Darina Allen

Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School

Co-founder of the famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in 1983 and more recently the Ballymaloe Organic Farm School in East Cork, Ireland. Students come from all over the world to hone their culinary skills at this sustainable, biodiverse Farm-to-Table project.

Founder member of the Irish Farmers’ Market Movement, East Cork Slow Food Convivia Leader, Chair of Artisan Food Forum, Farming for Nature Ambassador.  Weekly food columnist in the Weekend Section of the Irish Examiner. Author of 21 bestselling cookbooks and André Simon Award winner.  Received the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from Listowel Food Fair and Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the year in 2001.

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