Chef Gráinne O’Keefe Of Dublin’s Mae Restaurant

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” Gráinne O’Keefe never thought she’d have a restaurant to call her own, but today, she’s the chef-owner of Mae in Dublin and one of the brightest lights on the city’s fine dining scene. The restaurant world was a foreign one to Gráinne growing up, as she and her family never went to restaurants. Instead, she was introduced via cookbooks she got from the local bookmobile and by watching Hell’s Kitchen on TV. She went on to attend culinary school in Dublin while working full-time at a local Italian restaurant and never looked back. Gráinne joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about the story behind Mae, the Irish culinary scene, her love of local produce, and her career path. Click here for Taste of Santa Barbara tickets and details. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Our show is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Gráinee: Instagram, Mae restaurant, BuJo Burger Joint, Irish Times cookery column

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from newsstand studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:26.5	I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food.
0:35.9	Today's guest is Gronia O'Keefe, chef owner of May restaurant in
0:40.4	Dublin. Gronia's restaurant highlights both the gorgeous produce available across Ireland and the
0:46.1	work of its talented artisans, from glassblowers to knife makers. May is widely regarded as one of the
0:52.6	best restaurants in all of Ireland.
0:55.5	Our friend Gronia has many talents.
0:57.2	She is also a food columnist for the Irish Times.
1:00.3	She was in town for a special Carrigold luncheon and some sightseeing and restaurant hopping.
1:05.1	She and I first met in Dublin back in 2019 on a Carri Gold trip,
1:08.4	so I was thrilled to reconnect and invite her to join me on the show
1:11.9	today. Side note, I cannot wait to go back to Ireland. It is the most beautiful country, and we would
1:16.9	love to do a Cherry Bomb event there one day. Stay tuned for my chat with one of Ireland's top
1:22.0	culinary talents. Some housekeeping. Make sure you sign up for the Cherrybomb newsletter over at
1:27.1	Cherrybom.com.
1:28.7	We have a lot of exciting stuff coming up, and you do not want to miss out new issues, special events, Jubilee 2024, and podcast news.
1:37.4	Speaking of which, make sure you check out our Radio Cherry Bomb Hey, Hey, L.A. mini-series, presented by Square.
1:43.3	I was in L.A. recently and interviewed three
1:45.8	awesome women leaving their mark on the culinary scene there. My first interview dropped last week
1:50.9	with Brisea Lopez, owner of the restaurant Gelligetsa and author of the brand new cookbook,
1:56.1	Asada. New episodes are dropping on Wednesdays for the next few weeks, so be sure to give a listen.
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