IT BEGINS and ends
WITH the FOOD?
At Library Street Dublin, we believe that we are more than the food on your plate.
So for us, it begins and ends with our team; we all bring something unique and each person is appreciated for their individual contribution to the restaurant experience.
“The happiness of our team is a huge factor for me. I’ve been in kitchens where we have been constantly over stretched, a combination of being pushed beyond abilities, to lack of equipment. So I’ll never sacrifice my team’s work day just to put on a dish to make me look good. It’s like home- happy team, happy life.”
-Chef, Kevin Burke
our PEOPLE
KEVIN BURKE –
LIBRARY st FOOD
“My main focus is to make the most delicious food I can. I use mainly amazing Irish ingredients but I’ll also use French and Italian products , because they are too good not to use. In terms of cooking style for library street, it is based on classic French techniques but with other influences that I’ve learned along the way. The focus is on balance and flavour & doing as little as possible to the best possible ingredients.”
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Restaurant Manager
our TEAM STORIES
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Chef
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Kevin found his calling at an early age and he enrolled in the Dublin Institute of Technology studying Culinary Arts. From there he was offered a position at the renowned Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud; which was Ireland’s only two Michelin-starred restaurant at that time. Under the guidance of head chefs Guillaume Lebrun and Kieran Glennon, Kevin developed a passion for French cooking and an appreciation of the importance of high quality produce. His culinary journey then took him to London, where he took on the position of sous chef at Jason Atherton’s Michelin-starred Pollen Street Social. In search of a new and exciting challenge, Kevin joined Jun Tanaka’s newly opened restaurant, The Ninth, in 2015, as Head Chef. Within the first year they gained a Michelin star.
Kevin returned to Dublin in 2019 and worked alongside the Allta team. Kevin opened Library Street in November 2021.
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STAY CLOSE BY
TRINITY TOWNHOUSE -Our Neighbours -Literally just around the corner from Library St.
