Run by Ireland’s number one food magazine, The Easy Food Magazine, the Home-Cook Hero Awards is a National Cookery Competition open to all ages. The competition is in its third year, having grown in popularity with 2013 being the most contested and popular year to date.
Three finalists were selected for each of the 10 varied categories from thousands of entries for their tasty and creative recipes. Davitt College student Maria Mulchrone was chosen to compete in the La Scala category.
Maria travelled to Dublin on Saturday November 9 to take part in a cook off final at Cooks Academy Cookery School, where each person cooked his/her dish for the competition judges. Judging this year’s competition were renowned celebrity chefs Kevin Dundon, Dunbrody Country House and Cookery School, Catherine Fulvio, Ballyknocken House and Cookery School, and Gina Miltiadou, managing director of Zahra.
Davitt College home economics student, Maria Mulchrone is keen to pursue a career in culinary arts after finishing school, and will complete her transition year work experience module with TV chef Neven Maguire in Mac Nean House in Co Cavan. Speaking about the competition Maria said: “I was very excited to be chosen to compete in this national competition, the standard was very high and it was great to see other contestants’ interpretations of their dishes. It was also great to work with chefs Kevin Dundon and Catherine Fulvio. The competition gave me great experience and was a fantastic opportunity.”
This competition marks the second success for Davitt College home economics department in the last number of months. Last year Davitt College student Laura Ivers was the overall winner of the Sligo Connacht Gold Cookery Competition.
