Published Date:
24 January 2010
By Staff reporter
Letterkenny celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher has not only returned to the Irish culinary table with a bang with his new restaurant in Dublin but now he's also going to be the subject matter of a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Cameras were rolling when he opened the doors of his new Salon des Saveurs restaurant on Dublin's Aungier Street last Friday as highlighted in last week's edition of this newspaper.
No stranger to media attention Conrad has been arrested, extradited and publicly humiliated by a spate of high-profile business failures, but it appears prodigal celebrity chef has no intention of keeping out of the limelight.
Dalkey-based film director Steve O'Reilly (38) is the man behind the camera for the reality series, expected to be shown in Ireland, Britain and South Africa - where Gallagher lived until last year.
"Whatever Conrad Gallagher does, wherever Conrad Gallagher goes - there's always drama. I don't think anyone would turn off a programme about Conrad Gallagher," a source close to the chef said.
Last summer, the Donegal chef moved back to Ireland with his wife Candice Coetzee and their two young sons - four-year-old Chandler and two-year-old Con - after the collapse of his restaurant in Cape Town.
He was declared bankrupt his assets in South Africa, including cars and properties, were auctioned to pay off debts of €187,000.
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Last Updated:
23 January 2010 4:23 PM
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Source:
Donegal Sunday
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Location:
Donegal
