Noel McMeel

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Noel McMeel is an Irish chef who is executive head chef at Lough Erne Golf Resort and Hotel in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. He describes his cooking as "modern Irish cuisine" ^[1].

1 Personal Life
2 Notes
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Personal Life

He studied at the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College before training in a number of restaurants, including working for the well known Irish Chef Paul Rankin. He then earned a scholarship to attend Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following this he worked in a number of establishments, including the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC and Chez Panisse in San Francisco. He opened his own restaurant Trompets in the late 1990's.

[edit] Notes

Paul McCartney chose Castle Leslie as the location for his wedding to Heather Mills, and Noel to cook the wedding banquet for the 300 guests ^[2]
He took part in the second series of the BBC cookery challenge Great British Menu, where he lost in the Northern Ireland heat to Richard Corrigan. He then returned for series three, but again lost, this time to Danny Millar.