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Biography
Enda McEvoy (Virginia, County Cavan, 1977) is an Irish Michelin star winning head chef with restaurant Loam in Galway.
Background
McEvoy was born and raised in Virginia, County Cavan, where his parents had a supermarket. He had his first kitchen job in Germany at age 17, as kitchen porter. Later he returned to Ireland and studied English and Sociology at NUI Maynooth. Eventually, he decided to make cooking his career. As most chefs, McEvoy travelled wide and far to learn and train and he worked in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom before returning to Galway. Here he worked at "Nimmo's Restaurant" and "Sheridan’s on the Docks", before moving on to Noma in Denmark. While working there, he was approached by JP McMahon and Drigín Gaffey, to come to work in their new restaurant Aniar.
Personal
McEvoy is married and has two children.
Awards
- 2012: Michelin star
- 2011: Bridgestone's Chef of the year
- Hunt, Joanne (28 September 2012). "Michelin stars awarded to two Irish restaurants". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- Martyn, Hilary (28 September 2012). "Galway restaurant wins Michelin Star". Galway Independent. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- 2011 Megabyte Awards
- Madden, Marie (6 January 2012). "Local man named 'Chef of the Year'". Galway Independent. Retrieved 28 October 2012.