TODAY THE MICHELIN Guide has revealed the UK and Ireland restaurants it deems worthy of its swanky Michelin Star ratings and there are four new Irish eateries in the book.
Dublin’s The Greenhouse, Galway’s Loam and two Belfast restaurants - Ox and Eipic have all gained the prestigious star beside their names.
Here’s what they have on offer…
The Greenhouse, Dublin
Roast guinea fowl with root vegetables, cep cream, blackberries, croissant velouté, roast celeriac etc etc. Good God:
Foiegras with blood orange, beetroot and macadamia:
Open lasagne of scallop, lardo and wild garlic:
Grouse:
Passion fruit soufflé:
Chocolate, caramel, peanuts, banana ice cream:
Loam, Galway
Lamb shoulder, turnip and damson:
Monkfish liver in broth :
Duck
Whiskey ice cream:
Goats milk ice cream with caramel and squid ink:
Egg yolk brulee:
OX, Belfast
Duck foie gras with cauliflower puree:
Venison:
Hake:
Scallop and egg yolk with hazelnuts:
Polenta cake in a honey-toffee sleeve, filled with poached apricots, marscapone and pecan:
Chocolate cake:
DeanesEipic, Belfast
Turbot:
Guinea fowl:
John Dory:
Warm chocolate mousse:
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud kept its two star rating, while Campagne, Aniar, Chapter One, Cliff House Hotel, The Lady Helen and L’Ecrivain all held on to their one stars. Thorntons and Bon Appetite lost their stars.
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