Celebrity chef Richard Corrigan who will tog out at Thomond Park for a live cooking demonstration on September 16. THOMOND PARK is to host its first ever live cooking demonstration in September, as internationally renowned Irish chef Richard Corrigan hosts a demonstration of his skills in the legendary rugby ground.'An Evening with Richard Corrigan', will offer an audience the chance to experience firsthand the work of the master chef, who will also be joined by three of Munster's rising young rugby stars Patrickswell scrum half Conor Murray, North Circular Road man Mike Sherry and Cork's Kieran Essex - members all of Munster's Rugby Academy - will line out with the celebrity chef for the live demonstration.
"I love the alchemy that surrounds Thomond Park, it is honest and pure, just like my cooking, I'm really looking forward to a great night in Limerick," said Corrigan .
"An evening of inspirational recipes, good food and wine, elegance style and fun, I mean come on - that's what it should all be about.
"Food matters, cooking for family and friends is as important to me as sending any morsel out to customers from my kitchen in Mayfair," added the celebrity chef, who has worked in some of the world's top kitchens, as well as appearing regularly on television, from BBC2's 'Master Chef' to Channel 4's 'Jamie's Kitchen' and BBC's 'Full on Food'.
Corrigan opened Lindsay House in Soho, London, in autumn 1997 and was awarded "Outstanding London Chef" at the Carlton London Restaurant Awards in 2000.
Stadium director John Cantwell said that the event was the "first step in working to develop and highlight the quality produce we have in the Munster area".
"Thomond Park is an innovative stadium: this is reflected in the magnitude and latitude of the various events run here. We hope that this is the first of many such events," he said.
The three Munster players will join in with Corrigan in his cooking displays to prepare some recipes that are in keeping with the nutritional advice they have learned as part of their academy training, and academy director Ian Shirwin explained that developing the up and coming for life as a professional player was a very important part of their work.
"We spend a lot of time and effort developing the technical skill and the supporting knowledge but we rethought our approach in 2010 and decided that practical application would solidify the learning so we developed the Munster Academy nutrition, lifestyle and food programme," said Mr Shirwin
