What does it take to become a chef? Great question, and over the next twelve weeks, I’m going to give you the answer.
I’m Stephanie – a foodie with a dream. So I’ve come to Ballymaloe, a cooking school, nestled in a one hundred acre organic farm on the south coast of Ireland to learn how to turn my passion into my profession.
Tune in to From Stephanie to Chefanie, where once a week I will share highs and lows of learning new culinary skills,and I’ll lift the lid on what it’s like being taught at an internationally renowned school – that has a very different way of doing things.
It’s going to be messy – but it’s going to be delicious. Join me on my journey
From Stephanie to Chefanie
Stephanie gets a fresh perspective this week at Ballymaloe, alongside tasting some delicious farm-to-glass cocktails that take advantage of fresh, seasonal and locally produced ingredients. Follow along as she transforms from Stephanie to Chefanie at a world-famous cooking school, based all from an organic farm on the south coast of Ireland.
Notes: Oisin Davis; Irish Kitchen Cocktails
What's your first duty when you open a food outlet, from Michelin restaurant to food truck? Here's a clue. It's not menu planning. Follow Stephanie's journey to becoming a chef, while at cooking school in Ireland. This week features some soda bread speed bumps, some salad picking and some sausage making.
It's week three of studying to be a chef at Ballymaloe Cookery School, and Stephanie has been spending more time in the Bread Shed to learn how to make the perfect sourdough. She's also reveals a trick to make the best roast chicken you've ever had
If you listened to last week, I suspect you might have come away from it thinking - my goodness this girl sounds tightly wound and full of adrenalin. And that would be a totally fair analysis. Having just finished week 2, and looking back on how I felt in week one, it was juuuust bang bang bang, full on.
In the first week at Ballymaloe Cookery School, Stephanie sets the scene for the next twelve. She was told it would be a whirlwind, but it still wasn’t quite what she was expecting.
Trailer: From Stephanie to Chefanie