In a post on social media, Richard and Mairéad Jacob thanked their friends and customers and said now is the perfect time to move onto something else.
The premises on Caroline street has been sold and will reopen as 'Greenwich' under Cork born chef Dermot O'Sullivan.
The popular couple say they have no immediate business plans but will be keeping the Idaho brand alive with a country based venture in the future.
The end of a chapter and the continuing of a story.
With much love from @theidahochef and I xhttps://t.co/XS7bZiwT6j— Richard Jacob (@IdahoNua) January 19, 2022
The full statement reads:
21 years ago, today, we signed the lease for Idaho on Caroline Street.
We have seen off economic collapses, Celtic Tigers, changes in currency, SSIAs, volcanic ash clouds, 9/11, main drainage schemes, awards, storms, a pandemic, property booms, property crashes, floods, resurfacing, politicians, USC, levies, curfews and whatever your having yourself.
You, have been our friends, our customers, our inspiration, our drive, our reason and our motivation.
We both feel that now is the perfect time to bow deeply and leave the stage.
The pandemic created chaos, but also created change and allowed us to bring Idaho back to the personal and sharply edited place that it was when we opened.
We think that Idaho has been as good, these last two years, as we have been since we opened and that now, is the perfect time to say stop.
We have nothing left to prove, here.
Our incredible team, led by Colleen, have been our foundation, our strength, our friends, our everything.
We have sold our premises, in an off market deal to Dermot O’Sullivan.
Dermot is a Cork born chef and friend who will continue the ethos of Idaho, with the same team, same suppliers and many of your same menu favourites.
Idaho will become Greenwich.
Opening on Tuesday 25th January.
(We have arranged with Dermot, that we will honour Idaho vouchers presented in Greenwich.)
Mairéad and I will be working alongside Dermot in Greenwich for the first while and look forward to seeing you again soon.
We have no immediate business plans.
M would like to take a year out, enjoying friendships, her glasshouse and her farm.
I will be available for political lobbying, consultancy, social media and coffee.
We have many ideas, for the Idaho brand, all low volume, sustainable and country based.
But that’s not for now.
Until then, Thank you for the trip of a lifetime, it’s been epic and you’ve been wonderful.
See you soon, in Greenwich.
Much love as always.
Richard and Mairéad Jacob
