Episode 139 Darina Allen Irish Traditional Cooking

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Darina Allen is an Irish chef food writer TV personality and founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Schanagarry County Cork Ireland In this weeks episode of A Taste of the Past Darina explains the current state of Irish food and culture in our society today bringing us back to the history of Irish culture from the beginning Darina also talks about founding the Ballymaloe Cookery School the only cookery school in the world located in the middle of its own 100-acre organic farm As a result the school is completely self-sufficient and people can come for a simple afternoon cooking class or a full course designed to take the amateur cook further in his or her studies Hear about Darinas book Irish Traditional Cooking published by Kyle Books and how she hopes to reconnect us with the cooking skills that have been forgotten for generations This program has been sponsored by Bonnie Plants Its not just about economics its about the whole quality life – an appreciation for the quality of life 16 50 We need to be able to cook to sit down around the table again 23 10 — Darina Allen on A Taste of the Past Click here to visit this podcast episode