Stars in their eyes: Two Cork restaurants honoured with Michelin stars

Ahmet Dede and Vincent Crepel saw their restaurants in the Rebel County earn a two-star and a one-star nod from the Michelin Guide

Ahmet Dede and Vincent Crepel

There are three Michelin stars coming to Cork, with one new addition to the culinary scene gaining its first star while another is elevated from one star to two.

“This is for Ireland and this is for Turkey,” an emotional Ahmet Dede proclaimed at the Michelin star ceremony in Silverstone Circuit, England upon being awarded a second star for Dede At The Customs House in Baltimore, Co Cork. The restaurant was among three institutions to be awarded two stars this year.