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| Thornton's | |
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Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1989 |
| Closed | 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) |
| Current owner(s) | Kevin & Muriel Thornton |
| Head chef | Kevin Thornton |
| Food type | International, French, Irish, Modern Irish |
| Rating |  Michelin Guide |
| Street address | 128 St. Stephen’s Green |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Seating capacity | 60 |
| Website | http://www.thorntonsrestaurant.com |
Thornton's was a restaurant that was housed, in the period 2002-2016, in the Fitzwilliam Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, County Dublin, Ireland. It was previously located on Portobello Road since 1989. A fine dining restaurant, that held a one-star Michelin rating in the periods 1996-2000 and 2006-2015. In the period 2001-2005 it held a two-star rating.[1][2][3][4]
The restaurant closed on 29 October 2016.[5]
Head chef Kevin Thornton was the first Irish chef to achieve two Michelin stars. Patrick Guilbaud received his second star first but was born in France.[6]
Contents
1 Origin
2 Controversy
3 Awards
4 Trivia
5 References
Origin[edit]
Thornton's Restaurant was opened in the Fitzwilliam Hotel on St Stephen's Green in 2002.[7][8]
Controversy[edit]
Thornton's Restaurant was embroiled in a controversy in 2007 surrounding Thornton's alleged refusal to sell chips to his restaurant customers, sparking comparisons to British chef Gordon Ramsay. A customer requested the food but, upon receiving it, he changed his mind and sent them back to the kitchen.[9] Thornton then allegedly emerged from the kitchen with the chips and slammed them down on the man's table, with the remark: “They were cooked specially for you, so you eat them, you dickhead”. He later is alleged to have called them "wankers" before removing them from his restaurant.[9]
Asked about the incident by broadcaster Joe Duffy on his RTÉ Radio 1 Liveline programme, Thornton stressed that he had not so much been infuriated by the request of chips (he supposedly provides them for younger customers on a regular basis) but that he had been aggravated by the attitude of this particular customer.[9] The incident has since seen Thornton become associated with a dislike of chips and, as recently as 2009, has been crafted as a pun by the Irish media for any other outlet which does not serve the food.[10] Thornton has also spoken out against serving food such as pizza in his restaurant.[11]
Awards[edit]
Thornton was named Food & Wine Magazine's Chef of the Year for Ireland in 2007.[7] His restaurant had two Michelin stars but it lost one of them; one newspaper at the time portrayed a cartoon of Thornton setting the Michelin Guide alight.[12]
Trivia[edit]
- Kevin Thornton bought the former Michelin starred restaurant Peacock Alley in 2002 after the Fitzwilliam Hotel had cancelled the lease with Conrad Gallagher.[13]
References[edit]
^ "Michelin Online Republic of Ireland". Michelinonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Michelin Great Britain & Ireland 2000. 2000. p. 898. ISBN 2 06006579 8.
^ "Irish restaurants keep their Michelin stars". Irish Independent. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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^ Pope, Conor (1 September 2016). "Leading chef Kevin Thornton to close Dublin restaurant". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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^ "Our Michelin men's guide to a cheap, four-star lunch". Irish Independent. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ ab "HEAT - Kevin Dundon and Kevin Thornton". RTÉ. Accessed 25 April 2009.
^ "Ireland's Best Chef?". The Dubliner. 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ abc "Sunday Times: Kevin Thornton". The Sunday Times. 4 March 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ "Refuel: Into Milano and out again **". Irish Independent. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ "Ditch the bad pizza for fine dining say top gourmet chefs". Irish Independent. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ "Star of the Day". RTÉ Guide. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
^ Anthony Garvey. "Kevin Thornton buys Dublin's Peacock Alley". Caterersearch.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
Coordinates: 53°20′22″N 6°15′41″W / 53.339353°N 6.261414°W / 53.339353; -6.261414
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