Neven Maguire (pictured) has swept the boards at the Irish Restaurant Awards 2009, winning both the All Ireland Best Chef and Best Celebrity Chef Awards.

Still in his thirties, award-winning chef Neven Maguire began cooking at 12 years of age in the kitchen of the family restaurant, MacNean's in Blacklion, Co. Cavan. In 2003, Neven took over the business as Head Chef and Proprietor of the greatly expanded MacNean House & Restaurant.

Neven's new TV series ‘Neven's Food from the Sun' is available on DVD and  accompanying book, Neven's 5th, is available now in all good book stores.

Neven has kindly offered some recipes to Glangevlin.Com, which are available in the Recipes Section of the site.  We've also included an article in the News Section that was published in the Irish Times Magazine.

Neven will be giving a demonstration at the 'Virginia 09' Show (the 68th Virginia Show) on Wednesday 19th August 2009.