Jeremy Lee of Quo Vadis inLondonrolled into the town last week and gave a hilarious 1 day course here at the Ballymaloe Cooker School. Jeremy is tall, 6 ft. something with large [...]
There’s a frenzy of baking going on around the country – the revival of interest has been further whipped up by the ICA, TV series ‘The Great British Bake Off’, and Rachel’s Allen’s ‘Cake’ programme which really takes the mystery out of baking. Millions tuned into watch the ‘The Great British Bake Off’ – it’s become a national phenomenon. Baking equipment is flying off the shelves in kitchen shops as people in both islands rediscover the joy of home baking.
Trish Deseine has taken France by storm. In just six years she has scaled the heights of culinary endeavour in France with a series of lavishly illustrated books that have captured the imagination of food fans and critics alike. She has been described as a “phénomène editorial” by French Elle and “the new queen of [...]
Last week brought an unexpected announcement, Euro-toque Cavan Crystal Awards honoured my “outstanding contribution to the Irish Culinary Sector”. The citation read – “Darina Allen’s award was given in recognition of her exceptional work in providing an outstanding level of culinary education at Ballymaloe Cookery School, for her involvement in the Slowfood movement and her [...]
Its about ten years since I’d last visited Montreal, my experience was clouded by my memories of a segregated city where two communities were divided by culture and the language they spoke. The French-Canadians resolutely refused to speak English and seemed not even to suffer inarticulate visitors gladly. The Anglophones [...]
One of the great joys of owning a cookery school is that I have an excuse to indulge myself occasionally and invite some of my heroes to teach a guest chef class. Throughout the years there have [...]
Blueberries are definitely the ‘new black’ – seems like every magazine and cookery article I picked up for the last few weeks has an article extolling the virtues [...]
Recipes GRANOLA CUPCAKESTOMATO, CHICKPEA AND ORANGE SOUPGooseberry crème fraiche tart Rich Shortcrust Pastry Fresh Strawberry ShortcakeFresh Strawberry SauceWhen I was in Dublin recently for a meeting I found another adorable little gem called The Cake Café. Its tucked in behind the Daintree Paper Shop in Camden street (which is tempting enough in itself – a [...]
David and Mairead are intrigued by the cheesemaking process and to see the potential of Glebe Brethan named after Baothan or Brethan, founder of the fifth century monastery in what was known as Lannleire, now [...]
I spent a few days in London recently, ostensibly the purpose of the trip was to work with my editor to finalise the revised edition of the Ballymaloe Cookery Course which hopefully should be in the shops by Christmas. [...]