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
In her final week of cookery school, Stephanie meets with co-founder of Ballymaloe, Darina Allen, to find out what she'd say to departing students. Darina also reveals what she'd serve at a dinner party - it sounds delicious. Join Stephanie for the culmination of her time in Cork as she tackles exams and saying goodbye.
26 Mar 2025
Week eleven - sleepy Sunday
Week 11's episode comes 'live' from Stephanie's sofa in her farm cottage living room, with her feet up in front of the fire after a roast chicken and rhubarb crumble Sunday lunch.
19 Mar 2025
Week ten - my first shift
Join Stephanie as she steps foot in a professional kitchen for the first time ever, in week ten of her course at cookery school. Has she made a mistake picking a career without checking first?
12 Mar 2025
Week nine - lemon soufflé
Who doesn't love to show off at a dinner party? This week 70 guests were invited to Ballymaloe for the students to showcase their creativity and skill in a restaurant setting.
11 Mar 2025
Week eight - back to the start
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.
26 Feb 2025
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.
19 Feb 2025
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.
12 Feb 2025
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
5 Feb 2025
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.
29 Jan 2025
Week three - French onion soup
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
22 Jan 2025
Week two - delicious dairy and moussaka mayhem
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.
15 Jan 2025
Week one - feet finding
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.
13 Jan 2025
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