The Taste of Success, Episode 6 of 8, RTÉ One, Tuesday, November 29th at 8.30pm
Series Three of RTÉ One’s hugely successful ‘The Taste of Success’ continues and with €100,000 on offer once again, you can expect highs and lows as our contestants 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.
The competition ramps up a gear as we are now down to just four contestants. The pressure is firmly on the contestants as they meet for the first time. They must cook together before facing the Lidl judges for the very first time. Each contestant has been drilled by their mentors but they can only look on helplessly as their contestants cook for their survival.
You only get one chance to make a first impression and as one of these contestants is going home – it’s their only chance!
Presenter Dáithí Ó Sé is once again on hand to oversee proceedings as the competition reaches a crucial stage. One person WILL be leaving the show and losing the chance to win 100,000 Euro and have their product in over 140 Lidl supermarkets nationwide.
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Last year’s winning Mentor – Michelin starred restaurateur JP McMahon hopes to defend his title as he once again mentors the Connaught/ Ulster region. His regional champion is English woman Michele kilkenny (Doughiska, Co. Galway).
Michele is a professional chef so should have no trouble working in a strange kitchen. She is hoping to turn her version of a cottage pie from a cottage industry into the big time. JP has reservations about her mash topping – but will she listen?
Dublin mentor Domini Kemp has reached the final in each of the last 2 series but has never won!! She hopes to go one better this year but to do so, she must mentor her Dublin champions – James and William and their white chocolate banana bread. Their banana bread sells like hot cakes (not surprisingly) at their market stall but can their product make the big leap from the farmers market to the supermarket?
First time mentor and Former model Roz Purcell is taking the challenge of getting a Leinster applicant into the winners circle very seriously. Her regional champion has a twist on a classic that she hopes will impress the Lidl judges. Her regional champion is Nicola Cogley (Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford) – and she has created the ‘inside out’ cheeseburger. But will Nicola’s inside out burger turn the heads of the Lidl judges?
Finally, Munster mentor Eunice Power has mentored her contestant – Edgar Kirby, a former ballet dancer, with his chicken pasta dish. Eunice has had to go back to basics and teach Edgar to make his own pesto (something he’s never attempted before) So will his inexperience work against him?
The answers to all these questions are found on: The Taste Of Success – Episode 6 airs on the 29th November on RTÉ1 at 8.30pm