The Restaurant is reality television programme produced by Vision Independent Productions in Ireland.[1] The series first premiered on public service broadcaster RTÉ One where it ran for eight seasons. After a six-year hiatus the show was renewed by the TV3 Group. The show aired its ninth season on Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3") from January 2015.[2]
The show premiered on RTÉ One in the 2000s. The show ran for eight seasons on the public service broadcaster after a six-year hiatus the show was recommissioned by the [TV3 Group. The ninth season aired on TV3 Ireland from 2015.[3] Each episode features a different head chef, usually claimed to have some sort of celebrity background. Sometimes politicians would participate, among them Enda Kenny, Ruairi Quinn, Michael Healy-Rae and Alan Shatter.
When it aired on RTÉ it proved to be a very successful format often beating even the likes of Neven Maguire and Donal Skehan's cookery shows in the ratings.[4]
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Each episode sees a celebrity head chef taking on the culinary challenge of producing a full three-course meal with two wines. This meal is then served to the restaurant's customers and the resident critics, Tom Doorley and Paolo Tullio, who are joined each week by a guest critic.[5]
The head chef arrives on location at 10:00 on the day of filming and immediately begins working with the team. The head chef's first task is to describe their own menu to the kitchen staff. The head chef works with Workovich on starters, McAllister on the main courses and Lennox on desserts. They prepare their meal until 18:30 and diners enter the restaurant at 19:00. The head chef leaves the kitchen at 22:00 to reveal their identity to the dining room.[6] The chef's identity remains a secret to those being served their food until the end of the show when all has been eaten.[6] The critics give the meal a star rating of between one and five, which is then pulled from an envelope after the head chef joins the critics' table.
The Restaurant is voiced over by Seán Moncrieff and the restaurant is manned by John Healy, Maitre'D;[7] the kitchen staff, chefs David Workowich, Stephen McAllister and Louise Lennox and food researcher, Stephen Quin,[8] and waiting staff, waitress, Elaine Normile and waiters, Lee Bradshaw and Vivian Reynolds.[9]
During its original run on RTÉ The Restaurant moved location to County Westmeath, where filming took place at Wineport Lodge overlooking Lough Ree, in Glassan village.[6]
RTÉ also published The Restaurant – The Magazine, which included images and recipes from the series.
The seventh[10] series began on 16 November 2008, running on Sundays at 20:30. RTÉ had eight series in total.[4]
The series returned on TV3 on 7 January 2015. The programme was sponsored by Aldi and voiced by Sean Moncrieff. The six-part series was filmed at Wineport Lodge in Glasson, County Westmeath in November 2014, with each episode running to one hour.[12] The regular food critics are Paolo Tullio and Tom Doorley, along with a guest critic each week.[13]
A new season began airing on TV3 on 10 February 2016. Marco Pierre White's Courtyard Restaurant in Donnybrook was the new venue for the show, and Marco Pierre White also guested for the series as one of the judges alongside Tom Doorley, replacing Paolo Tullio who died in 2015.[18]
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The Restaurant is reality television programme produced by Vision Independent Productions in Ireland 1 The series first premiered on public service broadcaster RTE One where it ran for eight seasons After a six year hiatus the show was renewed by the TV3 Group The show aired its ninth season on Virgin Media One formerly known as TV3 from January 2015 2 The RestaurantGenreReality televisionCountry of originIrelandOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons10No of episodes45 ProductionRunning time30 minutes RTE 60 minutes TV3 Original releaseNetworkRTE One 2003 2011 Virgin Media One 2015 present Release2004 2004 present present Contents 1 History 2 Format 3 List of episodes 4 2015 revival 4 1 List of episodes 4 2 List of episodes 4 3 List of episodes 4 4 List of episodes 5 International versions 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe show premiered on RTE One in the 2000s The show ran for eight seasons on the public service broadcaster after a six year hiatus the show was recommissioned by the TV3 Group The ninth season aired on TV3 Ireland from 2015 3 Each episode features a different head chef usually claimed to have some sort of celebrity background Sometimes politicians would participate among them Enda Kenny Ruairi Quinn Michael Healy Rae and Alan Shatter When it aired on RTE it proved to be a very successful format often beating even the likes of Neven Maguire and Donal Skehan s cookery shows in the ratings 4 Format editEach episode sees a celebrity head chef taking on the culinary challenge of producing a full three course meal with two wines This meal is then served to the restaurant s customers and the resident critics Tom Doorley and Paolo Tullio who are joined each week by a guest critic 5 The head chef arrives on location at 10 00 on the day of filming and immediately begins working with the team The head chef s first task is to describe their own menu to the kitchen staff The head chef works with Workovich on starters McAllister on the main courses and Lennox on desserts They prepare their meal until 18 30 and diners enter the restaurant at 19 00 The head chef leaves the kitchen at 22 00 to reveal their identity to the dining room 6 The chef s identity remains a secret to those being served their food until the end of the show when all has been eaten 6 The critics give the meal a star rating of between one and five which is then pulled from an envelope after the head chef joins the critics table The Restaurant is voiced over by Sean Moncrieff and the restaurant is manned by John Healy Maitre D 7 the kitchen staff chefs David Workowich Stephen McAllister and Louise Lennox and food researcher Stephen Quin 8 and waiting staff waitress Elaine Normile and waiters Lee Bradshaw and Vivian Reynolds 9 During its original run on RTE The Restaurant moved location to County Westmeath where filming took place at Wineport Lodge overlooking Lough Ree in Glassan village 6 RTE also published The Restaurant The Magazine which included images and recipes from the series The seventh 10 series began on 16 November 2008 running on Sundays at 20 30 RTE had eight series in total 4 List of episodes edit nbsp Old logo for The Restaurant RTE Series 1 5 clarification needed Head chef Details Rating Notes Roddy Collins Bill Hughes Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New Year s Eve special Twink Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Christmas special Tracy Piggott Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Celia Larkin Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Joe Duffy Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Paul Costelloe Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ted Walsh Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Anna Nolan Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp George Hook Brent Pope Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gillian Bowler Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Gavin Lambe Murphy Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Leo Enright Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Caroline Morahan Details archive nbsp 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Fenton Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp John McGuire Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ruth Scott Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp RTE Series 6 clarification needed Head chef Details Rating Date of transmission Gerald Kean Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Ray D Arcy Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Pamela Flood Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Keith Barry Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Kevin Myers Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Mary Wilson Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp RTE Series 7 Head chef Details Rating Date of transmission Michael Healy Rae Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 November 2008 Jessica Kurten Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 23 November 2008 Des Cahill Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 November 2008 Dominic Mafham Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 December 2008 Ciara O Callaghan Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 December 2008 Dermot Bannon Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 December 2008 Tracy Piggott Kevin Myers5 Star Cook off 11 n a n a Christmas special28 December 2008 Frank McNamara Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Kate O Toole Details archive nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp RTE Series 8 Head chef Details Rating Notes Angeline Ball 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Last RTE episode2015 revival editThe series returned on TV3 on 7 January 2015 The programme was sponsored by Aldi and voiced by Sean Moncrieff The six part series was filmed at Wineport Lodge in Glasson County Westmeath in November 2014 with each episode running to one hour 12 The regular food critics are Paolo Tullio and Tom Doorley along with a guest critic each week 13 List of episodes edit 7 January Alan Shatter received 4 stars 14 14 January Jackie Lavin received 2 stars 15 21 January Andrew Trimble received 3 stars 16 28 January Marie Cassidy received 4 stars 4 February Rozanna Purcell received 4 stars 17 11 February Sharon Shannon received 3 stars A new season began airing on TV3 on 10 February 2016 Marco Pierre White s Courtyard Restaurant in Donnybrook was the new venue for the show and Marco Pierre White also guested for the series as one of the judges alongside Tom Doorley replacing Paolo Tullio who died in 2015 18 List of episodes edit 10 February 2016 Rory Cowan 17 February 2016 Eva Orsmond 24 February 2016 Nathan Carter received 3 stars 2 March 2016 Kevin Kilbane received 4 stars 9 March 2016 Pippa O Connor received 4 stars 16 March 2016 Sean Gallagher received 3 stars List of episodes edit Maria Walsh Ken Doherty received 4 Stars List of episodes edit Una Healy one star Maura DerraneInternational versions editThe format is sold internationally by Vision Independent Productions under the title The Secret Chef 4 It has had three seasons in Italy 19 References edit Vision Independent Productions TV3 amp Aldi are calling out for diners to take part in The Restaurant TV3 Xpose Archived from the original on 18 July 2015 Retrieved 30 August 2015 alditherestaurant com a b c d e A taste of what s to come TV3 leaves RTE with plenty to chew on as it pinches hit show The Restaurant Evoke 9 October 2014 Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 9 October 2014 Critics RTE Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2008 a b c Frequently Asked Questions RTE Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2008 Maitre D RTE Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2008 Kitchen Staff RTE Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2008 Waiting Staff RTE Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2008 Star of the Day RTE Guide 15 November 2008 Archived from the original on 10 September 2012 Retrieved 21 November 2008 Tracy is ready to crack the whip in busy Christmas cook off with chef rival Kev Evening Herald 11 December 2008 Retrieved 13 December 2008 TV3 is calling out for diners to take part in The Restaurant TV3 ie 22 October 2014 Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 January 2015 Something s cooking in The Restaurant on TV3 Irish Independent 14 January 2015 Retrieved 16 January 2015 7 of the weirdest moments from Alan Shatter s appearance on The Restaurant Daily Edge 8 January 2015 Archived from the original on 3 March 2015 Retrieved 16 January 2015 Ambitious Jackie bites off more than she can chew in The Restaurant TV3 ie 14 January 2015 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 16 January 2015 I ve no idea how I spoofed three stars rugby ace Andrew Trimble gives cooking a try on The Restaurant The Herald 22 January 2015 Retrieved 22 January 2015 Roz Purcell falls short of full marks on The Restaurant TV3 ie 4 February 2015 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 3 March 2015 The Restaurant Returns TV3 ie 10 February 2016 Retrieved 11 February 2016 The Secret Chef PDF Eyeworks p 2 Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2009 Retrieved 18 April 2010 External links editThe Restaurant at virginmediatelevision ie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Restaurant Irish TV series amp oldid 1173969434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
