Malahide chef scoops top award

A MALAHIDE chef proved he has the right ingredients for success when he won an award, and his team secured another, at a leading food service event.

Head chef at Hilton Dublin, Gareth Carberry, and his sous chefs Gavin Finn and Wojciech Zawainski were presented with two awards at Catex 2013.

The event is dedicated to showcasing the excellence in culinary skills amongst chefs in Ireland, whether they are long established or upcoming in the industry.

A host of culinary challenges took place amongst the cream of Irish talent as they battled it out in front of a live audience and under intense pressure.

Hilton Dublin, under the leadership of executive chef Gareth Carberry, along with his sous chef Gavin and junior sous chef Wojciech, entered four different culinary competition categories: open fish, open pork, open lamb and a mystery basket category.

In preparation for the competition, Gareth and his team visited their local fish and meat supplier to gain more knowledge of the products, and through this insight the team devised their two award-winning dishes.

Wojciech was awarded the gold medal in the open fish category and Gareth won a silver medal for the mystery basket category.

Gareth said he was very proud of what the team achieved at Catex 2013.

“To win one award is an honour in itself, but being presented with two just goes to show how well we work as a team,

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“Hotels sometimes get less recognition for providing quality cuisine, so that makes this win all the more valuable to us.

“The competition was extremely tough with many talented chefs from all over Ireland taking part.

“We’ve been serving up great local and seasonal dishes at Uisce restaurant at Hilton Dublin for many years and we look forward to the next challenge.

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