Restaurants
‘I’m going to give the people what they want’: At Big Mike’s, Gaz Smith plans simple, tasty food
The Dublin chef is about to unveil his most ambitious restaurant, and Gillian Nelis got a sneak preview
The workmen are nervous. A prime piece of wagyu beef has been placed in the meat locker at Big Mike’s, the restaurant in Blackrock in south Co Dublin that Gaz Smith will open later this month, ready to be photographed for this piece.
Once the images are in the bag, it needs to be taken back to the kitchen. “I’m not touching that,” the electrician says. “Knowing my luck, I’ll drop it.” To the rescue ...