefs, restaurant workers and managers.

He said: ‘Curry may have been born in India, but it has grown and matured across Ireland. The Irish Curry Awards are recognition of that.

‘I was really surprised and thrilled to see the level of support that was out there for the Irish Curry Awards. Nominations were up this year and the standard was too.’

The awards are a not-forprofit event with all money raised donated to the Children’s Heartbeat Trust which delivers support to children and young people with heart disease in Northern Ireland.