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Niall Through to represent Northern Ireland
20th May 2010
Last week Niall McKenna owner and chef of James Street South battled it out on the Great British Menu series to beat his peers Derek Creagh and Brian McCann. Niall will now represent Northern Ireland as the regional finalist when he competes against the seven other UK finalists. The finals will be aired from the 31st May until the 4th June. Make sure you tune in on BBC2 weekdays at 6.30pm.
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James Street South's Niall McKenna to appear on 2010's Great British Menu
Three of Northern Ireland’s best chefs have been selected to appear on BBC Two's popular culinary show, Great British Menu. The three local culinary talents who will battle it out in the regional heats include James Street South’s Niall McKenna, who will be competing in the Northern Ireland region against Brian McCann from Shu and Derek Creagh formerly of Deane’s restaurant.
The 2010 Great British Menu will retain its distinctive format, with a few twists. Celebrating the wealth of delicious produce grown, reared and fished across the UK, the fifth series of Great British Menu will see our local chefs competing against a wealth of the UK’s top chefs for the opportunity to cook a glorious banquet. The nation’s long-time advocate of local, seasonal food, HRH The Prince of Wales, was recently announced as the host for this year’s Great British Menu finale banquet – a celebration of the very finest local British produce - to be held in early summer 2010. The guest list for the banquet will be made up of some of the best British food producers and suppliers from around the country.
And in one of the series’ new twists, the National Trust, with its strong tradition of local food production, is brought on board as the chefs are tasked with sourcing as many ingredients as they can from farms, estates and the surrounding neighbourhood of an historic property in their region. Instead of their usual suppliers, the chefs will have to scour the land to unearth the very finest produce, celebrating the nation’s home grown food.
Chef Niall McKenna, from James Street South said: “Ingredients are everything. And it is such an honour to be a part of Great British Menu as the programme not only celebrates the talent in the restaurant industry, but also the expertise and knowledge of local suppliers right around the country. We’re very lucky in Northern Ireland that we have some excellent producers in fishing, farming and fruit and vegetables; so in devising my menu, I hope to embrace all of that.”
Great British Menu will be shown on BBC Two, from Tuesday 6th April.
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