Chef Daniel Martes Bio 

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Restaurateur/Chef
 
  • Immigrating from Colombia, Daniel started his culinary journey in the Bay in 1977 with successful restaurant endeavors over 30+ years
  • Graduate of Culinary Academy – SF - 1977

History of launching successful and neighborhood-oriented restaurants, including the Garibaldi’s franchises in the Bay area:

 
  • Garibaldi’s on 17th in 1980
  • Garibaldi’s on Presidio in 1983
  • Garibaldi’s on College (Oakland) in 1992
  • V105 Café in 2013
Artist
 
  • Bonsai Master
  • Painter – Large format modern canvas watercolors

Family Man
 
  • Married for 43 years with 3 beautiful daughters and two handsome grandsons
  • Relocated to the wine country, the city of Sonoma in 2016

Murphy’s Irish Pub
 
  • Chef Consultant – Run of Kitchen 
  • Gastropub menu specializing in serving hand-crafted food
 
  • Focus on organic and locally sourced ingredients to enhance his recipes/menu serving sophisticated, yet unpretentious
 
  • Main objective of the kitchen is to serve innovative twists on classic Irish pub fare that stress quality and freshness with every recipe, and every ingredient 
  • The menu items draw from both national and international cooking traditions and remain in harmony with the seasonal availability of high-quality ingredients coming from locally sourced ingredients