Darina Allen
| Darina Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Darina O'Connell 1948 (age 68–69) Cullohill, County Laois, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Chef and television personality |
| Known for | Leading the Slow Food movement in Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Tim Allen |
Darina Allen (née O'Connell) (born 1948 in Cullohill) is an Irish chef, food writer, TV personality and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland
Darina Allen was born in Cullohill, County Laois, the eldest of nine children. The renowned chef Rory O'Connell is her brother. A graduate in Hotel Management of the Dublin Institute of Technology, she is the author of several successful books on the topic of Irish cuisine. She is a leader of the Slow Food movement in Ireland and instrumental in establishing a network of farmers' markets in the Cork area. In the 1960s she was sous-chef at Ballymaloe House and started giving courses in cooking. Later she moved the cookery classes to Kinoith under the name of Ballymaloe Cookery School. She married Tim Allen, son of Myrtle Allen and Ivan Allen, and now lives on her organic farm, Kinoith, in Shanagarry. Allen has been voted Cooking Teacher of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She is owner of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. The school is situated on an organically run farm.
Founder of first Farmers' Markets in Ireland and continuing to be involved in helping set up new markets, she is currently chair of the Midleton Farmers' Market.
Member of Taste Council of Irish Food Board, Chair of Artisan Food Forum of Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Safety Consultative Council of Ireland, Trustee of Irish Organic Centre, Patron of Irish Seedsavers.
Member of Eurotoques (European Association of Chefs), IWF (International Women's Federation), Network Ireland, Guild of Foodwriters in UK and Ireland, International SLOW Movement, Bread Bakers Guild of America, IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals - Darina Allen is a Certified Culinary Professional and Teacher and the school is accredited by IACP).
Councillor for Ireland in Slow Food Movement and President of East Cork Convivium of Slow Food.
She has written a number of cookery books including:
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