Ballymaloe's Darina Allen Is A Force Of Nature

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Few people have impacted the Irish food scene like Darina Allen. She’s the co-founder of the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork; she’s authored 21 cookbooks, including her latest, "Darina Allen: How to Cook" and she’s a tireless champion of the slow food movement, farmers’ markets, and culinary education for children. Darina joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about how she fell in love with cooking, the real reason she became a culinary instructor, and how Marcella Hazan inadvertently influenced the Irish farmers’ market scene. This episode is supported by Kerrygold, the makers of beautiful butter and cheese made with milk from Irish grass-fed cows.

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody, you're all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi, everybody, you're listening to Radio Cherry Diamond, coming to you from Brooklyn, New York. I am very excited about today's show because my guest is none other than food world legend, Durina Allen. Derina is the co-founder of the world-famous Ballet Maloo Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland. She has authored 21 cookbooks, including her latest, Dorena Allen, How to Cook.
0:41.9	She is a champion of the slow food movement, and she believes passionately that children should be taught both how to cook and where their food comes from.
0:50.3	Also, Dorena helped popularize the idea of farmers markets in Ireland. She shares that story with us and how it includes another culinary superstar Marcella Hazan. I'm thrilled to catch up with Durina because I have not seen her since 2019 when I took my first trip to Ireland and visited Ballymalu, which includes a 100-acre organic farm. It was such a
1:12.6	beautiful day, and Ballymolu is such a beautiful place. I was actually moved to tears. Today's show is
1:19.1	presented by Kerry Gold, the makers of beautiful butter and cheese made with milk from Irish grass-fed
1:24.8	cows. There we go. Speaking of Ireland, we'll hear more from
1:28.0	Kerry Gold in just a moment. A little housekeeping. The latest issue of Cherry Bomb magazine is here.
1:34.3	It's issue 18, and it is a celebration of beautiful bake goods. We have six different covers for you
1:40.1	to choose from, including video superstar Claire Safetz and Zoe Francois of the TV show Zoe
1:46.4	Bakes. Zoe was actually with me on that trip to Ireland. How about that? Visit Cherrybom.com
1:52.6	to see all the covers and to find a shop near you that carries our magazine. Speaking of baking,
1:59.2	check out our holiday brunch club video series with free people. We love
2:03.2	the free people people. First up is Baker Caroline Schiff, who is just on Radio Cherrybaum a few weeks ago.
2:09.3	I hope you all caught that episode. You can watch Caroline's how-to video and get her recipe for
2:15.1	her sage, maple, and aged cheddar scones on cherrybom.com.
2:20.1	Now, let's hear a quick word from Kerrygold, and we'll be right back with Dorena Allen of Ballymolu.
2:27.8	Carriegold is delicious, all-natural butter and cheese, made with milk from Irish grass-fed cows.
2:36.0	Our farming families pass their craft and knowledge from generation to generation. I'm fifth generation. It goes back over 250 years.
2:43.0	This traditional approach is the reason for the rich taste of Kerrygold. Enjoy delicious new,
2:48.6	sliced or shredded Kerrygold cheddar cheese.
2:54.1	Available in mild or savory flavors at a retailer near you.
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