Dylan McGrath

Thinking of opening a food business? Think twice

Closure of Dublin’s Ukiyo restaurant is yet another example of how meagre margins are driving more people from the industry

Sat Sept 07 2024 - 07:00

Restaurant closures: ‘If it’s going to hit Dylan McGrath, it’s going to affect many businesses. The model is broken’

Many restaurateurs are reappraising their businesses amid rising costs, changing diner habits and tight margins exacerbated by current VAT rate

Fri Aug 16 2024 - 11:30

VAT cut in budget could limit scope for lower personal taxes, says Donohoe

Minister talks down prospects of return to lower 9% VAT rate as Dylan McGrath closes two restaurants

Fri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00

Chef Dylan McGrath shuts Dublin restaurants Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic Stone

Rising costs and economic pressures blamed for decision to close venues permanently on Thursday

Thu Aug 15 2024 - 14:00

Dylan McGrath firm swings to profit after €2.25m debt write-downs

Business secured write-downs after entering Scarp process

Tue May 28 2024 - 18:17

Dylan McGrath’s Secret Service: One time villain chef’s kindness matters more than the catering

TV Review: Dylan McGrath and the show come from a place of enormous kindness and that, more than the catering, is what ultimately matters

Wed Mar 29 2023 - 22:00

Home of Dylan McGrath’s Fade Street Social seeks €7.275m

Investment of 2-4 Fade Street offers the prospective purchaser a net initial yield of 6.25%

Wed Mar 29 2023 - 05:57

Meal Box Review: Dishes you would see on a Michelin-star menu

This restaurant at-home kit, complete with a rich, golden pie, is impeccable and requires little work

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 06:00

Avoca to open food hall in luxury Ballsbridge development

Dylan McGrath will also open a new restaurant in Dublin 4 centre

Wed Oct 11 2017 - 06:00

Mixed success for Dylan McGrath’s restaurant empire

Restaurateur and chef sees profits rise at Fade Street Social but decline at Rustic Stone

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 09:48

Trial delay for model accused of harassing chef Dylan McGrath

Masterchef presenter is ‘mostly bedridden’ due to chronic back pain, court hears

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 14:57

A uniquely Irish approach to First Dates

Excitement, hope and hairspray fill the air as Coco Television films Ireland’s own version of the reality TV show. Among the innovations: ‘the craic date’

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 06:00

Trevor Moran to play key part in building a new Noma

The Dubliner is returning to Denmark to work in René Redzepi’s new restaurant

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 03:00

Plan to use Dublin tourist hostel as short-term housing rejected

Enforcement action taken for use of Gardiner Street buildings as homeless hostel

Tue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00

Dishing it up: why Dylan McGrath is one of Dublin’s busiest chefs

The yah-boo-sucks chippiness evident in his ongoing rows with Richard Corrigan recalls Roy Keane in his Saipan heyday, but these days Dylan McGrath says he is all about business, and bringing on the next generation

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 07:00

Dylan McGrath’s Rustic Stone ordered to pay ex-chef €1,000

Ruling of Labour Court enforced in case taken by former chef de partie over unpaid wages

Tue Jan 27 2015 - 16:54

MasterChef’s Nick Munier: ‘The celebrity chef thing is over’

After a tough few years – a failed marriage and an end to his connection with Dublin restaurant Pichet – Munier has big plans for the new year including a “different” style of restaurant in Dublin

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 06:15

The paparazzi: snapshots of a controversial profession

Photographers in bushes. Celebrities complaining about privacy violation. Law suits against the media. Such is the world of some modern-day paparazzi, but it wasn’t always that way

Tue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00

Planners take restaurants off menu on retail streets

Planning policy appears to be hardening in Dublin’s southside retail core

Wed Apr 30 2014 - 01:10

Restaurants come second in new order

Planning policy appears to be hardening in Dublin’s southside retail core

Wed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00

The weekly food news round-up

Food films, Arthur needs your vote, picnic offers, potato day and new liqueur

Fri Aug 16 2013 - 15:07

I survived ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ but got my fingers burnt

I surprised myself by standing the heat in the kitchen, but the flames finally got me

Mon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00

TV Review: Gary Cooke got the wooden spoon but he served up some top-notch humour

By insisting it’s all about the food, ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ judges have starved us of the funniest contestant

Sun Jul 21 2013 - 06:00

Guinness unveils new €3m cultural innovation funding scheme

Project will allocate money to ‘great ideas’ in arts, sports, music and food

Thu Jun 27 2013 - 14:08

The 20 Irish festivals that are outstanding in their own fields

It’s the summer and the time is right for raving, gigging and having the crack in fields, parks and the open air. Here are the 20 music festivals and events you have to see this summer

Fri May 17 2013 - 01:00

Eating out back on menu as more Irish restaurants set up

Quarter of eateries in latest ‘Best 100 Restaurants in Ireland’ are recent ventures

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 06:11

There’s no place like home: the young Irish who are happy to be here

On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, meet the young Irish people refusing to board the bandwagon of gloom. Buzzing with ideas and enthusiasm, they are building careers, gaining new skills and starting companies in a country they believe is full of potential. For these young Irish, despite everything, there’s no place like home

Sat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00