Catherine Healy (chef) explained

Catherine Healy
Birth Place:Kells, Meath
Death Date:1993
Death Place:Dublin
Resting Place:Kells
Nationality:Irish
Other Names:Catherine Strong
Known For:Michelin starred Dunderry Lodge
Employer:Self-employed
Occupation:Chef
Spouse:Nicholas (Nick) Healy

Catherine Healy (née Strong) (born Kells, died 1993) was an Irish Michelin star winning head chef during her spell in the kitchen of restaurant Dunderry Lodge.[1] [2]

According to the Irish Independent, she may have been Ireland's greatest female chef.[3]

She, and her husband Nick, sold the restaurant in 1990, due to a terminal illness.[4] [5]

Career

Cathrine Healy renowned was an Irish chef. She owned the Dunderry Lodge restaurant with her husband Nick Healy. She was considered one of the most distinguished chefs of her time.[6] After her husband Nick lost his job they acted on their plans to acquire a space to start their business. They decided to purchase the Darcy farm, Gaurie House, in Dunderry and convert it. This construction took 18 months and they opened the restaurant in November 1977. They converted the shed into a lodge an the barn into a dining room.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Where to eat without it costing an arm and a leg. Irish Independent. 7 March 2009. 20 April 2012.
  2. http://www.hyc.ie/news/newsview.asp?newsid=506 Nick Healy Retires from Howth Yacht Club
  3. News: Where to eat without it costing an arm and a leg. Irish Independent. 7 March 2009. 20 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Nick Healy Retires from Howth Yacht Club . Hyc.ie . 20 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100901103843/http://www.hyc.ie/news/newsview.asp?newsid=506 . 1 September 2010 .
  5. News: Accomplished chef and front-of-house man at acclaimed Dunderry Lodge. 9 June 2012. 30 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402151324/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-31523326.html . dead . 2 April 2015 . .
  6. News: 13 Jun 2012 . Obituaries 16/06/2012 . live . 5 November 2024 . Meath Chronicle.
  7. http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm Michelin Online Republic of Ireland
  8. http://arrow.dit.ie/tourdoc/12/ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes.
  9. http://arrow.dit.ie/tourdoc/12/ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes.

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