Top Wirral chef takes on charity bushtucker challenge

Nov 12 2008 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

Julian Davies

ONE of Wirral’s top chefs is putting his tastebuds to the test by taking on a charity bushtucker trial!

Julian Davies, who runs Julian’s restaurant in Hoylake, has volunteered to take part in I’m NOT a Celebrity, Get Me in There! at Jack Rabbit Slims on Sunday, November 30.

All proceeds will go to St John’s Hospice - and Julian says his sensitive stomach is ready for the challenge.

He said: “I’ve never watched I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! but I thought to myself -what on earth can they put in that I can’t eat?

“I’m prepared to try anything as long as it’s classed as food! The only thing I would fail on is something like fast food or goat’s cheese, which I have to cook with but I don’t like.

“It’s about testing myself and finding out whether I can eat something like a locust or a fish eye, because I’ve got quite a sensitive stomach.

“I have eaten some unusual things in my life while travelling and cooking. At a food festival in Birmingham I once had a balut, which is a fertilised duck egg with a nearly-developed embryo inside that’s soft-boiled in a shell. It was absolutely disgusting.

“Whatever I eat, I don’t intend to use it on any of my menus!”

You can sponsor Julian by calling into the restaurant on 20 Birkenhead Road or call 632 6241.

Tickets for “I’m NOT a Celebrity, Get Me in There!” are £3 in advance and £5 on the night, available from Jack Rabbits or from the fundraising office at St John’s Hospice.

For more information about the event call Lynne at St John’s Hospice on 343 0778.