Mac Con Iomaire, Máirtín

Besson, Kenneth George (1915–81), hotelier, was born 25 July 1915 in Dublin, youngest of three children of Paul George Besson (born in London to a Swiss father and a French mother), hotelier, and Joan Besson (née McLean Stewart). Having served his time in London hotels, Paul Besson…

Cullen, Noel Christopher (1947–2002), chef, academic, and author, was born 30 December 1947 in Moore St., Dublin, third among five children of Thomas Cullen, labourer, and Elizabeth Cullen (née Keeley). His career combined in equal parts culinary arts, administration, research,…

Geldof, Zenon (1882–1939), chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur, was born 28 February 1882 at Boesinghe (Boesinge), near Ypres, Belgium, son of Zenon Geldof, schoolteacher, and his wife Mini. He served his apprenticeship in confectionery in Bruges. His experience working in London's…

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Jammet, Louis (1894–1964), restaurateur, was born July 1894 in London, educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, and joined the French army as an ordinary soldier during the first world war. He was wounded in his right arm and was fortunate not to lose it. After the war he studied…

Rolland, Pierre (1912–93), chef, was born 29 March 1912 in Frépillon, Val-d'Oise, near Paris, an only child whose father (first name unknown) was a butcher but died in the first world war. His widowed mother Georgette (née Pouyaut) married Louis Dufond, a hotelier; they had one son…