Breandán Kearney has won the prestigious International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) award for best beverage column for his feature articles for The Brussels Times Magazine.
Kearney won over the judges with his insightful articles on issues like the growth of low-alcohol beer, the impact of the pandemic on Belgian bars and cafés, and different styles like lambics, wheat beers and bruins.
Kearney, who is based in Kortrijk, was unable to pick up the prize, but his New York-based cousin was at the awards ceremony and accepted it for him.
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Originally from Down in Ireland, Kearney trained as a lawyer before opening the award-winning Siphon brewery on the grounds of a four-generation-old family restaurant outside Bruges.
The IACP awards celebrate food media, culinary instructors, chefs, restaurateurs, artisan food purveyors, cookbook authors, food influencers, and exceptional food companies. While the IACP is based in Atlanta, Georgia, its awards are among the most coveted in the global food and drink sector.
You can find the full list of feature articles on the author page of Breandán Kearney on The Brussels Times website.
