Michael Deane

For the basketball player, see Mike Deane. For the English cricketer (born 1977), see Michael Deane (cricketer).

Michael Deane
Born	19 March 1961^[1]
Culinary career
Cooking style	European
Rating(s) Michelin stars
Current restaurant(s) Deanes Deli, Belfast

Michael Deane (born 19 March 1961) is a chef from Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

Deane started his career at Claridge's in London. In 1993 he moved back to Northern Ireland and opened Deane's on the Square with his cousin, the entrepreneur, Haydn Deane in Helen's Bay, County Down. It was there they first won their Michelin Star.

In 1997 he opened a two storey establishment in Belfast's city centre. It comprises Deane's Brasserie on the ground floor and Restaurant Michael Deane on the first floor. In the same year the restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star. In 2007 the name of the restaurant was changed to the simpler Deanes. It held this for 13 years, making it the longest running and only Michelin Star holder in Northern Ireland however lost this accolade in 2011, because of a temporary closure due to frost- and water damage.^[2] Deanes has also been awarded four Automobile Association Rosettes. The Brasserie holds a Bib Gourmand from Michelin. He also owns Deanes Deli in Belfast.,^[3] and has opened Deanes at Queens and Simply Deanes at the Bridgewater Outlet in Banbridge.

In 2010 Deane joined the University of Ulster as a visiting professor.^[4]

Personal

Deane is married to UTV Live presenter Kate Smith and they have an adopted son, Marco.^[5]

Trivia

Roger Moore is a fan, having eaten lunch and dinner at the restaurant for three days straight during a trip to Belfast. Other clients of the restaurant are U2, John Rocha, Lloyd Grossman and Jean Kennedy Smith and Cliff Richard.

References

↑ Debretts: Michael Deane
↑ Deanes loses its Michelin star
↑ Chloe Diski (16 June 2002). "My favourite table – James Nesbitt at Deane's, Belfast". The Observer. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
↑ Culinary Maestro Deane Adds Zest To Ulster
↑ "My hopes for 2007". Belfast Telegraph. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Present and former Michelin stars in Ireland

Present restaurants with star(s)	Aniar Bon Appétit Campagne Chapter One The Greenhouse L'Ecrivain Loam Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud Lady Helen Restaurant The House (Cliff House Hotel) Thornton's

Former restaurants with star(s)	Arbutus Lodge Armstrong's Barn Ballylickey House Ballymaloe House Cashel Palace Hotel Chez Hans The Commons Restaurant Deanes Deans on the Square Dromoland Castle Dunderry Lodge Erriseask House Kildare Hotel & Country Club Locks Brasserie Mint The Oriel Park (Park Hotel) Peacock Alley Roscoff The Russell Hotel Shanks Restaurant Sheen Falls Lodge Shiro

Head chefs (present and former)	Myrtle Allen Matthew d'Arcy Michael Bolster Aiden Byrne Gareth Byrne Rory Carville Derry Clarke Brian Cleere Ultan Cooke Colin O'Daly Michael Deane Matt Dowling Oliver Dunne Michel Flamme Conrad Gallagher Catherine Healy Martijn Kajuiter Gerry Kirwan Guillaume Lebrun Ross Lewis Leslie Malone Hans Peter Matthiae Stefan Matz Enda McEvoy Dylan McGrath Robbie Millar Jean Baptiste Molinari Fergus Moore Kei Pilz Paul Rankin Peter Robinson Cormac Rowe Declan Ryan Michael Ryan Bruno Schmidt Barry Smyth Kevin Thornton

Other key staff and relevant owners	Patrick Guilbaud Sébastien Masi

List of Michelin starred restaurants in Ireland Category:Restaurants in Ireland Category:Michelin Guide starred restaurants

http://www.u.tv/news/Deanes-loses-Michelin-star-/57809bf8-b23c-4efc-8bcb-b80a282b21dc

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