Both the Senior and Junior Irish national culinary teams won bronze medals at the Culinary Olympics 2024 held in Stuttgart, Germany.
The competition featured over 1,200 participants from 55 nations and more than 7,000 menus were presented over four days.
The Irish teams cooked in glass-walled kitchens, allowing visitors and judges to observe their every move.
The teams underwent extensive training across the country and achieved high standards, making their country proud.
The Culinary Olympics was held alongside Intergastra, Germany’s largest trade fair for the hospitality and gastronomy industry, with 1,500 exhibitors and nearly 100,000 trade visitors.
The president of the VKD (Verband der Köche Deutschlands), Daniel Schade, described the event as a culinary competition of superlatives and praised all participants for their fantastic performances and culinary artistry.
The senior team members were: Alan Fitzmaurice (The Glasshouse Hotel & O’Hehirs/OH Bakery), Will King (Limerick & Clare ETB), Gordon Carrberry (Sodexo Ireland), Garret Carberry (Inchydoney Lodge & Spa), Cathy Ruth (The Washer Woman, Dublin), Jason Brean, (Gather&Gather RDS), Carol Dollery (Limerick & Clare ETB), Aaron Ruth (The Legal Eagle, Dublin), Michael Egan (Aramark Ireland), Ahmad Afig Azam (Monart Hotel & Spa) and Sylvester Dolan (Elements of Chocolate, Leitrim).
The junior team members were: Az Ostman (Monart Hotel & Spa), Chris Leech (Sodexo Ireland Dublin/Culinary Arts at Technological University Dublin), Callum Priest (The Cliff Café/Culinary Arts at Southeast Technological University Waterford), Jessica Beckley (Whitford House Hotel Wexford/Culinary Arts at Southeast Technological University Waterford), Nayara Borges da Costa (Strand Hotel Limerick/Training Hospitality Campus Limerick (LCETB) ), Anthony Rebote (Armada Hotel Clare/Training Hospitality Campus Limerick (LCETB) ), Freddie Cullen (Dunraven Arms Hotel Limerick/Training Hospitality Campus Limerick (LCETB) ), Liam Martin (Sheen Falls Hotel Kenmare/TUS Athlone) and Evan Duane (Tullamore Court Hotel Offaly/Training Hospitality Campus Limerick (LCETB).
