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Hooked Seafood Restaurants are brought to you by father and daughter team, Nuisin and Ali Jalilvand. Together, the family business has successfully sailed through the many challenges experienced in the hospitality sector since the launch of their very first Seafood restaurant in Henry Street in Galway in 2014.

The luxury four-star Hotel Meyrick has announced the appointment of local chef Ultan Cooke to the role of head chef.

The luxury four-star Hotel Meyrick has announced the appointment of Ultan Cooke to the role of head chef. With a background of Michellin star dining and high end brasserie, Ultan Cooke hails from Galway and studied at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He started his culinary training in Galway. He later moved to London where he worked for John Torode's Smiths of Smithfield, rising to head chef. He worked at Aniar in the period 2013-2015 where he was awarded a Michelin star.

In the last major chef shuffle in the west, The Ardilaun got a winning hand in securing Ultan Cooke as executive head chef. He has an impressive pedigree, after graduating from GMIT, Cooke moved to London to work in the renowned Savoy Grill, The Conservatory at the Lanesborough Hotel, as well as working with John Torode in his restaurants Smiths of Smithfield and The Luxe.