Swell kitchen at The Rendezvous as former Les Gourmandises chef enters the fray following €2m sale

The popular Model Farm Road bar is set to re-open at the end of May with a high quality food offering

Samuel Kingston of Casey & Kingston handing over the keys of the Rendezvous gastro pub to  Jim McCarthy of MC2 and former Les Gourmandises chef, Pat Kiely Picture: John Roche

A HIGHLY palatable bar sale involving The Rendezvous gastro pub and the award-winning chef of the now-closed Les Gourmandises restaurant has been completed to the tune of about €2m.

The appetizing pairing of the well-known Model Farm Road bar with chef Pat Kiely, who won several gongs during his 18-year stint at Les Gourmandises on Cook Street in Cork City, will see The Rendezvous re-open at the end of May following a year-long closure.