Yes, it's that time of year again, when a quartet of decent ordinary eaters submit themselves to the rigors of testing the culinary waters in Temple Bar as part of the Dublin Dry Gin Taste of Temple Bar Awards, 1997. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join our panel of celebrity critics - broadcaster Clare McKeon, Dublin Tourism's Frank McGee, fashion designer Marc O'Neill and wine consultant Jacinta Delahaye - as part of the judging panel which will check out the 58 (count 'em) restaurants and determine who will be the worthy recipients of the awards.
How can you be one of the chosen quartet? Simply write us a stylish little resume which states why you would be a cool critic, and how you have the chutzpah, not to mention the pizazz, to hunt down the great and the good and the glorious and the glamorous. Knowing all about food and wine is important, and equally important is knowing how to have one hell of a good time. Keep your letters witty and concise, and mail then pronto to The Editor, Weekend, The Irish Times, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2.