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. S...
What makes Ballymaloe such an iconic place to learn how to cook? The history? The ethos? The location? Well, as Stephanie learns this week, it's all of those things.
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Week seven - invention centre
What would you cook for 70 people if you were given free rein? Join Stephanie and she, and her cohort at Ballymaloe Cookery School plan a menu from canapés to petit fours to serve in a one night only pop-up restaurant.
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Week six - pizza, pastry, preserving
Stephanie is half way through her time at Ballymaloe Cookery School. That means it’s exam time. Find out how she fares, plus how to make the perfect pizza dough in this week’s episode of From Stephanie to Chefanie.
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Week five - sharp knife, easy life
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
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Week four - in the business of food
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.
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