Patrick Guilbaud is a

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professional

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residing in

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and the proprietor of that country's most award-winning restaurant, the self-titled

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud is a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1989–1995 and two stars each year from 1996 to present. Egon Ronay Guide awarded the res ...

. The restaurant, located in

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, was the first in the country to receive two

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stars and it has received praise from publications such as ''

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''.

Style

Guilbaud has spoken of his disapproval of the typical kitchen seen on television shows, saying that when an individual enters his kitchen at Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, they are met with silence. He believes that, whilst the chef must speak, the staff must ultimately work as a team. He has been outspoken of Dylan McGrath, the former proprietor of the

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, Dublin, who has been seen on camera shouting and hurling abuse at his staff there. Guilbaud labelled McGrath "sad" on the

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show, ''

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'', after witnessing him shouting and swearing at his Mint staff in the

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documentary '' The Pressure Cooker''.

Background

Guilbaud moved to Ireland in 1981. There he set up his own self-styled

in James's Place East,

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before moving in 1998 to the Merrion Hotel in

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, Dublin 2. In February 2004, it received a mention in ''The New York Times'', with it being reported that lunch there cost US$36 and dinner was available on the premises for as little as US$124. Guilbaud's food was described as "seriously good" and was served in "seriously elegant surroundings", with "reservations advised" by the newspaper's representative, Robert O'Byrne. Food on offer included roast

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coated with

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s. In 2005 Patrick Guilbaud was commissioned by

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to design wine glass ranges for them.

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Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guilbaud, Patrick Living people French chefs French male chefs Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants Irish chefs Irish television personalities Year of birth missing (living people) People from Dublin (city) French emigrants to Ireland

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