A WIT student has been awarded second place at this year's KNORR Student Chef of the Year 2019.
Daniel Hartigan won the accolade after a two-hour cook off at the Waterford IT Campus.
He battled against 7 other young student chefs from across Ireland to cook up a storm and create two plates.
Students are marked for their creativity and interpretation of the theme, as well as the presentation of each dish, along with food waste management and allergen awareness.
Daniel plated two dishes for the judge tasting. His first plate was a ‘Jalapeno Poppers, Cashel Blue, Black Pudding, Pineapple Salsa, Pepper Puree’ dish and the second plate consisted of ‘Pork Carne Asada Taco, Burnt Apple, Red Onion Pickle, Avocado Foam.’
The inspiration for each dish came from his love for Mexican foods, particularly influenced by recent trips to Los Angeles and New York in the U.S. Daniel took well-known Mexican dishes like the jalapeño popper and the taco and used fresh, Irish produce to craft his own adaption of these plates.
