Meet Lewis Barker, the Terre chef putting his stamp on East Cork's two-star Michelin restaurant

Moving from Singapore to East Cork to take the reins at Terre, chef Lewis Barker is putting his stamp on the two-star Michelin restaurant, writes Joe McNamee

Executive Chef Lewis Barker at the Michelin starred restaurant ‘Terre’ in The Castlemartyr resort. Picture Chani Anderson

As dusk falls over the Liffey on a crisp, cold Monday evening in February, the lights in the curvaceous glass and steel atrium of Dublin’s Convention Centre assume a stellar twinkle, as befits the venue for tonight’s Michelin Guide awards 2026.

Inside, the atmosphere is electric, as Ireland’s and Britain’s top chefs mingle in an upstairs foyer, swilling premium champagne from the free bar.