Plate to Page Competition Winners
April 15, 2011 in Competitions, IFBA Events
The mood was more mellow than Masterchef last night at Cooks Academy for the Plate to Page cook-off with our four finalists – David, Mona, Catherine and Joanna. With some jazz playing in the background, the finalists had 90 minutes to prepare their Irish beef dishes. Everyone got down to the business of cooking and soon we were being tempted with sizzling sounds and good smells wafting around the room.
The four judges were Maeve from Bord Bia, Vanessa from Cook’s Academy and Caroline and Kristin from the IFBA. There was a fantastic range of recipes and cuts of beef, including two recipes using fillet, one using beef cheeks and one using a rib of beef on the bone:
Kitchen 72: Beef Cheek with Guinness and Soy Glaze, Wilted Mibuna, Caulifower Purée and Pickled Vegetables
Smörgåsblog: Surf agus Turf
The Runcible Spoon: Beef, and the beer that loves it
Wise Words: Ribeye to die for
All the dishes were excellent and cooked to a high standard. It was very hard to choose, but after a half an hour of tasting and deliberations, we announced the winners. We are delighted to say that David from Kitchen 72 and Mona from Wise Words will be heading to Germany for the the From Plate to Page residential food bloggers’ photography and writing workshop from Friday, 20 to Monday, 23 May, courtesy of Bord Bia. But the runners-up, Catherine and Joanna, didn’t go home empty handed – they each won a place on a workshop at Cooks Academy and all four finalists also received a copy of the Cook’s Academy Cookbook.
Well done to all the finalists and congratulations to David and Mona, and thank you again to Bord Bia and Cook’s Academy as well. We look forward to reading the blog posts all about everyone’s experiences in May!
From left to right: Maeve (Bord Bia), Caroline (IFBA/Bibliocook), David (Kitchen 72), Mona (Wise Words), Kristin (IFBA/Dinner du Jour), Vanessa (Cook’s Academy)
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Plate to Page Team - MIJJ said on April 15, 2011
Fantastic shot! So good to see the faces behind the winners! Congrats David and Mona we’re really excited to meet you. Maeve & Caroline finally we see you too – you are gorgeous ladies!
Jamie said on April 15, 2011
A HUGE congratulations to Mona and David and we are really excited to have you both at From Plate to Page! I must say that all the dishes were extraordinary!
Catherine @ The Runcible Spoon said on April 15, 2011
I’m still thinking about those shallot rings and apple blossom pickles this morning – not to mention all of the beef! Congratulations again, David and Mona
Marilyn Doyle-Dellahunty said on April 16, 2011
Hello from Australia, have been following you all, it has been beautiful to see a pic of you all, wonderful recipies, and congrats to the winners, hope you continue and all will find your dreams, cheers from marilyn down under
Marilyn Doyle-Dellahunty said on April 16, 2011
Sorry, forgot to mention a big heart felt thanks to the people who did the photography for this, the food and the people photos are wonderful, also a big thank you for setting up the recipe page for everyone to drool about, much appreciated, thank you everyone for your hard work, it was great to follow from Australia
Caroline@Bibliocook said on April 22, 2011
Glad you got to enjoy the food vicariously, Marilyn!
Lily Ramirez-Foran said on April 16, 2011
Congratulations to David & Mona and to Catherine and Joanna, the food looked amaizing!! I can’t wait to see podcasts!
Caroline@Bibliocook said on April 22, 2011
And it was lovely to be able to taste your herbs, Catherine. That stuffing is a real winner – would like to see how it would go with roast chicken.