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Biography
Richard has very recently appeared on our
screens on Channel 4’s Cookery School
– a new 50 part series showcasing Richard’s talents as one of the best chefs in
the world. Brought up on a farm in County
Meath, Ireland,
Richard Corrigan was raised on wholesome, uncomplicated, home grown cooking.
Using ingredients that he himself helped to cultivate alongside other members
of his family, Richard’s upbringing is something which he firmly attributes his
cooking style to and plays a vital role in the menus he crafts for all of his
restaurants.
After leaving Ireland
to pursue his dream of becoming a chef, Richard spent four years cooking in the
Netherlands before
progressing to become head chef of Mulligan’s in Mayfair.
His first Michelin star was awarded
at Stephen Bull’s Fulham Road
restaurant in 1994, prior to launching the acclaimed Michelin-starred Lindsay
House in Soho in 1997.
Following his success at reviving the
famous Bentley’s Seafood Bar & Grill
in London,
Richard recently Corrigan’s Mayfair to
equal praise. In recent years Richard has worked at a number of prestigious
events, including preparing lunch at 10
Downing Street for Tony Blair and the King &
Queen of Jordan,
as well as being crowned winner of the Great
British Menu (BBC 2) no less than three times. Richard also won the recent Great British Waste Menu special,
airing to over 7 million on BBC 1 prime time and which culminated in a dinner
at the House of Lords.
Alongside appearances on BBC2’s Full on Food, Saturday Kitchen (BBC1) and Market
Kitchen (UKTV), This Morning
(ITV 1) and The Wright Stuff
(Channel 5) , Richard has also hosted the Irish primetime television series, Corrigan Knows Food, one of Ireland’s most
popular TV shows.
Corrigan’s
Mayfair opened its doors in November 2008 to wide
acclaim. The restaurant was
awarded London Restaurant of the Year 2008/2009 by the Evening Standard and 3
AA Rosettes within the first three months. In October 2009, Corrigan’s Mayfair
was awarded ‘AA London Restaurant of the Year’, and gained the Highest New
Entry in the National Restaurant Awards at No5.
Inspired by Richard’s humble, rural
upbringing, Corrigan’s Mayfair brings honest,
no-nonsense food to one of the city’s most enviable postcodes. Generous
portions accompany an exciting wine list and atmosphere to match, combining
21st century luxury and style with down-to-earth, home-inspired cooking.
In Richard’s own words, as described in his
latest cookbook ‘The Clatter of Forks
and Spoons’: “Growing up on a farm teaches you respect for the cycles and
seasonality of food…... and with each movement of the calendar, nature has
something else to give us.”
I think there’s an appreciation about food
and flavour that’s formed in your childhood…..and knowing the time and work
that goes into producing good food, makes you hate to waste any of it.”
Richard will be appearing at Alex’s Harvest
and Jimmy’s Harvest 2011. |
