The Restaurant

Do you know your chilli from your cayenne?

Would you like to dine in RTÉ’s The Restaurant?

The Restaurant tv show are inviting applications from any interested “foodies” to apply to be a diner on their upcoming series. The Restaurant in now in its seventh series on RTÉ, with a ‘celebrity’ head chef taking charge of the kitchen in each episode to produce a top class three course meal for diners-at least that is the hope

The celebrities who become chefs for a night are people who have a passion for food and dining, with the programme giving the chef the opportunity to “go pro” for one night and serve up a real restaurant meal.

The identity of the mystery chef remains secret to all in The Restaurant until after the meal. Before the chef leaves the kitchen the critics decide whether the meal is worth a star rating of between one and five. When the celebrity chef’s identity is revealed they sit down with critics to find out how they fared.

Dining at The Restaurant involves becoming a critic for the evening. You, as a diner, would need to get involved in the experience and to voice your opinions on the food and wine being served to you.

Vision Independent Productions are looking for diners for the series which will be filming on location in The Wineport Lodge in Athlone this October (19 and 20), so if you think you’re up to the challenge of critiquing the menu the mystery “chef” whips up in the kitchen, get in touch with them.

Send your details (name, address, phone number) and a little bit about your interest in food and cooking to: [email protected] or call 01 864 1444 or mobile 085 77 080 52.

Bon appetite!