Clodagh McKenna
Chef, Media Presenter and Food Consultant

Clodagh McKenna trained as a chef at Ballymaloe Cookery School and then went on to work as a chef in Ballymaloe House for 3 years. After an inspiring visit to the Midleton Market, Clodagh decided to leave the kitchen and set up her own stall at the local market. Soon after, Clodagh was developing other farmers markets around Ireland.

Currently, she has her own weekly column for the Irish Examiner and a monthly column for RSVP Magazine. In addition to her regular columns, Clodagh has also a written for the Irish Times, The Sunday Tribune, Aer Lingus Magazine, Delicious Magazine, Image Interiors and she is also the editor of the Slow Food Ireland Guide to Producers. Clodagh has appeared as a cook and promoter of local produce on RTE's, Out of The Blue; Rick Stein's Food Heroes, (BBC2); TV3's Ireland AM Show; RTE’s The Late Late Show, Saturday Cooks (ITV), Saturday Kitchen (BBC1), The Today Show (NBC in USA), RTE's The Afternoon Show and is a regular chef presenter for UKTV's Market Kitchen and BBC’s Food Poker. Her first book The Irish Farmers' Market Cookbook was published by Harper Collins in November 2006 and she has filmed a TV series to accompany the book which is titled Fresh from the Farmers Markets which debuted on RTE 1 in 2007. Part two of the series was broadcasted over the summer of 2008 and was also picked up by media outlets throughout Europe & New Zealand.

The third series, Fresh From the Sea, came on our screens this June 30th 2009 on RTE 1 and is currently running. Clodagh has just completed writing her second book, Fresh From the Sea, which was released in May to coincide with her series.
She is also very proud to be working on a project with SuperValu supermarkets in Ireland to develop and promote their local artisan producers. She is also the Spokesperson for AGA Ireland.

Outside of her media work, Clodagh also lectures at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Colorno (Italy).

This past autumn, Clodagh took on the fashion world with her exciting new ‘glam’ kitchenware range. Her personally designed 1950’s-inspired aprons are available from her website and are in stores throughout Ireland and the UK.

Demonstrations and Talks:

Clodagh loves doing demonstrations and talks as they give her a chance to share recipes and food stories on a more personal level. These can be organised to suit different themes and events.

Clodagh has demonstrated and talked at many events including Taste of Dublin and Edinburgh, Aga Stores, Tourism Ireland Annual Conference, Selfridges Celebration on Irish Food, The Dingle Food and Wine Festival, and The Harvest Feast to name a few.

Doonbeg Seafood Festival, Thursday, 16 - Sunday 19th July
Féile Bia na Mara, 9th - 13th July Achill Island, Co. Mayo
Roscommon Lamb Festival - 1st May, Roscommon Town
Terra Madre Ireland, Waterford, September 4th - September 7th
Taste of Cork, 27th - 28th June, Cork City Gaol, Cork.
Charville, 29th June - Charleville, Co. Cork  
Taste of Dublin, 12th - 14th June
Burren Slow Food Festival, May 23rd – 25th May 2008 - Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare
Aga Slow Food Cork, May 15th - AGA Store, Lapps Quay, Cork
The Real Food Festival - April 24th to 27th 2008, Earls Court, London
La Dolce Vita, at Olympia Theatre, London, 13-16 March 2008

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