Oliver Dunne

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Oliver Dunne (Dublin, 1977) is an Irish chef and restaurant owner. He is the owner of the Michelin starred restaurant Bon Appétit in Malahide, County Dublin.[http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm Michelin Online Republic of Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010050305/http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |date=2011-10-10 }} Dunne was a regular guest in the former Irish TV-show The Afternoon Show.

Dunne started his career as commis at Gotham Café in Dublin. From there he went on to work at other places, including the Peacock Alley, before he left for London. In London he worked for chefs such as Gordon Ramsay and Gary Rhodes.[http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/oliver-dunne-1303717.html IndependentWoman][http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/2008/0917/oliverdunne613.html Michelin Style Baked Beans With Oliver Dunne]

In 2003, Dunne returned to Ireland. He started working as head chef in restaurant Zucchini in Ranelagh. Within a few weeks, he renamed the place to Mint. In 2006, Dylan McGrath took over the spadle when Dunne bought Bon Appétit in Malahide. Dunne was awarded a Michelin star in 2008 for his cooking there.[http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/oliver-dunne-1303717.html IndependentWoman][http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm Michelin Online Republic of Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010050305/http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |date=2011-10-10 }}[http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/2008/0917/oliverdunne613.html Michelin Style Baked Beans With Oliver Dunne]

Besides his work at the restaurant, Dunne also acts as guest-chef for the Dublin Cookery School, an institution for cooking courses.[http://bonappetit.ie/index.php/home/oliver-dunne/ Bon Appétit, Oliver Dunne]

In August 2013 he opened a new restaurant in the Clarence Hotel, together with Rory Carville.{{cite news |title= Rory Carville to leave Locks Brasserie and open Cleaver East with Oliver Dunne |first= Marie Claire|last= Digby|url= http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/rory-carville-to-leave-locks-brasserie-and-open-cleaver-east-with-oliver-dunne-1.1405451|newspaper= The Irish Times|date= 24 May 2013|access-date= 30 August 2013}}