Community Chef Brian McDermott to host Cookery Demonstrations in
Letterkenny Shopping Centre

Local community chef Brian McDermott will be holding cookery demonstrations in Letterkenny Shopping Centre on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th February. Using local produce and McGee’s quality meats, Brian will be cooking various dishes and providing customers with various uncomplicated recipes and easy-to-remember expert tips for cooking at home. Customers will also have the opportunity to sample some of the delicious food cooked by Brian. The 20 minute demonstrations will take place between 5.00pm – 8.00pm on both Thursday and Friday evening. The demonstrations are free of charge to all customers at Letterkenny Shopping Centre. Recipes will be posted here after the event.

Brian is looking forward to sharing his skills with Letterkenny Shopping Centre's customers: 

“The role I gain most satisfaction from is working with the public at demonstrations, so I am very much looking forward to my relationship with Letterkenny Shopping Centre and giving people essential cooking skills to reunite them with local food again in a light hearted way. Live cooking is exciting and I can’t wait to get cooking in the shopping centre.”

   Brian McDermott is Ireland’s first Community Chef. He has been cooking professionally for 17 years, and spent most of his career on the Inishowen Peninsula where he owned his own award-winning restaurant “Finnegan’s”. He’s also cooked in places like Kealy’s famous Seafood Bar in Greencastle, Harry’s in Bridgend, played a product development role at Kerry Food Global and recently worked with Raymond Blanc at the prestigious two Michelin star restaurants - Le Manoir- in the UK. Brian works with a range of groups at local level in their own communities, teaching them how to cook on a budget, while improving their health and well being. This is all coming on the back of Brian’s very successful book launch.

Shopping centre manager Brian McCracken commented: “We are delighted to welcome Brian McDermott to Letterkenny Shopping Centre and give our customers the opportunity to learn from a local expert. All of the ingredients used will be available in the centre for anyone who wants to try the recipes for themselves. I am also very much looking forward to tasting some of Brian’s fabulous food!”

Don't miss this exclusive chance to improve your cooking skills at Letterkenny Shopping Centre!