Nick Munier

Nick Munier is a Maitre d'Hotel and restaurant manager. He is best known in the United Kingdom as the Maitre d'Hotel of ITV's prime-time reality show Hell's Kitchen and in Ireland as co-presenter of MasterChef Ireland. He was also a former co-owner of Pichet restaurant in Dublin's Trinity Lane.

Munier began his career with the Roux Brothers and was a commis waiter in Le Gavroche amongst other Roux establishments. In 1991, Munier left his native London for Ireland to join the K Club in County Kildare, a Michelin star restaurant and home to the Ryder Cup in 2006. From there, he began his 10 years working with Marco Pierre White, one of Britain's best known chefs and a recipient of 3 Michelin stars, before returning to Ireland.

In 2002, Munier moved to Dublin to join U2's Clarence Hotel, and Ireland's only two Michelin Star restaurant, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. Shortly afterwards he moved into the world of consultancy, joining Conor Kenny & Associates. He has also worked as Restaurant Manager in Peacock Alley.

in 2009 he opened his own restaurant, Pichet along with his long-time friend, chef Stephen Gibson.

In 2014 he ended his association with Pichet. In March 2015 he opened his new restaurant Avenue in Dublin City Centre's Temple Bar.

Munier has appeared in the last two series of ITV1's Hell's Kitchen with Marco Pierre White.

In mid-2009 Munier landed a six one-hour documentary series about setting up a restaurant in the global recession. All of them were in prime-time slots. The series followed Munier, his wife Denise, long-time friends Stephen Gibson and Natasha McGowan through the up-and-down reality of opening and running a restaurant.

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