Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year announced
Print9 November 2016
The future of Irish culinary talent was on show in Dublin’s Merrion Hotel as the six finalists of Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year were announced.
The competition, now in its 29th year, was a career starting point for many of Ireland’s top chefs, including Neven Maguire, Gearoid Lynch and Mark Moriarty, who won the San Pellegrino World Young Chef title in 2015.
The latest clutch of finalists will be encouraged to test their own limits in the competition, in order to impress the final judging panel – comprised of some of the world’s best-known chefs. The finalists are:
Maeve Walsh (23), Restaurant FortyOne at Residence, Dublin
Glen Sutcliffe (23), The Marker Hotel, Dublin
Chris Fullam, (23), Old Street, Malahide Dublin
Killian Crowley, (24), Aniar, Galway City
Gary Doyle, (25), The Canteen, Celbridge, Co Kildare
Marc McWilliams, (25), The Brooklodge and Strawberry Tree restaurant, Wicklow
Throughout the three-month process, candidates were asked to display what really inspires their creativity. The first stage involved a social media entry, expressing their inspiration in 140 characters or less. Second stage was a written entry comprising a recipe and an explanation of their concept and thought process. The third stage was face-to-face interviews with a panel of top Euro-toques chefs and the GM of La Rousse Foods, during which they faced an on-the-spot omelette challenge.
The six finalists will battle it out in Chapter One restaurant on 27 November, as their skills are tested in front of a panel of top chefs.
The grand prize will include a training stage under guest judge and Michelin Star chef Nathan Outlaw.
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