Jess Murphy Explained

Jess Murphy should not be confused with Jesse Murphy.

Jess Murphy is a New Zealand-born chef based in Galway, Ireland. In 2017, she was named Hotel & Catering Review Ireland's Chef of the Year.^[1]

Murphy grew up in the small town of Wairoa in New Zealand's North Island.^[2] She left school at the age of 15 and worked in a bar and washing dishes in Hastings to pay for catering college. When she was 19, she moved to Perth, Western Australia, to work in the restaurant industry.^{[3] [4]}

In 2000, Murphy moved to Manchester and worked there for two years, followed by two years back home in Hawkes' Bay.^[5] She then moved to Ireland and worked as a chef until opening her own restaurant, Kai Cafe, in Galway in partnership with her husband David Murphy.

External links

• https://foodandwine.ie/interviews/in-the-kitchen-with-jess-murphy

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2017 Gold Medal Award Winners . Hotel & Catering Review . 15 June 2021.
2. News: Our new food columnist brings a touch of New Zealand to ‘The Irish Times’. The Irish Times. 2018-11-10. en-US.
3. News: The Time of my Life: ‘I landed in Dublin with a suitcase full of tools and my knife’. The Irish Times. 2018-11-10. en-US.
4. News: 'Fresh food is alive': How Jessica Murphy of Kai keeps it real in the kitchen. Laffan. Dee. TheJournal.ie. 2018-11-10. en.
5. News: Jess Murphy Interview 12 A Tribal Vision - Galway's Creative Culture. Vision. A Tribal. 2015-09-14. A Tribal Vision. 2018-11-10. en-IE.