Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Chef collab events are gaining popularity and it’s easy to see why going by my visit to this city hotspot

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s restaurant review: Chef collab events are gaining popularity and it’s easy to see why going by my visit to this city hotspot

Having opened its doors in 1981, back when Dublin’s dining scene was, shall we say, rather stark, Patrick Guilbaud’s quickly became our benchmark for fine dining, and for many years was our only holder of two Michelin stars. With the eponymous Guilbaud to the fore, executive chef Guillaume Lebrun heading the kitchen from day one, and ever suave restaurant manager Stéphane Robin taking care of all things front of house, it’s been frequented by ce…