San Pellegrino Young Chef 2018 Semi-finals: Your Irish hopefuls
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Trio of Irish chefs make the San Pellegrino Young Chef semi-finals

Aniar, Adare Manor, The Clayton at Dublin Airport all represented

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
12th November 2017
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L-R: Romulad Bukaty, Michael Tweedie and Killian Crowley.

L-R: Romulad Bukaty, Michael Tweedie and Killian Crowley.

It’s that time of year again.

By the end of 2017, 21 young chefs will be announced as finalists for the San Pellengrino Young Chef Grand Finale, recognising rising talent on a global stage. The competition was won in its inaugural year (2015) by Ireland’s Mark Moriarty.

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Having been whittled down from thousands of applications across 90 different countries, there are currently ten young chefs from the UK and Ireland in the running at the semi-final stages, with three from Irish restaurants.

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Who are your Irish hopefuls?

The three Irish hopefuls for 2018 are Romuald Bukaty, Michael Tweedie and Killian Crowley (as pictured above). Crowley is Chef de Partie at Aniar, Galway, and brings a turbot, kohlrabi, sea purslane dish to the competition.

Killian Crowley's signature dish
Killian Crowley’s signature dish

Tweedie, head chef at The Oakroom at Adare Manor, brings Duncannon lobster with ravioli of scallop, lobster and basil, lightly spiced lobster bisque to London.

Michael Tweedie's signature dish
Michael Tweedie’s signature dish

The Clayton at Dublin Airport’s Bukaty’s (he’s Chef de Partie there) signature dish goes by the name of ‘Hey John Dory’.

Romuald Bukaty's signature dish
Romuald Bukaty’s signature dish

On the UK side are Brandon Clemens (Chef, Kaspar’s at The Savoy, London), David Scarpato (Chef, Scarpato’s Catering, Southwales), Francesco di Marzio (Sous Chef, The Greenhouse Restaurant), London), James Cousins (Sous Chef, Restaurant Associates, London), Lee-James Hickey (Commis, Royal Air Force Club, London), Matthew Ramsdale (Sous Chef, The Chester Grosvenor, Chester) and Michael Turner (Sous Chef, Bread Street Kitchen – Gordon Ramsay, London).

What happens next

The next big test comes Monday 20 November with the UK/Ireland challenge being staged in Aveqia, London. Among those judging will be The Greenhouse’s Mickael Viljanen (ex Gregan’s Castle), alongside Angela Hartnett (Murano), Alyn Williams (The Westbury) and Phil Howard (Elystan Street).

They’ll be the ones responsible for judging each of the semi-finalists signature dishes, selecting the best dish to take part in the finals next summer.

Whoever makes it through to the final (and there will be 21 going forward) will be assigned a ‘mentor’ chef to work with them on their signature dishes and get them ready for the Grand Finale.

Get the full competition low down here.

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