It wasn’t cooking in one of the finest Michelin-starred restaurants in London, and afterwards in Stockholm — challenges posed in the MasterChef Ireland final — that Tamarin Blackmur found most challenging.

Just 10 weeks ago there were 16 chefs hoping to roast, bake — and the new must-do, “sous-vide” — their way to the title of MasterChef Ireland champion.

Ryan Tubridy will be helping to cook up a storm from next month when he kicks off the hunt for the country’s master chef.