I have done Pop-ups in Eatyard and Avoca, then in December 2019, I opened the second location on Leeson Street Lower. The Pop-up wasn’t exactly a financial success but it did get the name out there and meant I was able to secure the location in The Button Factory which continues to be a success. Meltdown started as a Pop-up, as the original unit I had thought I was going to be in didn’t work out and I had to start somewhere. I managed to progress in this career and learn heaps about the food business and how it all works, it was also better paid than I would have been working as a chef or waitress so I was able to get good with the bank and then finally in 2018 I was able to secure a loan to pursue my own business and that’s when Meltdown was born. She recommended a job in Food Product Development (a thing I didn’t even know existed at the time) finally I felt I had found something I was good at. I then went to a recruitment agent in Dublin feeling like a complete failure who had nothing to offer any business. My friend and I tried to start a seaweed product food business in the Dublin Christmas market in 2014, after 3 days of no sales we quickly changed the stall to sell Chilli con Carne and Vegetarian Chilli Bowls which went down really well and we were able to pay back the money our friends lent us to try and start the business, but we finished up still in some debt and had to make payment agreements with the owner of the market for the outstanding rent. I felt like Dublin was the place to be as I had recently started seeing my now husband and he was working in Dublin. After two years trying to progress as a chef I decided to go back to being a waitress for a while and realign my path to getting my own food business. Working in someone else’s kitchen wasn’t for me and I found I kept getting put in the pastry section when I wanted to be on the pass. I did this for 3 summers and then decided to get a qualification as a chef so I could pursue a career in food. I then expanded the menu to evening meals where I would serve up to 22 people per night, I even got to feed Ann Robinson from the Weakest Link once. I studied Biochemistry in college and straight after my final year exams, I got a business loan from the bank and headed off to Cleggan, where my Dad grew up, and I opened The Tiny Teapot, a small (tiny) cafe where I initially served coffee and cake. My father is a Fisherman and I am the second eldest in a family of 5 children, as a result, I have always cooked and had the most amazing ingredients to hand.
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New Special Alert! This may be my new favourite combo – Chorizo, Mac and Cheese, Meltdown Hot Sauce, Jalapeños and a bitta Cheddar…Fabulous and Fiery! Yum yum yum!!Ī post shared by Meltdown on at 9:14am PDT I love a great hot sauce with my cheese melts and extra points if it’s Irish.Īll in all, I suspect, Maeve O’Malley is a name you will hear a lot in the future. It’s made with Irish apple juice, habaneros chilis and other natural Irish ingredients.
I’m also very excited to see the Meltdown Hot Stuff chili sauce hit the shops. If you want to taste some of Dublin’s best sandwiches, you can do so now as Meltdown Leeson St is running a delivery/ collection service during the lockdown. In these uncertain times, Maeve O’Malley’s willingness and ability to adapt will be a great asset to her budget. Sure what else would we do with someone who gives the most beautiful sandwiches? If you need a bit of cheese pull envy I highly recommend following them on Instagram. Maeve O’Malley is originally from Galway but Dublin have adopted her as one of their own. Who is Maeve O’Malley? She created Meltdown in Dublin and is the queen of melted cheese toasties.
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