Noel McMeel
Noel McMeel is a chef from Northern Ireland, who is the executive head chef at Lough Erne Golf Resort and Hotel in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. He describes his cooking as "modern Irish cuisine".[1]
Personal life
McMeel studied at the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College before training in a number of restaurants, including working for the well known Irish Chef Paul Rankin. He then earned a scholarship to attend Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following this, he worked in a number of establishments, including the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. and Chez Panisse in San Francisco. He opened his own restaurant Trompets in the late 1990s.
Notes
- Prior to his current post, McMeel was head chef at Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, where he was responsible for the 300-guest vegetarian banquet at the wedding of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills in June 2002.[2]
- He took part in the second series of the BBC cookery challenge Great British Menu, where he lost in the Northern Ireland heat to Richard Corrigan. He then returned for series three, but again lost, this time to Danny Millar.
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External links
References
- Great British Menu Archived April 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine season 2 episode 16 broadcast on BBC2 on 23 April 2007
- Convoy rolls in for Sir Paul's feast Daily Telegraph 7 June 2002
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