Chapter One Pastry Star – Darren Hogarty Interview
Darren Hogarty lives on the cutting edge of pastry. He speaks with such eloquence on the topic of what it means for food to be Irish, making him the ace in Chapter One’s deck. In Cathal Brugha...
Category: Interviews
TheTaste is proud to bring you exclusive interviews every month with Ireland’s food and drink industry giants. From award winning chefs to the best front of house personnel, top sommeliers and Ireland’s most successful restaurateurs, TheTaste is talking to all of them. Through our interviews we are examining the state of the food and drink industry in Ireland and abroad and finding out what drives our top industry players.
Vegan-ish – Getting a Glimpse Into The Life of Author Holly White
With social media playing such a huge part in our lives these days, it can sometimes be strange to actually switch off your phone and have a proper conversation. It’s only when you grab...
The Francis Brennan Guide to The Perfect Christmas
We sat down with Francis Brennan for the Christmas Edition of TheTaste to see how he plans out his festive season, we asked him about his new book and his hopes for 2021. If...
Interview with Chef Philippe Farineau Executive Head Chef of Ashford Castle
Tell us how you started out on your culinary journey? I started cooking at the age of seven years old. Baking with my mother after watching a program with Paul Bocuse, I was really...
Donegal’s Gourmand Winning Chef – Brian McDermott Interview
Brian McDermott is an award-winning celebrity chef and author from Co Donegal, as well as chef-proprietor of the newly-restored Foyle Hotel in Moville. Brian’s book “Donegal Table” has just won Best Cookery Book in the...
Coming Full Circle – Chef Louise Lennox on Her Most Memorable Food Moments
Louise Lennox is fast becoming quite the recognisable face on TV and the pastry chef and science lover turned educator is showing no signs of slowing down. But how did her career take off...
Interview with Chef Harry Quinn of Pichet Restaurant
While 2020 may be a strange year for most of us, the team at Pichet are delighted to be looking to the future by continuing to serve up some of the best food and...
Interview with Noel Anderson Managing Director of Lemon & Duke and Vice Chair of the Licensed Vintners Association
This month we get an insight into Noel Anderson, managing director of two high profile bars in Dublin, Lemon & Duke and Bridge 1859. He tells us how he got into the pub trade...
Interview with Chef John Coffey of the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award Winning Thyme Restaurant in Athlone
This month we sat down with Chef John Coffey from the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award Winning Thyme Restaurant in Athlone. Thyme was opened in November 2007 by John Coffey and his wife Tara with...
Chef John Kelly of Michelin Star Lady Helen Restaurant Interview
We are always keen to hear from the people behind the different roles within the food, drink and travel industry. John Kelly, Head Chef in the Michelin Star Lady Helen Restaurant – Mount Juliet...
Chef James Coffey of The Park Hotel Kenmare – Interview
Park Hotel Kenmare brings together a collection of local and artisan producers. The fisherman, the cheesemaker, the dairy farmer, the baker, the market gardener, all local, all in season and bursting with flavour. Combine...
The Struggle Behind the Sparkle – Noel Cunningham Talks About Living Life to the Fullest
Whether he’s playing host extraordinaire in his role as hotel general manager at Harvey’s Point in Donegal or the dazzling showbiz guru on TV3, Noel Cunningham always does his job with style and a...
Six Dishes That Made My Career – Paul Flynn of The Tannery
The Tannery in Dungarvan, County Waterford, has gained a reputation as one of Ireland’s finest restaurants. With Chef Proprietor Paul Flynn at the helm alongside his wife Máire, The Tannery has been welcoming diners...
Head Chef of Eccles Hotel Eddie Attwell Interview
Eddie Attwel is Head Chef of Eccles Hotel. Situated in lush West Cork chef Eddie, a keen forager and grower of his own produce, uses this to create incredible culinary dishes. After joining the...
Six Dishes that Made My Career – Wade Murphy of 1826 Adare
With an ethos of “keep it simple, stupid”, Chef Wade Murphy has given the kiss of life to the picturesque village of Adare’s dining scene. As Chef Proprietor of 1826, he has brought a...
The 7 Dishes That Made My Career: Chef Derry Clarke Shares His Most Memorable Meals
“It’s funny, when I look back at my career and all the dishes, if only I had of kept a record of all the good ones, wrote down the recipes and photographed them, I’d...
The 6 Dishes That Made My Career: Chef Noel McMeel Shares His Most Memorable Meals
From Pat O’Doherty’s Black Bacon to ice cream from Glastry Farm, the food producers and farmers within gorgeously green county borders of Fermanagh have a secret weapon. Well not so secret, as this food hero’s...
Six Dishes That Made My Career – Kevin Thornton
Kevin Thornton has had a career that is enviable by any standards. Stories from his “long stage” with Paul Bocuse would make a book, let alone a chapter in the story of his career....
Chef Simon Williams Interview of Woodruff Restaurant in Stepaside
Tell us what inspired you to cook and what age you started ? I remember in 1st or 2nd class a friends mum coming in to teach us to bake, it was apple crumble, simple but...
Interview with Chef Sam Moore of Glas Restaurant, Dublin
Sam Moore, head chef at Glas, the highly acclaimed new vegetarian and vegan restaurant on Chatham Street in Dublin city centre, tells The Taste about what inspires him, how he stays motivated and what...