Richard Corrigan (born 10 February 1964) is an Irish chef. He is chef/patron of Corrigan's Bar & Restaurant Mayfair,

Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill is a restaurant at 11-15 Swallow Street, London, which opened in 1916. The restaurant, previously known as Bentley's, has always specialised in oysters. History Bentley's was owned for some years by Oscar Owide, " ...

, Daffodil Mulligan Restaurant & Gibney's Bar London and Virginia Park Lodge in

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Early life

Richard Corrigan was born and raised in

Ballivor Ballivor ( /'bælaɪvər/ BAL-eyevər; ) is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It had a population of 1,809 at the 2016 census. It is located on the R156 regional road between the towns of Mullingar and Trim. Public transport Bus Éireann ro ...

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. He studied at

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Career

Having spent several years in the Netherlands, he was then head chef of Mulligan's in Mayfair in London. His first

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was awarded to him when he was head chef of Stephen Bull in Fulham in 1994, also in London. He opened Lindsay House in Soho, London, and won a Michelin star there in 1997. He then bought and refurbished Bentley's in 2005 and subsequently opened Corrigan's Mayfair in 2008. The latter restaurant has been awarded London Restaurant of the Year by the Evening Standard in 2008 and has earned three AA Rosettes. It was also awarded ‘AA London Restaurant of the Year’ in 2009, and gained one of the highest new entries in the National Restaurant Awards at number five. He was crowned winner of the

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three times. Richard also won the Great British Waste Menu special in 2010,":My First Million — Richard Corrigan, chef"
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''. 23 October 2015. airing to over 7 million on BBC 1 prime time and which culminated in a dinner at the House of Lords.

Politics

He is well known in Ireland for his outspoken opinions and he is an occasional contributor to

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discussions on

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. In December 2017 he said of the UK, "Never have I seen a country led so badly in my life - by a bunch of monkeys, frankly. I'd like to have them all at a Christmas party and give them the worst hiding they could imagine." In June 2018 he said London is "led by a load of donkeys", and of the

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"Harrow, Eton and these private schools where most of these absolute monkeys come out of. I'd love to smack their arses with a big cane."

Television

*''Cookery School'' (Channel 4) *''Chef's Race'' (BBC America) *''Great British Menu'' (BBC Two) *''Great British Food Revival'' (BBC Two) *''Full On Food,

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'' (BBC One) *''Market Kitchen'' (UKTV) *'' Something For The Weekend'' (BBC Two) *''

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'' (Channel 5) *''Corrigan Knows Food'' (RTÉ) *''

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'' (Channel 4)

Books

* 1999: ''The Richard Corrigan Cookbook: From the Waters to the Wild'' published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, ASIN: B001LN4LGY * 2008: ''The Clatter of Forks and Spoons: Honest, Happy Food'' published by Fourth Estate, * 2011: ''Cookery School: Where anyone can learn to cook'' published by Penguin Books,

References

External links

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Corrigan's Mayfair

Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill

Great British Menu

RTE Corrigan Knows Food web page

Corrigan's biography on bbc.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corrigan, Richard Living people 1964 births People from County Meath Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology Irish chefs