"Irish Food is dull and boring." Don't you believe it, Richard Corrigan is regarded as one of the most innovative and talented chefs of his generation and getting a reservation at his Michelin-starred restaurant Lindsay House in the Soho district of London is akin to landing two front row seats for the Broadway phenomenon "The Producers".

Dublin born, Richard Corrigan, aged 37, started his career in his home town of Athboy, Co. Meath, Ireland, at The Kirwin Hotel as a trainee chef at the age of 14, moving on to the Kylemore Hotel in Co. Cavan. At 17, he moved to Holland to further develop his skills as a chef de partie at various top hotels and restaurants, and remained there for four years, arriving in London in 1985 at the age of 21 to work with Michel Lorrain at The Meridian Hotel in Piccadilly. After one year, he loined Stephen Bull as his head chef in Blandford Street, W1, moving a year later to run Mulligan's in Mayfair, followed by Bentleys in Swallow Street, W1, and then back with Bull in 1994 to Fulham Road where Richard was awarded a Michelin star. He launched Searcy's at the Barbican (1996) and then formed a business partnership with Searcy's.

Having gained tremendous critical and public success in all these establishments, Richard Corrigan opened Lindsay House in Soho, London, in autumn 1997 where his Celtic roots are evident in a menu of earthy and robust tastes and textures.

The restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in January 1999. Later, in March 2000, Richard was awarded "Outstanding London Chef" at the Carlton London Restaurant Awards. In Autumn 2002 Richard cooked for the prestigious, Lord Mayor's dinner at the London Guildhall and also judged the Gordon Ramsay scholarship. 2003 was an extremely good year for Corrigan, with both Lindsay house and the English Garden being nominated for the Carlton Pepe British Restaurant of the Year award. Richard Corrigan is also a consultant to British Airways on their Culinary Council, advising on in-flight menus.

Corrigan's first cookbook "From the Waters and the Wild" was published in October 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton.

Married with three children, Richard Corrigan lives in London.