Kinoith under the name of Ballymaloe Cookery School. In 1986 Myrtle Allen was part of founding Euro-toques International and founder of Euro-toques Ireland. Euro-toques is an organisation of professional cooks promoting and protecting Europe's culinary heritage, and defending the quality of local and carefully cooked food. She served as president of the international body from 1994 to 1997. In 2013 Myrtle Allen was the subject of a documentary, Myrtle Allen: A Life in Food, which aired on RTÉ Television. Legacy She has been called the "renowned matriarch of Modern Irish cuisine," "the leading light of modern-day Irish cooking," and "as important to her country's cuisine as Alice Waters was to America's." Awards 1975–1980: one Michelin star 1975–1981, 1983–1984 and 1987–1988: one star in the Egon Ronay Guide 1981–1994: Red M awarded by the Michelin Guide 1984: Cesar Award in the Good Hotel Guide 1988: Ballymaloe House included in the Courvoisier book of best hotels 1990: the Ackerman Martell Guide the black four-leaved clover for excellence in all aspects of the hotel and restaurant business 1991: Ballymaloe House included in Harpers and Queen 'The one hundred Best Hotels in the World' 2000: Degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa – awarded by the University College Cork 2011: Taste Icon award – presented by Taste of Dublin 2011: Lifetime Achievement Award – Women and Agriculture Awards 2014: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Food Writers' Guild Books The Ballymaloe Cookbook; 1984 Myrtle Allen's Cooking at Ballymaloe House; 1990 References External links Official website Ballymaloe House 1924 births 2018 deaths Irish chefs People from Cork (city) Food writers Women chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants Women food writers Deaths from pneumonia in the Republic of Ireland