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In 1975, Myrtle Allen became the first Irish woman to receive a Michelin Star, which she held for five years. [8] Darina married the Allen's son Tim, and (together with her brother Rory O'Connell) started the Ballymaloe Cooking School in nearby Kinoith in 1983. [9] [8] Ballymaloe Cookery School is located approximately 4 km from Ballymaloe House.
Myrtle Allen (13 March 1924 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish Michelin star-winning head chef and co-owner of the restaurant The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, County Cork. Besides her career in cooking, she had also been a writer, hotelier and teacher.
She is owner of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork. The school is situated on an organically run farm. [6] [7] [8] Allen was a founder of some of the first Farmers' Markets in Ireland and continues to be involved in helping set up new markets. [citation needed]. She is currently chair of the Midleton Farmers' Market.
The village is located near Ireland's south coast, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cork, on the R632 regional road. Shanagarry is known for the Ballymaloe Cookery School, in the home and gardens of celebrity chef Darina Allen. Also resident here is Darina's daughter-in-law and chef Rachel Allen.
It was a three-month course at Ballymaloe that sparked her passion for food. [16] It was while attending Ballymaloe Cookery School and learning from Myrtle Allen, Rachel started dating Myrtle's grandson, Isaac, when they were both aged 18. They married in 1998. [17] The wedding took place at Cloyne Cathedral.
Catherine is married to her husband Claudio, of Palermo, Italy.Together they have two children. [3] [8]After the death of her mother, Fulvio took over the management of the Ballyknocken House Bed & Breakfast, which was a 4-star Victorian-style guesthouse located in Wicklow, 47 km from Dublin. [25]
Haugh's first documented role in television was in BBC's The Stress Test (2004) while working at Pied à Terre with Shane Osborn. She appeared as a guest judge on Gordon Ramsey's U.S. show Hell's Kitchen [4] in 2013 and was a chef on BBC's Ready Steady Cook [3] presented by Rylan Clark-Neal.
Ballymaloe House (ba-lee-ma-LOO) is a country house with a hotel and dining facilities, located in Shanagarry in County Cork, Ireland. Traces of a 15th century castle remain within its fabric. The Yeats Room of Ballymaloe is a restaurant, It is a fine dining facility that was awarded one Michelin star for each year in the period 1975–1980.