Rachel Allen

Rachel Allen is a bestselling cookery writer, TV chef and celebrated teacher at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland. Raised in Dublin, Rachel began study at Ballymaloe at the age of 18, remaining after graduation to cook at the Ballymaloe House Hotel and Restaurant. She then set off to cook around the world, returning afterwards to Ballymaloe to work at the cookery school.

Rachel’s style of cooking is above all practical - simple but delicious food, ideal for family and friends. Her influences are both regional and global. The BBC described her as an "Irish cooking queen" and Good Food Magazine believe she "has put Irish cooking on the map in recent years”.

She has a devoted fan base in the UK and Ireland, and the popularity of her television programmes continues to rise internationally. Her charming manner and effortless style make her a delight to watch. Rachel’s extremely popular television series’ have been broadcast in 27 different countries on 33 channels. Her 10th series, Rachel’s Everyday Kitchen was shown on RTE and UKTV’s Good Food Channel in September 2013, and her latest series Coastal Cookery will air on RTE & UKTV Good Food in autumn 2015.

As well as attracting viewers of two million on the BBC, Rachel’s series is also the highest ever rated show on Good Food Channel. In 2010 Rachel was also a main presenter of Good Food Channel’s flagship programme Market Kitchen. Her first show to be broadcast in the U.S. was Rachel’s Favourite Food for Friends in March 2010 on the PBS Network. Her show has been picked up by 24 of the top 25 PBS Channels and 88 of the top 100 channels across America, achieving 40,000 broadcasts in the year.

Rachel’s international reputation ensures a busy schedule, with event appearances including Taste of Dublin, The Halal Food Festival, Emirates Literary Festival Dubai, Gourmet Abu Dhabi, World Gourmet Summit in Singapore, and work with brands such as Carte D’or in Turkey. Her brand work in the UK and Ireland includes Panasonic, VeryCook, O’Brien’s Sandwiches, Waitrose, RHS, and Avon.

Her hugely successful licensing deals have included table ware, candles and textiles with Tipperary Crystal, and small electrical appliances, oven and bake ware with Ultimate Products. In 2013 Rachel launched her own range of cakes and dessert flavoured confectionery.

Rachel is the author of over 14 best selling cookery books, including Bake, Easy Meals, Cake, Rachel’s Everyday Kitchen, and All Things Sweet, each with an accompanying television series.

She has written for numerous publications, including three years on Irish lifestyle magazine ‘Image’, and a current weekly column for The Irish Mail On Sunday Magazine, as well as being a regular contributor to Olive, Delicious, and BBC Good Food Magazine, among others.

Rachel lives in a beautiful home overlooking the sea in Shanagarry, near Ballymaloe.

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