The Good Food Guide recently announced its winners for this year in a ceremony at the Theatre Royal. Yes, The Good Food Guide. Remember it? The Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent, won restaurant of the year, joining Ynyshir in Mid-Wales, Moor Hall in Lancashire and L’Enclume in Cumbria on the list of ‘world class’ restaurants.
Ireland has gained a brand new Michelin star – for Dede in Baltimore, where Ahmet Dede, who previously held a star at the now-closed Mews, brings a Turkish sensibility to modern food based on the very best local produce from the West Cork larder.
Ireland has gained a brand new Michelin star – for Dede in Baltimore, where Ahmet Dede, who previously held a star at the now-closed Mews, brings a Turkish sensibility to modern food based on the very best local produce from the West Cork larder.
“This means the world to me,” said Dede, clearly emotional as he spoke to the host of the virtual awards ceremony for the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2021, Davina McCall, from Turkey.
No Irish restaurants lost their Michelin stars – even though Derry and Sally Anne Clarke of L’Ecrivain had asked Michelin not to include their restaurant in this year’s guide as they have to vacate the building by the end of March.