Noel McMeel

Noel McMeel is a chef from Northern Ireland, who is the Executive Chef at The Bedford Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He describes his cooking as "modern Irish cuisine".

Personal life

McMeel studied at the Northern Ireland Hotel and Catering College before training in a number of restaurants, including working for the well known Irish Chef Paul Rankin. He then earned a scholarship to attend Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following this, he worked in a number of establishments, including the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. and Chez Panisse in San Francisco. He opened his own restaurant Trompets in the late 1990s.