Stefan Matz is a German

head chef A chef de cuisine (, French for ''head of kitchen'') or head chef is a chef that leads and manages the kitchen and chefs of a restaurant or hotel. A chef patron (feminine form ''chef patronne'') (French for ''boss chef'') or executive chef is ...

Ashford Castle Ashford Castle is a medieval and Victorian castle that has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star luxury hotel near Cong on the Mayo-Galway border, on the Galway side of Lough Corrib in Ireland. It is a member of the Le ...

and The g Hotel. He was, together with his brother, owner of the

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starred restaurant and hotel Erriseask House in

Ballyconneely Ballyconneely () is a village and small ribbon development in west Connemara, County Galway Ireland. Name 19th century antiquarian John O'Donovan documents a number of variants of the village, including Ballyconneely, Baile 'ic Conghaile, Ball ...

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. Matz did his training in Germany and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, working amongst others in Restaurant Chesery in

Gstaad Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internatio ...

. From 1989 to 2001 he was co-owner and head chef of Erriseask House. He left to work in Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

. In 2003 he left the big city and joined the kitchen brigade of Asford Castle in Cong,

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Awards

Erriseask House * Chef of the Year 1995 - '' Egon Ronay Guide'' *

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1998 * Irish Beef Award 1999 - ''Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide'' *

star with Erriseask House 2000 and 2001Michelin Online Republic of Ireland
/ref> Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links * Three AA Rosettes Ashford Castle * Chef of the Year 2007 - ''Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide'' * Best Chef 2010 - ''2010 Ireland Good Eating Guide''

Personal life

According to Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide, Matz is a modest but highly skilled chef.

References

German male chefs Irish chefs Living people Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants Year of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-bio-stub