Ireland’s top chefs launch Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year Competition Do you have what it takes…?
THE search is on now for Ireland’s top young chef and the cream of the crop launched the search recently with Ross Lewis, Kevin Thornton, Mary Ryan, Gearoid Lynch and Eleanor Walsh together with Euro-toques giving their call out to all young chefs in Ireland, aged 18-26, to enter the competition that could change their culinary careers.
Young Chefs from any type of establishment can now enter the competition via a simple online entry system at www.youngchef.ie
Gearoid Lynch, President Euro-toques Ireland, Chef/Proprietor The Olde Post Inn, Co. Cavan and Young Chef 2000 said, “Our vision for this competition is to evoke the feeling of pride and thoughts of excellence when people think about Irish cooking and food. Irish culinary skills are developing at a fast rate and for this reason chefs need to be nurtured from a young age. Young Chef of the Year aims to do just that while promoting and supporting local produce at the same time.”
Closing date for online entries is September 26th. At each stage of the competition, candidates will be whittled down and the next task revealed. Five Finalists will be announced early November and showcased at an exciting Pop up event in Dublin’s City Centre. The final of the Euro-toques Young Chef of the Year will take place on November 25 and the winner will be revealed at an exclusive mystery event. Members of the public will have the chance to win tickets to both events by logging onto www.youngchef.ie or via Facebook and Twitter.
Well-known Euro-Toques Ireland members include Paul Flynn, Martin Shanahan, Darina Allen, Rachel Allen, Kevin Thornton, Ross Lewis, Derry Clarke
