S8 EP3: Serving Celebs to Michelin Service Awards with Declan Maxwell

Dishing It Out · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 2m

This Week on Dishing it Out, Gary and Gareth welcome Declan Maxwell, one of the most respected front-of-house figures in Irish hospitality and currently restaurant manager at Spitalfields in Dublin. Declan discusses beginning his career in London before returning to Ireland where he became a central member of the team in Chapter One during their pursuit of a Michelin Star.

Declan shares some incredible stories from his time working throughout Dublin which brought him to Spitalfields where he won a Michelin Service Award – a rare occasion where he found himself truly speechless.

The lads…