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...
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.
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...
Chef Barry Liscombe Interview of the Award Winning Hartes of Kildare
My Name is Barry Liscombe, I am executive chef of the group comprised of Hartes of Kildare, Dew drop Inn, Kill and soon to be Firecastle Lane Grocer, Cookery School, B&B & Food Hall....
Chef Gareth Naughton of Circa Restaurant Interview
This month we decided to catch up with Michelin Bib Chef Gareth Naughton who for the past year has been wowing diners in his Terenure based restaurant, Circa. Naughton realised his dream of opening...
Forbidden Love Collection – Arcane Chocolate – Erik Van der Veken Interview
Erik Van der Veken is one of the top Chocolatiers in the World, after working in some of the best Michelin Kitchens, he fell in what could be called a ‘forbidden love’ with a...
A Taste of Christmas with Noel Cunningham
Noel Cunningham General Manager of Harvey’s Point Hotel. Noel is also a TV personality and recently launched his book …. Noel Cunningham’s Guide to Modern Irish Manners. The book has a perfect section on...
A Taste of Christmas with Simon Delaney
Simon Delaney: Actor, Director, TV Presenter, Husband, Father of four boys, Man Utd. fan AND cookbook author gives us a Taste of his Christmas. Simon has always been a fan of cooking and this...
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...