Kate Ryan

Originally from Bristol in South West England, a city famed for its restaurants and 18th Century covered market, I moved to Ireland in 2005 and quickly recognised Cork as my hometown’s gastronomic equal with its exceptional restaurants, famous covered English Market and historic trading links to Bristol for exotic foods, spices and butter. I began writing about Irish food in 2011 as a way of boasting about my very good fortune to find myself living in the food capital of the food island of Ireland, and I have been championing the people, places, culture and heritage of Irish food ever since.