{"id":446136,"date":"2026-05-13T04:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/446136\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:51:10","slug":"popular-michelin-star-restaurant-announces-final-dinner-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/446136\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Michelin star restaurant announces final dinner season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A popular Michelin star restaurant in West Cork has announced that it will be \u201cdoing things differently\u201d after the busy summer season.<\/p>\n<p>\n             <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/food\/arid-41009264.html\">Restaurant Chestnut<\/a>, which is nestled in a small former pub, received its Michelin star in October 2018, just six months after it opened in March 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Now, after eight years of putting Ballydehob on the international dining map, Rob Krawczyk and Elaine Fleming have decided to shake things up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> The pair said they are looking forward to welcoming regulars and new guests for their final dinner season over the next six months before their next chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Speaking about their decision to make a change, Krawczyk said: \u201cBringing Chestnut to life, in this space in Ballydehob, receiving a Michelin star and then retaining it for eight years has meant the world to us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSaying that, now feels the right time for a change. We won\u2019t be going anywhere; we love West Cork and we love what we do. We\u2019re just going to be doing it differently after this season.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5077287_9_articleinline_Rob_20and_20Elaine_2c_20photo_20by_20Kate_20Bean.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Krawczyk and Elaine Fleming pictured at Restaurant Chestnut. Picture: Kate Bean.\" title=\"Rob Krawczyk and Elaine Fleming pictured at Restaurant Chestnut. Picture: Kate Bean.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Rob Krawczyk and Elaine Fleming pictured at Restaurant Chestnut. Picture: Kate Bean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Echoing Krawczyk\u2019s comments, Fleming said she is \u201cso incredibly proud\u201d of what they have created at the restaurant since opening the doors eight years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cWe could not have dreamt of what was to follow. We\u2019re looking forward to welcoming both old friends and new diners alike in to celebrate and raise a glass with us over the next six months of our final dinner service at Restaurant Chestnut in beautiful Ballydehob,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> Krawczyk acknowledged that their story is rooted in West Cork, where they will remain to write their next chapter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-quote\">Our story is rooted here in West Cork, and it\u2019s the place where our next chapter will begin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe\u2019ll be revealing our plans for what comes next in due course, but in the meantime we\u2019d like to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all their support to date \u2014 it means so very much to all the team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Reservations for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantchestnutwestcork.ie\/\">Restaurant Chestnut<\/a> are now open, up to and including October 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A popular Michelin star restaurant in West Cork has announced that it will be \u201cdoing things differently\u201d after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,426,35921,61,60],"class_list":["post-446136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-food","tag-food-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}