Five young chefs from Ireland are each being mentored by a knowledgeable seafood producer as part of the Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Taste the Atlantic ambassador programme.
Sarah Browne of Time & Tide Café in Annagry, Co. Donegal was selected as one of the five young chefs on the BIM Young Chef Ambassador Programme. Sarah has been paired with Mulroy Bay Mussels, a family-run business, dedicated to the sustainable production of high-quality mussels for more than 30 years.
Sarah’s challenge is to now learn as much as she can about Ireland’s seafood offering and create a range of dishes to showcase what she has discovered on her journey. Sarah, along with the four other chefs, will then present their menu ideas to a panel of seafood experts, including Michelin starred chef JP McMahon.
BIM’s Taste the Atlantic Ambassador Programme is a new initiative created in partnership with Chef Network to promote Irish seafood among young chefs. All of the ambassadors will receive one-to-one mentoring with one of Ireland’s leading seafood producers along the Wild Atlantic Way, a 2,500km route on Ireland’s west coast.
‘Taste the Atlantic: A Seafood Journey’ was developed by BIM in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the trail, sweeping from Malin Head in Co. Donegal to Kinsale in Co. Cork, showcases the best of the region’s seafood producers and visitor attractions. This initiative is supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
