Market Kitchen presenter Rachel Allen is a cook and a mother who creates simple, pratical food perfect for families.

Rachel Allen was brought up in Dublin and left home at eighteen to study at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. Rachel is now a busy TV chef, author, journalist and mother, and still teaches at Ballymaloe.

Rachel's major cooking series have included Rachel Allen: Bake!, Rachel's Favourite Food at Home and Rachel's Food for Living. Her shows have been broadcast internationally and she is a regular presenter on our daily flagship show, Market Kitchen.

Rachel is also a columnist and contributor to a number of Irish publications, including the The Sunday Tribune magazine, and is often featured in articles and interviews in the media.

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 describe her as an "Irish cooking queen" and Good Food magazine believe she "has put Irish cooking on the map in recent years".

Rachel has a devoted fan base both in the UK and Ireland, and the popularity of her television programmes continues to rise. Rachel lives in her seaside home in County Cork with her husband Isaac, sons Luka and Joshua and daughter Scarlett.


Books
Rachel's Favourite Food, Gill & Macmillan, 2004
Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends, Gill & Macmillan, 2005
Rachel's Favourite Food at Home, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2006