Shiro (restaurant)
| Shiro | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Shiro | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Head chef | Kei Pilz |
| Food type | Japanese and Sushi |
| Location | Ahakista, County Cork, Ireland |
Seating capacity | 18 |
Shiro was a restaurant in Ahakista, County Cork, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1996–2001.[1][2]
The kitchen style was Japanese and Sushi.[3][4]
The restaurant had only a short menu, no staff (the owners were also head chef and waiter), one seating a night and was located in a typical Irish Cottage.[4][5]
History
[edit]Although living in Berlin at the time, Pilz bought the villa Woodlands in 1983. She and her family moved to Ireland and renovated the villa before opening the restaurant.[6] They opened Shiro "to have something to do".[7]
The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1988–1995.[8] The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1988–1989.[8]: 345 The restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1996–2001.[9]
Key people
[edit]Kei Pilz
[edit]Kei Pilz (died 2001) was a Japanese Michelin-starred head chef and co-owner of Shiro. Together with her husband Werner Pilz, a German, she ran the restaurant in her own living room.[10] Aside from cooking, she specialized in Japanese watercolour calligraphy and paintings.[11]
She died in 2001.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide". Michelinonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ↑ O'Doherty, Caroline (19 January 2012). "Michelin guide awards four stars in State". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "The Southwestern Peninsulas". irelandbyways.com.
- 1 2 "Shiro Japanese Restaurant, Ahakista West Cork Ireland". cork-guide.ie.
- ↑ 1980s, Shiro, Ahakista
- ↑ "1980s, Shiro, Ahakista". Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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- 1 2 Mac Con Iomaire, Mairtin (2009). "The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history". Doctoral. Part 2. Dublin Institute of Technology: 348. doi:10.21427/D79K7H. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ Michelin Online Republic of Ireland Archived 2013-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Cork Guide
- ↑ Cork Guide
- ↑ The Southwestern Peninsulas
