What does it take to become a chef? Great question, and over the next twelve weeks, I’m going to give you the answer. I’m Stephanie - a foodie with a dream. So I’ve come to Ballymaloe, a cooking school, nestled in a one hundred acre organic farm on the south coast of Ireland to learn how to turn my passion into my profession. Tune in to From Stephanie to Chefanie, where once a week I will share highs and lows of learning new culinary skills,and I'll lift the lid on what it's like being taught at an inter...
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16 min
Week twelve - the end of the beginning
In her final week of cookery school, Stephanie meets with co-founder of Ballymaloe, Darina Allen, to find out what she'd say to departing students. Darina also reveals what she'd s…
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12 min
Week eleven - sleepy Sunday
Week 11's episode comes 'live' from Stephanie's sofa in her farm cottage living room, with her feet up in front of the fire after a roast chicken and rhubarb crumble Sunday lunch.
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12 min
Week ten - my first shift
Join Stephanie as she steps foot in a professional kitchen for the first time ever, in week ten of her course at cookery school. Has she made a mistake picking a career without che…
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11 min
Week nine - lemon soufflé
Who doesn't love to show off at a dinner party? This week 70 guests were invited to Ballymaloe for the students to showcase their creativity and skill in a restaurant setting.
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12 min
Week eight - back to the start
What makes Ballymaloe such an iconic place to learn how to cook? The history? The ethos? The location? Well, as Stephanie learns this week, it's all of those things.
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12 min
Week seven - invention centre
What would you cook for 70 people if you were given free rein? Join Stephanie and she, and her cohort at Ballymaloe Cookery School plan a menu from canapés to petit fours to serve…
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14 min
Week six - pizza, pastry, preserving
Stephanie is half way through her time at Ballymaloe Cookery School. That means it’s exam time. Find out how she fares, plus how to make the perfect pizza dough in this week’s epis…
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18 min
Week five - sharp knife, easy life
Stephanie gets a fresh perspective this week at Ballymaloe, alongside tasting some delicious farm-to-glass cocktails that take advantage of fresh, seasonal and locally produced ing…
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15 min
Week four - in the business of food
What's your first duty when you open a food outlet, from Michelin restaurant to food truck? Here's a clue. It's not menu planning. Follow Stephanie's journey to becoming a chef, wh…
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14 min
Week three - French onion soup
It's week three of studying to be a chef at Ballymaloe Cookery School, and Stephanie has been spending more time in the Bread Shed to learn how to make the perfect sourdough. She's…
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13 min
Week two - delicious dairy and moussaka mayhem
If you listened to last week, I suspect you might have come away from it thinking - my goodness this girl sounds tightly wound and full of adrenalin. And that would be a totally fa…
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14 min
Week one - feet finding
In the first week at Ballymaloe Cookery School, Stephanie sets the scene for the next twelve. She was told it would be a whirlwind, but it still wasn’t quite what she was expecting…
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Trailer: From Stephanie to Chefanie
Trailer: From Stephanie to Chefanie