TV & Media
Modern Irish Food Reaches American Homes
In Short
On 27 October 2013 Dundon brings Modern Irish Food to PBS, nine episodes for US viewers. He is also chef partner at Raglan Road at Disney World until 2017.
- Modern Irish Food was set to debut on PBS on Sunday 27 October 2013, with nine half-hour episodes[1].
- Dundon was chef partner at Raglan Road at Disney Springs until December 2017[2].
- He left Raglan Road to focus on his family and on Dunbrody House[2].
- He was also the face of Nine Fine Irishmen at the New York-New York hotel in Las Vegas[3].
Kevin Dundon had already won over Irish and British viewers. In 2013 he set his sights on America[1].
His series Modern Irish Food was set to debut on PBS on Sunday 27 October 2013[1]. It ran to nine episodes of half an hour each[1]. American viewers could now learn Irish cooking from an Irish chef.
Irish Food, Updated
IrishCentral described the show as world-class Irish food brought to US screens[1]. The series set out to show American viewers how Irish cooking looks today.
Raglan Road
He already had a foothold in the United States. He was the chef partner of Raglan Road, an Irish pub and restaurant at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World, Florida[2][3].
Las Vegas knew him too. He was the face of Nine Fine Irishmen, a restaurant in the New York-New York hotel[3].
Saying Goodbye To Florida
In December 2017 he stepped away from Raglan Road[2]. He said he wanted to spend more time with his family and on Dunbrody House[2]. The pub's co-founder Paul Nolan thanked him for a terrific run[2].
He left with a great sense of pride, he said, and wished the pub continued success[2]. Executive chef Heberto Segura stayed on in the kitchen[2].
A Wexford Chef Abroad
Looking back, the American years were a big chapter. A chef from a country house on the Hook Peninsula had cooked on PBS, in Florida and in Las Vegas[1][2][3].
The partners at Raglan Road, Paul Nolan and John Cooke, ran the business side, while Dundon gave the kitchen its signature[2].
The American shows built on years of experience with American and Canadian audiences. He had cooked in Calgary for royalty and for a US president's party, and he knew how to talk to a North American crowd[1].
Yet Dunbrody always remained home. When he left Raglan Road, it was to put the Wexford house first again[2].
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