Paolo Tullio
{{Short description|Italian chef and writer (1949–2015)}}
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| birth_date = 1949
| birth_place = Lazio, Italy
| death_date = 5 June 2015
| death_place = Dublin, Ireland
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| nationality = Italian
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| known_for = Michelin-starred Armstrong's Barn and culinary articles
| occupation = Writer (and former head chef)
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Paolo Luigi Mario Tullio ({{IPA|it|pa.o.lo tul.ljo|pron}}; 1949 – 5 June 2015) was a writer and a Michelin star-winning head chef of the former restaurant Armstrong's Barn in Annamoe, County Wicklow.
Tullio came to Ireland in 1968 to study English, arts and philosophy at Trinity College, where he obtained an MA. After his study he held several jobs, working as a clinical psychologist in St. Brendan's Hospital, an interpreter and as a cattle-agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.nkmanagement.ie/paolo-tullio-food-critic-chef-tv-broadcaster-and-author |title=Paolo Tullio – Celebrity Chef, TV and Radio Personality |publisher=Nkmanagement.ie |access-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323160604/http://www.nkmanagement.ie/paolo-tullio-food-critic-chef-tv-broadcaster-and-author |archive-date=23 March 2012 }}{{cite web|last=Egan|first=Barry|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/finding-oneself-before-a-blank-canvas-481457.html|title=Finding oneself before a blank canvas|work=Irish Independent|date=20 June 2004|access-date=2 February 2012}}
Armstrong's Barn
In 1977 Tullio took over Armstrong's Barn, serving food in a traditional Irish style. The restaurant closed in 1988.{{cite web|url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1143925.ece|department=Living|title=Get a pizza the action|work=The Times|access-date=2 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Tullio did not sell the building when he closed the restaurant, instead he changed it into a recording studio. It was not a big hit so he held several other jobs to pay the bills such as acting as a voice-over artist for commercials. After the demise of the studio, he renovated the building and turned it into a house.
Tullio sold "Annaglen", the dwelling house attached to Armstrong's Barn, and moved into Armstrong's Barn itself. Before selling off Armstrong's Barn in 2003, he built a smaller house in a field close by.{{cite web|url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article1043670.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1|title=When live-in bulls were all the rage|work=The Times|access-date=2 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
He received several culinary awards for his cooking. In 1978 Armstrong's Barn was awarded one Michelin star. The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating "good food at a reasonable price", in 1980 and 1981.{{cite journal|url=http://arrow.dit.ie/tourdoc/12 |title="The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900–2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire (2009); 3 downloadable volumes (part 2, p. 345) |year=2009 |publisher=Arrow.dit.ie |doi=10.21427/D79K7H |access-date=2015-06-05|last1=Mac Con Iomaire |first1=Mairtin |journal=Doctoral }}
Activities
- founder and writer for foodandwine.net{{cite web|url=http://www.foodandwine.net/|title=Foodandwine.net|publisher=Foodandwine.net|access-date=2 February 2012|archive-date=18 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118181942/http://www.foodandwine.net/|url-status=dead}}
- restaurant reviewer and wine correspondent for the Irish Independent
- writes articles on life-style and travel for Food and Wine Magazine
- resident critic on RTÉ's show The Restaurant
- co-owner and writer for TasteofIreland.com{{cite web|url=http://www.tasteofireland.com/index.html |title=Taste of Ireland |publisher=Taste of Ireland |access-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326083813/http://www.tasteofireland.com/index.html |archive-date=26 March 2012 }}
- presenter on the radio programme Sean Moncrieff on Newstalk
Personal
Tullio married watercolour artist Susan Morley in 1975 after they met each other at Trinity College; they had two children, but separated in 2004. He died in June 2015 at the age of 65.{{cite news |title=One of Ireland's best-known food and wine critics Paolo Tullio passes away |work=Irish Independent |date=5 June 2015 |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/one-of-irelands-bestknown-food-and-wine-critics-paolo-tullio-passes-away-31281511.html |access-date=6 June 2015 }}
Awards
- Michelin star 1978{{cite web|url=http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |title=Republic of Ireland |publisher=Michelin online |access-date=2 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010050305/http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |archive-date=10 October 2011 }}
- Michelin's Red M 1980 and 1981
- named Critic of The Year by "Hotel and Catering Review".{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/2007/0207/restaurant.html|title=The Restaurant Critics – Tom Doorley & Paolo Tullio|publisher=RTÉ|date=7 February 2007|access-date=2 February 2012}}
Film and television
- 1997: The Butcher Boy as "Mr. Caffolla"
- 1997: How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate as Athlone Flat Landlord
- 2001: The Tailor of Panama – Panamanian Businessman
- 2006: The Tiger's Tail as "Patrick Le Say"
Tullio appeared on The Late Late Show (2004), The Podge and Rodge Show (2006) and Tubridy Tonight (2007). He was a judge on each season of The Restaurant.IMDb page He presented the RTÉ-series North of Naples, South of Rome, adapted from his book with the same name.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/therestaurant/critics.html|title=The Restaurant: Critics|publisher=RTÉ|access-date=2 February 2012}}
Books
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External links
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Category:Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants
Category:Irish Independent people
Category:Italian emigrants to Ireland
Category:Italian restaurant critics