Neven Maguire

Still in his thirties, award-winning chef Neven Maguire began cooking at 12 years of age in the kitchen of the family restaurant, MacNean’s in Blacklion, Co. Cavan. In 2003, Neven took over the business as Head Chef and Proprietor of the greatly expanded MacNean House & Restaurant.

Neven’s new TV series ‘Neven’s Food from the Sun’ will be broadcast on RTE February 2009 and the accompanying book, Neven’s 5th, is available now in all good book stores.
 
Neven has also been appointed by an Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan T. D. to the Advisory Board for Safe-Food, the cross border Food Safety Promotion Board.

After graduating from college, Neven gained experience in Michelin starred restaurants across Europe, including:

Roscoff Restaurant, Belfast, Northern Ireland
(1 Michelin Star)

The Grand Hotel Restaurant, Berlin, Germany
(2 Michelin Stars)

Lea Linster Restaurant, Luxembourg
(2 Michelin Stars)

Arzac Restaurant, San Sebastian, Spain
(3 Michelin Stars)

Neven contributes a regular feature to RTE Radio 1’s Marian Finucane show and writes a weekly column and recipe feature in the Irish Farmers Journal. He has also made TV appearances on Tubridy Tonight, the Late Late Show, Nationwide, Podge & Rodge and The Restaurant. His new series ‘Neven’s Food from the Sun’ will be broadcast on RTE early 2009.

Neven was Resident Chef on RTE’s ‘Open House’ TV series from 1998 until the programme finished in 2004. He has also featured in a number of other high profile TV programmes including: 

‘10 of the Best’
An Irish programme featuring 10 of Ireland’s top Chefs

‘Neven Cooks’
A 6-part series broadcast in South Africa, Australia and on the BBC’s Food Network

‘Cooking With Love’
A documentary of Neven’s 2002 participation in the World Cooking Competition in Lyon, France