Search is on for Dublin’s hottest chefs

SOME of Ireland’s leading chefs including Ross Lewis, Kevin Thornton, Paul Kelly and Wade Murphy have come together to help find the Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year 2013.

With the theme

‘Food Memories: Your Interpretation?’ this year’s prestigious competition is looking for Dublin’s young chefs aged between 18-26 to step forward.

Euro-Toques are looking for three simple winning ingredients when it comes to selecting successful candidates for Young Chef of the Year – talent, enthusiasm and a passion for Irish food and heritage.

The competition, run in association with Fáilte Ireland is hoping to identify young talents who have the potential to represent and define the Irish culinary scene, drawing from our land, traditions and culinary heritage.

Participants will be expected to use the past as an inspiration for the future, in order to create contemporary dishes that reflect re-imaginings of flavours, ingredients and presentation.

The culinary competition will conclude on November 24 when the Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year 2013 will be announced at an exclusive event in Dublin by a prestigious judging panel, which will include prominent Irish chefs and guest judges.

Speaking at the launch, Wade Murphy, president of Euro-Toques Ireland and chef/proprietor of 1826 Adare said:

“This is definitely one of our most important campaigns.

“The Young Chef of the Year competition gives us the chance to meet with the future of Irish cooking. We aim to seek out young chefs that look and think beyond the kitchen and take pride in working with locally sourced ingredients.

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He added:

“What’s important to us as an organisation is that the chefs should stand by Euro-Toques’ core principles of local and seasonal sourcing, protecting our traditions and culinary heritage.

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Last year’s winner, Ciaran Elliott, said the competition was the highlight of his career so far.

“I got to meet so many influential mentors during each stage,

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“It was the perfect opportunity for me to develop my skills further while promoting Irish cooking with Fáilte Ireland and Euro-Toques.

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For more information on the competition and online entry form log onto www.youngchef.ie Closing date is September 23.