Culinary trio hope to bring home some Baking Bacon!
Three craft cooks at a West Limerick school are hoping that beetroot, butternut squash and lemon chicken will be their ingredients for success on national television. Neasa Fahy, Cathy Foley and Meadbh McCarthy from Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher have made it to the finals of the national Easy Food Home Cook Hero competition and will this weekend have the chance to show off their skills in front of a panel of celebrity judges in Dublin.
The girls are among 30 finalists of all ages whose dishes were selected from one of ten categories and they will now feature in an awards ceremony that will be broadcast on TV3 next Saturday. Hazelwood College Home Economics teacher Noreen Daly said that everyone at the school is excited for the girls. ‘This is a remarkable achievement for the girls considering the hundreds of entries received for each category. The students are busy putting the final touches to their dishes and we’re all looking forward to the final and wish the girls every success’.
The three dishes that have brought the girls to the doorstep of culinary fame showcase their tastes and creativity. Cathy, a second year student will be cooking an Indian Butternut Squash Curry; Neasa, a first year, will prepare a bacon surprise with beetroot and feta cheese skewers, while Meadbh, also a first year, will be hoping to impress with her lemon chicken.
All three will travel to the Cooks Academy Cookery School on South William Street, Dublin this Saturday, November 9 where they will cook their dish in front of celebrity chef judges Catherine Fulvio and Kevin Dundon.
The winners of each category will then be announced at an awards event at the Shelbourne Hotel, which will be presented by TV3’s Martin King and will be televised on the channel on Saturday November 16. A number of enticing prizes are on offer in the competition including kitchen appliances, restaurant and supermarket vouchers, kitchenware, utensils and hampers. The competition is sponsored by Easy Food magazine.
The contest is backed by a number of companies, including Moy Park, Dubliner Cheese, Heinz, Kenwood Lidl, Mr. Crumb, Sacla, Connaught Gold and the Powerscourt Hotel.
Article by Gerard Fitzgibbon- Limerick Leader
