The Dish with Jordan Mooney is a new column on TheTaste featuring some of Ireland's best chefs on everything from the dishes that made their career to the best dish they've ever eaten. This month, Jordan chats to Meeran Manzoor, head chef at Rare in Kinsale, about how he was initially wary at being 'put into a box as an Indian chef', but everything finally clicked with his menus after a visit home to Chennai... Meeran Manzoor, head chef at Rare at the Blue Haven Hotel, Kinsale, Co. Cork, is one to watch. Originally from Chennai in India, he studied in the UK before moving to Ireland and taking on the position of executive head chef at the Blue Haven Collection in 2019. His restaurant Rare opened there during Covid and since its inception, Manzoor has continuously innovated, creating dishes that will stay with you long after you leave the restaurant - Rare has even been added to th