Adrian Martin is an Irish chef and author from Cavan. He is the owner and head chef of Wildflower Restaurant in London.

Adrian Martin
Born1991 or 1992 (age 32–33)[1]
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Chef, Author, Restaurateur, TV presenter
Years active2014 – present
Websitehttps://chefadrian.ie

Early life and education

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Martin is from Cavan.[2] His father John is involved in the food industry, running an event management company which sets up cookery demonstrations and food festivals.[citation needed]

He studied culinary arts at the School of Tourism Killybegs,[3] studied in South West College Enniskillen,[citation needed] and studied baking and pastry arts management at Dublin Institute of Technology, Kevin Street.[3]

Career

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Starting at the age of 14, Martin trained at Neven Maguire's Mac Nean House[3] and at Bon Appetit in Malahide.[citation needed] In 2020, days before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, he opened Wildflower in London's Camden neighborhood in a shipping container and in 2022 a second Wildflower in Dublin's south city in a listed Georgian-era building.[4][2][5]

Media work

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Martin is a resident chef on the Six o' Clock show on TV3/Virgin Media 1 which is hosted by Martin King and Lucy Kennedy.[citation needed] He has also appeared in Chef Adrian Eats Ireland and Wild Cooks.[citation needed]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "Chef Adrian's Culinary Flops". The Phoenix. 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Audley, Fiona. "'It's always been my dream': Irish chef Adrian Martin opens first restaurant at home". The Irish Post. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Brennan, Colin (23 September 2016). "Cavan chef Adrian on how starting in Maguire's restaurant at 14 taught him a lot". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ Thornton, Katie (2 February 2022). "Chef Adrian Martin opens new Dublin restaurant Wildflower". Lovin Dublin. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ^ Audley, Fiona. "Fine dining in a shipping container - Irish chef reopens his London debut after lockdown". The Irish Post. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ Martin, Adrian (2017). Fakeaway: Fast Food Made Healthy. ISBN 9781781174906.
  7. ^ Martin, Adrian (5 April 2019). Create Beautiful Food at Home. ISBN 9781781176306.
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