To say I’m exhausted is an understatement – I feel like the blood has been drained from my body and I’m left with a hollow shell of a person. Today we had our main practical exam, and waking up after a surprisingly good sleep, I was anxious to actually just get into the kitchen and…
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Ballymaloe Day 78: “That absolute slap-across-the-face flavour”
The alarm went off at 7.30am, but I didn’t haul myself out of bed until 8am… After a turbulent night’s sleep, I eventually managed to drag myself out into humanity with my chef whites on and knife bag under my arm. Though shattered, it was actually a lovely morning in the kitchen, with an air…
Ballymaloe Day 73: Úna dreams of sushi
I yawned so hard this morning that I thought my head would fall off. Last night in a bid to get all of the last minute wine revision into our system, Sophie, Martha and I blitzed through our notes. Up at the crack of dawn, we pulled on our chef whites, for formality, and heading…
Ballymaloe Day 70: The best bottle on the table is always the empty one
It was a rough start to a Sunday morning. Waking up late to the sound of tweeting birds, I knew that there was only one thing I’d be studying all day: wine. For those who don’t know, we have a flock of white pigeons that live above our Coach House that like to come down…
Ballymaloe Day 35: Oh sweet cicely!
Oh sweet cicely! I lovage the herbs but I feel like a butterhead beCos I can’t remember them. Lettuce not get too distracted though – we need to dill with it. It doesn’t take a sage to mustard up a recipe list but ain’t nobody got thyme for that! I’d love to tell you that…
