Tamarin cooks up a storm on ‘MasterChef’

After 10 weeks of blanching, boiling, and trying not to burn, Tamarin Blackmur has been crowned MasterChef Ireland champion.

In last night’s final episode, the 35-year-old, who is originally from South Africa but has been living here for the past five years, wowed judges Nick Munier and Dylan McGrath with her three-course menu.

Tamarin, who lives in Dublin and works as a PMO co-ordinator for a software company, took a risk by cooking a starter that was almost entirely made from corn.