Darina Allen

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Darina Allen, (born 1951 in Portlaoise) is an Irish chef, TV personality and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology, she is the author of several successful books on the topic of Irish farmhouse cuisine. She is a leader of the Slow Food movement in Ireland. She lives with husband Tim Allen, author of several bread cookbooks, on her organic farm, Kinoith, in Shanagarry. Many famous guests have visited Ballymaloe, including Jude Law, Sienna Miller and Queen Sonja of Norway to name just a few.

She has also written a number of cookery books including

Simply Delicious
Simply Delicious 2
Simply Delicious Christmas
Simply Delicious in France and Italy
Simply Delicious Fish
Simply Delicious for family and friends
Simply Delicious Versatile Vegetables
Simply Delicious Meals in Minutes.

Traditional Irish Cooking
Easy Entertaining.

She has recently published a definitive cookery guide The Ballymaloe Cookery Course ISBN 1-85626-410-6.

Her daughter-in-law Rachel Allen currently presents a cookery programme on RTE1 and BBC1.