16 May 2026
By Elaine Murphy
elaine@TheCork.ie
Ballymaloe Festival of Food is taking place this weekend from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May.
Pictured are visiting chefs and food writers including Felicity Cloake, Anna Ansari, Sami Tamimi, Helen Goh and Darina Allen getting ready for a weekend of cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners, guided walks, talks, workshops and tastings, celebrating the very best of Irish and international food.
More information at ballymaloefestivaloffood.com
Visiting chefs and food writers Anna Ansari, Felicity Cloake, Helen Goh, Sami Tamimi and Darina Allen arriving for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food, taking place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May. The festival is once again packed with cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners, guided walks, talks, workshops, tastings and conversations, all showcasing the very best in modern Irish and international food.
Photo: Joleen Cronin.
Felicity Cloake (food writer), Anna Ansari (food writer) and Darina Allen (founder, Ballymaloe Cookery School) with a fluffy farmyard chicken ahead of the Ballymaloe Festival of Food, taking place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May. The festival is once again packed with cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners, guided walks, talks, workshops, tastings and conversations, all showcasing the very best in modern Irish and international food.
Photo: Joleen Cronin.
Sami Tamimi (Palestinian chef, restaurateur and co-author with Yotam Ottolenghi) and Darina Allen (Ballymaloe Cookery School) getting ready for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food, taking place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May. The festival is once again packed with cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners, guided walks, talks, workshops, tastings and conversations, all showcasing the very best in modern Irish and international food.
Photo: Joleen Cronin.