Guerrilla Gourmet
Guerrilla Gourmet | |
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Country of origin | Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Original release | |
Network | RTÉ One |
Release | 11 February 2008 |
Guerrilla Gourmet is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. The series features professional chefs from various backgrounds, such as Dylan McGrath and Kevin Dundon, who each take on a new challenge. Each episode sees a different chef try to construct a temporary "guerrilla restaurant" out of nothing, taking on the task of locating a premises, composing a menu, cooking the food to serve to the customers and finding the actual customers themselves. The six-part series began broadcasting on 11 February 2008 at 20:30. Locations featured include Blackrock College, the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the Rock of Cashel.
Episodes
The first episode featured
The second episode features
The third episode features Kevin Thornton.[6] He is described as a "gastronomic legend" in Ireland.[6] He has a Michelin star restaurant and is also fond of photography and scuba diving.[6] His family includes one wife, two sons and two grandchildren.[6] Thornton chooses to house his temporary restaurant at the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary, having grown up in the area as a child.[6] He cooks rabbit, scallops and sea urchins for twenty-eight people without the use of electricity.[7]
The fourth episode features
The fifth episode features Dan Mullane.[9] He is from County Limerick.[9] He owns The Mustard Seed restaurant and grows his ingredients in his own vegetable garden.[9] He attended catering college after school and emphasisies "hospitality, generosity and the personal touch".[9] He says he will never open another restaurant.[9] Having boarded in Blackrock College in Dublin, Mullane returns there with his temporary restaurant.[9]
The sixth and final episode features Dylan McGrath.[10] He owns Mint in Ranelagh, Dublin.[10] He was brought up in West Belfast before attending catering college.[10] His cooking style is that of an artist and he is known to serve his food in darkness so that his guests can "hone their taste buds".[10] McGrath chooses a dark room in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin as his temporary restaurant venue.[10] One week after filming he received his first Michelin star and achieved further fame when he was involved in a fight with fellow chef, Kevin Dundon, on the live television chat show Tubridy Tonight.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Guerrilla Gourmet hits the ring". The Munster Express. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Programme 1". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Pan Fried Breast of Pigeon " Archived 31 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Tomato and Poitin Soup" Archived 22 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Programme 2". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Programme 3". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Thornton sinks teeth into rival's Michelin star". Irish Independent. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Programme 4". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Programme 5". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Programme 6". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Dining in the dark". Irish Independent. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2009.