Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Irelands Seafood Development Agency & Chef Network are seeking five ambitious young chefs, aged 18-24, who are passionate about Irish seafood to take part in an exciting journey of learning and exploration along the Wild Atlantic Way. Through the programme, spread over a four-month period, the five selected chefs will benefit from on-site learning with Taste the Atlantic seafood producers and training in social media, culinary and fish handling skills with experienced industry mentors. Each chef will be teamed up with a Taste the Atlantic producer to learn in-depth about their process and collaborate to create recipes with their product.
Open for Applications 1-28 April
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Taste the Atlantic – a Seafood Journey is a collaborative initiative between BIM, Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, and Fáilte Ireland. A food tourism trail promoting the fantastic seafood producers and their products along the Wild Atlantic Way, from wind swept Malin Head in Co. Donegal to beautiful Kinsale in Co. Cork, passing some of Ireland’s most breath-taking seascapes and landmarks.
The Taste the Atlantic Young Chef programme brings together the producers in the Taste the Atlantic network with young chefs who can bring their culinary creativity and enthusiasm to showcase their produce at its best.
Chef Network is committed to the professional development of chefs and to bringing chefs together with our food producers to support them and ensure we bring the best quality produce to the plate. The programme combines these aims with BIM’s mission to promote sustainable Irish aquaculture and fishing, and Failte Ireland’s development of food tourism potential along with Wild Atlantic Way.
The Taste the Atlantic Young Chef programme brings together the producers in the Taste the Atlantic network with young chefs who can bring their culinary creativity and enthusiasm to showcase their produce at its best.
Chef Network is committed to the professional development of chefs and to bringing chefs together with our food producers to support them and ensure we bring the best quality produce to the plate. The programme combines these aims with BIM’s mission to promote sustainable Irish aquaculture and fishing, and Failte Ireland’s development of food tourism potential along with Wild Atlantic Way.
WHY TAKE PART
Over the period of the programme, from late may to September the young chefs will
Benefit from Mentoring & Learning on:
Benefit from Mentoring & Learning on:
- Seafood production and aquaculture along the Wild Atlantic Way: spending time on-site with the seafood producers discovering the entire production process;
- Fish skills: a hands-on workshop learning in-depth skills with Hal Dawson on fish species, quality, handling and storage, filleting and prep;
- Seafood Cookery: 1 day of culinary mentoring
- Social Media Training: social media training with Food PR to support you to share your Taste the Atlantic journey.
- Three 2-day Wild Atlantic Way excursions which will incorporate producer visits and culinary/fish training workshops,
- Social media and communications workshop
- and full days on-site with the producer you are paired with for the programme.
WHO CAN TAKE PART
Chefs aged 18-24 currently working in a professional capacity as a chef or studying/training to become a chef, can apply to take part in the programme. Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted to choose the final five chefs to take part in the programme.
This is a chance for a group of young chefs to build their professional network, learn a broad range of skills, from digital to culinary, gain new knowledge working with a master fishmonger and artisan food producers, showcase their culinary creativity, and build their own profile, as they go on the Taste the Atlantic Seafood Journey.
While we will be looking for some culinary experience and knowledge, the emphasis will be on finding Young Chef Ambassadors who are passionate about Irish seafood, and its culinary and tourism potential, who are enthusiastic, ambitious and eager to learn, and who can communicate effectively.
This is a chance for a group of young chefs to build their professional network, learn a broad range of skills, from digital to culinary, gain new knowledge working with a master fishmonger and artisan food producers, showcase their culinary creativity, and build their own profile, as they go on the Taste the Atlantic Seafood Journey.
While we will be looking for some culinary experience and knowledge, the emphasis will be on finding Young Chef Ambassadors who are passionate about Irish seafood, and its culinary and tourism potential, who are enthusiastic, ambitious and eager to learn, and who can communicate effectively.