Chef Daniel Martes Bio

Restaurateur/Chef
History of launching successful and neighborhood-oriented restaurants, including the Garibaldi’s franchises in the Bay area:
Family Man
Murphy’s Irish Pub
- 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
- 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