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Orla McAndrew Food Tackling food waste one 5 star event at a time. All menus are entirely bespoke and aim to showcase the finest local seasonal Irish ingredients.

Strong emphasis on changing the face of event catering. Allow me to show you how it can be done.

Food policies exist in Ireland. However, there is no department to oversee these policies and ensure they are coherent.T...
12/11/2025

Food policies exist in Ireland. However, there is no department to oversee these policies and ensure they are coherent.
They are the remit of siloed governmental departments. I believe it's high time we had a Food Minister with responsibility for joining the dots and taking accountability for coordinating policy across all departments.
has been banging this drum for many years and there are many committed actors with willing and expertise behind the drive for a Ministry of Food in Ireland.
Have a read of my latest article for and tune in to at around 2pm today to hear me share my thoughts after attending and









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12/11/2025

Two takeaway tips from this clip:
1. Crush up your garlic and save it in olive oil. It.even freezes well.
2. Get familiar with flavour combinations and don't be afraid to experiment. My book is jam packed full of inspiration on ways to make standatd larder ingrefients work together to create delicious meals.
Available in all good book stores across the world and through the link in my bio











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Each year my Christmas cookalong sells out almost immediately! Some people just sign up for the recipes and the craic an...
11/11/2025

Each year my Christmas cookalong sells out almost immediately! Some people just sign up for the recipes and the craic and spend the evening enjoying some festive cheer with friends. Others follow the xookaling to a tee ajd get themselves fully organised in advamce of the big day! Whichever rype of person you are, its always a great evening with loads of tips and easy to replicate recipes.
Join me via zoom as we get ahead for Christmas and take all the stress away from hosting the perfect Christmas dinner. Prepping ahead saves stress, waste, and time. So give yourself the gift of peace this Christmas and prep along with me in advance.
I have two potential dates and wanted to put it to a poll.
When would suit you better in December if you were thinking of joining?

10/11/2025

Save this as a reminder that you don't need to peel your vegetables!
If they're chemical free and washed, that skin is perfectly edible and packed full of nutrition.

Huge thanks for capturing my demo at




08/11/2025

Dream come true.

Sharing my story at a event last night as part of

Not easy to be the last speaker of eight, with regaling us with tales of Tipperary and her childhood in Co. Laois just beforehand, but the atmosphere was magical and I knew I was in a safe space

Can't recommend an evening like this enough. The spoken word is such an integral part of Irish heritage and it is a tool of connection.
So grateful for the opportunity and the grá


A few snaps of some of my favourite instagram foodies from last night's launch of at the was a fabulous host for th...
07/11/2025

A few snaps of some of my favourite instagram foodies from last night's launch of at the

was a fabulous host for the evening!
Great to finally meet , , and to catch up properly with rhe gorgeous

really honour their producers and take such great care of family businesses, nurturing, supporting, and willing their growth and success and Ive seen this care first hand while working alongside the team.

Hugely impressed with and his team and see him as such a natural fit for with his exacting standards and appreciation of exceptional food.

Thank you so much for the




05/11/2025

For anyone who has previously saved my poetry and can no longer access it. Please head over to my NEW PAGE where you will have access to all my writing.

Keeping this page more focused on Irish food, waste reduction, hospitality, and recipe sharing.

04/11/2025

Have you gotten your copy of my Larder?
It makes the perfect Christmas present, especially for students, people with busy schedules, and those interested in getting quick and delicious meals on the table in the flashiest of flashes!

Link to purchase in bio!




04/11/2025

We were named Ireland’s Gold Medal Caterer of the Year, and while that title has my name on it, the truth is it belongs to my chefs and front of house team.

They are the heartbeat of everything I do. The ones who carry my values of hospitality into every room, every conversation, every shared plate.

They understand that true hospitality isn’t service, it’s care. It’s the Irish way of making people feel seen, welcomed, and minded.

To my team, you make me proud every single day.


The Table Between UsI stood in a restaurantwith a glass of bravery in my hand.Rain still on my sleevesGalway glowing thr...
31/10/2025

The Table Between Us

I stood in a restaurant
with a glass of bravery in my hand.
Rain still on my sleeves
Galway glowing through the windows.
The room was alive with brilliance
people whose work has shaped me
voices I had once listened to in awe.

I was there to speak
about imposter syndrome
about perfection
and the quiet weight of expectation.
The irony was not lost on me
but neither was the fact
that I had made it here
that my feet were steady on the floor.
Once
I might have let the noise undo me.
But this time
I noticed my own belonging
the proof of growth
in the way I stayed open
unfolded
even when my pulse was loud.
Then warmth found me.
A hand on my arm
a question about the drive
laughter rising through the room.
Not performance
not polish
just people being kind
without needing a reason.
Later
there was a table.
Wine poured and shared
around a scatter of plates
brilliant strangers
becoming friends
one story at a time.
No linen no stage
just light catching on glass
and the sound of ease
finding its way back in.
I thought about how
the heart remembers these things
how a simple act of welcome
can turn the vastness of a room
into home.

When I left
the city shimmered
puddles holding the light
like quiet applause.
I walked back through the night air
carrying something sure and steady
the knowing
that courage is not the absence of doubt
but the choice to stay open
to the kindness that pours itself freely
again and again.






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