Derry Clarke is an Irish celebrity chef, and was the proprietor of the restaurant L'Ecrivain. He has also been a reality television judge, having acted as a judge alongside

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reality television series '' Fáilte Towers'', and has appeared on other programmes such as '' The Restaurant'', ''

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'' and '' The Panel'' (in 2008).

Career

In 1977 and worked in Le Coq Hardi in Dublin for four years, under John Howard. He also worked for eight years in Le Bon Appétit in Dublin. Clarke has received international recognition, having been inducted into ''

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s "Hall of Fame" and been granted a five-star review by ''

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RTÉ. Accessed 25 April 2009. The newspaper described his restaurant as "superb" and "a good spot to linger" while in Dublin. Clarke's recipes feature in publications such as the ''

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''. Roast leg of spring lamb has been one of Clarke's favourites since his childhood and he regularly cooks it for his own Sunday lunch. Asked about whether he cooks the family dinner on Christmas Day, he replied positively. He cooks goose on this day. When

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's Dylan McGrath owned

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shut down in 2009, Clarke expressed his sadness to the ''

''.

Personal

Derry Clarke is married to Sallyanne. He had two children, a son and a daughter. His son died 31 December 2012, at the age of 16. Clarke had a double bypass operation in December 2013, after a warning that there was a family history of heart problems, that made him extra vulnerable for a heart attack.

References

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