Pop-up restaurant shines at Hillsborough festival

Hundreds of guests were treated to a dazzling dining experience recently at the Smeg Pop-up Restaurant which featured on this year’s Hillsborough International Oyster Festival programme.

Local chefs Derek Patterson from The Plough, Karl Banks from The Hillside and Andy Rea from the Mourne Seafood Bar were joined at the restaurant by special guest, top chef Richard Corrigan, as well as the Flying Chefs from festival sponsor, Turkish Airlines.

The International Oyster Festival took place in Hillsborough village at the start of this month.

Our picture shows (left to right)  Andy Rea, Mourne Seafood Bar; Karl Banks, The Hillside; Richard Corrigan, Corrigan Restaurants; Derek Patterson and James Will, The Plough and (in front) Turkish Airlines Flying Chef, Tuncay Hatipoglu.