Events

Nov 09 2024

Darina Allen: The Humble Egg

Eggs are a magic food – incredibly nutritious, widely available, super versatile, the quintessential fast food and surprisingly inexpensive, conversering their food value and satiety.
Darina will whip up some of her favourite eggy dishes as well as an irresistible meringue roulade with homemade lemon curd.

A bit about Darina
Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School, Shanagarry, Co. Cork 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.