denicesblacksauce
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Bio
My Story
My first dinner party I cooked was for my mum and her friends, the menu read as follows
Soap of the day (yes spelling typo on the menu)
Lasagne and Salad
Chocolate Angel delight mousse layered with Kahua cream and crushed flakes I was 12...
I was born in Ireland and also lived in Australia, South Africa and England, I have travel extensively picking up ideas and flavours from all over the globe. I have cooked in restaurants and parties from Dublin to Sydney to Perth to Tenerife to London to France, finally setting up my own catering business in Ireland cooking for major concerts and festivals for artists REM, Robbie Williams, Snoop Dog, The Counting Crows, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Corrs, John Hurt and the fabulous Neill Diamond, to name but a few.
Sauces
Now to my Black Sauce and friends
My black sauce recipe dates back to 1998 when I was catering at my very first outdoor gig for The Verve, Robbie Williams at Slane Castle, Ireland.
How my Black Sauce baby was born..
The day before show day, a production team member came into the kitchen and said you have 50/60 odd extra people for lunch in a hour and this will happen to you on show day so be prepared so I had to come up with an all-rounder tasty sauce that would go with absolutely anything and that would suit the most discerning of palettes, …
The black sauce magic was born at 2 am in the morning with a cigar in one hand and a margarita in the other whilst chatting to Vivian sitting on a sack of spuds, it was the nineties & rock n roll what can I say ..
I have used my black sauce at every gig and catering event since.
My other sauces also created at gigs and catering events
Denice’s Elderflower dressing/marinade
Denice’s Hickory Smoked Barbecue Sauce/ Marinade
Denice’s Spicy Sweet Chilli Sauce
Denice’s Burger Sauce ( also great with prawns)
As well as dips, pâtés, relishes, pesto and steak sauces all for your pleasure in the fresh product list.