Adrian Martin (chef)

Adrian Martin
Born	1991 or 1992 (age 32–33)[1]
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Chef, Author, Restaurateur, TV presenter
Years active	2014 – present
Website	https://chefadrian.ie

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

Early life and education

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

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

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

• 2017: Fakeaway: Fast Food Made Healthy ^{[6][better source needed]}
• 2019: Create Beautiful Food at Home ^{[7][better source needed]}

References

1. "Chef Adrian's Culinary Flops". The Phoenix. 23 March 2023.
2. 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. 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.

External links

• http://chefadrian.ie/