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The ‘Banquet at Electric Picnic’ is set to once again tantalise taste buds at this year’s festival, as Derry Clarke & Clodagh McK- enna today announced an exclusive partnership to serve a five star fine dining banquet at the three day event using only the finest* ingredients.
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Electric Picnic Launches A Finest* Dining Experience for this year’s festival
to a gastronomic dining experience in sumptuous surrounds of
Stradbally Partnering
with Tesco finest* Derry & Clodagh have co-created a mouth-watering menu for picnickers to enjoy, while also raising much needed funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hos- pital and Pieta House.
Guests will be treated
Estate with five star silver service at this year’s Pic- nic. Lucky ticket holders to Electric Picnic are invit- ed to join The Banquet fit for a king and sign up for a five star experience at the festival. Tickets to the Fine Dining Picnic are priced at €120 and are availa- ble via
https://www.giv-
2go.com/ticket-events/ the-banquet-65
Electric
nowned for having some of the best
Picnic is re- festival
food and this year it’s raising the Denise Fitzgerald, chief
bar with this gourmet gas- tronomic five course ban- quet which will also cater for vegetarians, with de- lectable choices. The lus- cious line-up of food will consist of a starter of Irish salmon gravlax, dry-aged Irish Angus beef followed by honey roasted Peach with Amaretti crumble for dessert. While vegetarians will be treated to a sump- tuous menu of tempura vegetables with Asian fu- sion flavours, gnocchi with wild Irish mushrooms, leek paired with truffle and parmesan dressing,
executive, Temple Street Children’s Foundation, “We’ve
a long standing
partnership with Tesco and Electric
Picnic; to
pair the two and raise vital funds for the little heroes of Temple Street is a rec- ipe for a great weekend”. Brian Higgins, CEO,
Pieta House, “We are de- lighted to be a beneficiary of
this brilliant initiative
by Tesco and Electric Pic- nic. The culinary skills of Clodagh Mc Kenna and our own Ambassador Der- ry Clarke will make for a lot of very happy campers and two very happy char- ities”
Derry Clarke, “Electric Picnic is an iconic event I look forward to and this year I am delighted to be heading up the Fine Din- ing Experience
thanks
to Melvin Benn, Festival Republic & Tesco Finest Range. Proceeds for this sold out venue within EP are
being split between
Pieta House (very close to me heart) and Temple Street Children’s Hospital - both such worthy caus- es.”
Clodagh McKenna,
“There is nothing I love more than music and food. So to be creating a deli-
cious Banquet at the iconic Electric Picnic is a dream! Derry Clarke and I will be cooking delicious season- al dishes using the best of produce from the Tesco finest* range and all pro- ceeds will be going to Pieta House and Temple Street. So guests will be enjoying delicious food, with live music setting the ambiance and knowing that they are supporting these
great
Irish charities. It’s going to be epic!” Seats are limited, with
four sittings over the week- end, two on Saturday and Sunday at 1.00pm and 5.30pm with each sitting
lasting approximately two hours. Time is ticking and in order to absorb the sights and sounds, tastes and smells or just the fan- tastic vibe which will be at the Banquet at Electric Picnic. The dress code for the
Ultimate Picnic Banquet is Black Tie come Festival Fabulous – attire will be provided but guests are more than welcome to bring along their Sunday best.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Thursday, 9th
August 2018
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