Limerick woman named as Young Chef of the Year
SHAUNA Murphy of Cappamore was named as the winner of the Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year competition at a gala dinner held in the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin.
The Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year competition is Ireland's premier culinary competition, celebrating the best emerging talent.
Facing five successful chef judges from around Europe, Shauna won with a main course of barbecued lobster with vanilla brown-butter bisque reduction and citrus carrot purée, served with a side of barley and lemongrass foam and crispy carrot.
For dessert, a date pudding with sheep's yoghurt ice cream, burnt apple, hazelnuts and crispy caramel.
Shauna studied Culinary Arts at TUS and graduated in 2018.
She now works in the Michelin Starred Terre Restaurant in Castlemartyr Resort.