The Taste of Success, Episode 1 of 8, RTÉ One, Tuesday, October 25th at 8.30pm
The Taste of Success kicks off with brand new mentor Roz Purcell in Kilkenny, narrowing her top five choices down to the two contestants she will bring forward.
But it’s the people behind the products that viewers will get to know as they begin a grueling journey towards that life changing prize.
On the first episode viewers will meet:
Ciara Morris from Birr, Co Offally, a motor biking pensioner with a penchant for speed will be hoping her breakfast dish will go down a bomb.
Nicola Cogley from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford – who got into the competition through The Eoghan McDermott Show on 2FM. She’ll be hoping her idea for an ‘inside out’ burger will impress Roz.
Christine Collard and husband Charaf from Wicklow Town will be adding a Moroccan flavour to the show, hoping to tantalise both Roz and Dáithí’s taste buds with their harissa sauce.
Meath man Simon O Reilly from Dunshaughlin, Co Meath who gave up working on the space race to make butter.
Julianne Brogan from Leixlip, Co Kildare who will be hoping you CAN make friends with her delicious range of salads.
The competition is tough as all five contestants show their wares but only two will go through to the next round. Who will be in line to win The Taste of Success?
Roz Purcell
Food fanatic, author of best-selling cookbook Natural Born Feeder and self-confessed fitness enthusiast.
Roz’s approach to cooking is simple: use whole foods to live a whole life. Having developed a negative relationship with food that led Roz to make unhealthy choices, Roz changed her lifestyle by rediscovering her love of cooking. Roz uses her passion for food to develop tasty recipes that fuel the body, providing the energy and vitality needed to look and feel great.
RTÉ One’s The Taste of Success starts on October 25th at 8.30pm
Series Overview
Series Three of RTÉ One’s hugely successful The Taste of Success hits our screens and with another food entrepreneur in line to win a prize worth €100,000.
Expect highs and lows as 20 contestants from across the country go head-to-head to get their hands on that life changing prize, not to mention the joy at seeing their unique food product on the shelves of 140 Lidl stores nationwide.
Presenter Dáithí Ó Sé once again travels the length and breadth of Ireland in search of the next winner of The Taste of Success and there’s a stellar line up of TV culinary talent to judge, help and mentor the contestants who hail from all over the country for this 8 part series which starts on RTÉ One on October 25th at 8.30pm.
Dáithí Ó Sé said: “I’m thrilled The Taste of Success is returning for a third series. I didn’t think the standard of food we got last year could be bettered, but I was wrong! We’ve got some new ideas this year that will make the show extra special. We have a few surprises and even a dish that I thought could have won the competition that didn’t even make it through the roadshow stage”.
This year two new faces join The Taste of Success family to mentor our contestants.
Model Roz Purcell will be known for her extremely popular food blog ‘Natural Born Feeder’ and best-selling cookbook of the same name. Roz is taking on the challenge of attempting to get a Leinster applicant into the winner’s circle. Roz doesn’t advocate one diet over another but does insist on only using whole foods in all she does – so this may affect her choices at the Leinster roadshow.
New Munster mentor Eunice Power has garnered a reputation for being the best gourmet caterer in the country. Based in Dungarvan in Waterford, Eunice has operated her extremely successful catering business for over 15 years and cites the 3 arena as one of her many clients. Eunice has catered for all the top names both domestically and internationally. She has a particular fondness for baking and breads so this may influence her choices on the roadshows.
Last year’s winning mentor – Michelin starred restaurateur JP McMahon returns to defend his title and once again mentor the Connaught/Ulster region. Can JP repeat the feat and for a second time bring home the bacon?
JP McMahon said: “I really enjoyed my first stint on The Taste of Success so much last year. It might be largely due to the fact that I mentored the winning dish! Working with Joanne Clarke and seeing the difference winning the show has made to her life is remarkable. The other regions will be gunning for me now, as I’m the reigning champion, because this year, I want to do the double!”
Culinary author and food entrepreneur Domini Kemp is once again the Dublin mentor. Domini has reached the final in each of the last 2 series and hopes to go on and finally win it this year!
This year the mentors have chosen the top 20 dishes from all around the country. All types of cooking and baking are represented this year. From traditional Irish soda breads, to a Tex–Mex Irish enchilada. We have an ‘inside out’ burger competing against baby food and a contestant who attempts to hide a vegan sausage from Dáithí, so there is something for everyone.
In the first four rounds our mentors will select their favourites to carry on in the competition and then help them hone their product as they prepare to face the Lidl judges who will ultimately select the series winner.