Eat up: 1. John Torode and Elaine
Carey; 2. Emma Kenneally. (Pix. RS)
It was anchors away for Three
Ireland’s cook-off last night as two of Ireland’s top amateur chef’s battled it
out in front of a live audience. Medley venue on Drury Street played host to
the food and fish fanatics and on deck to captain the journey for Ireland’s
Best Fish Dish was celebrity chef extraordinaire and Masterchef UK star John
Torode.
It was all aboard as entrants from all
over Ireland submitted their tasty recipes to Three Ireland’s competition; a
celebration of the mobile network’s latest All You Can Eat Everything offer for
Bill Pay customers, in the weeks leading up to the live cook-off. Submissions
were judged on technique, ingredients, creativity and presentation by top Irish
food writer Ross Golden-Bannon
and celebrity chef Andrew Rudd.
Food-lovers, food stylists and food
bloggers joined Manuela Spinelli, Giovanni Trappitoni’s translator and Elaine Carey, CCO of Three mobile and
Dragon Niall O’Farrell for the
competitive cook-off.
Only one fish fanatic could take home
the title and that was Hugh Sweeney from Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal who cooked up a
storm with his winning Smoked Donegal Salmon and Spinach Lasagne with Lemon
Cheese Sauce.
Sweeney netted himself the grand prize of the ultimate foodies weekend away for
two in The Cliff House Hotel, Waterford, worth €1,000 and a brand new Samsung
Galaxy S4 handset.
