Celebrity Chefs

Rachel Allen

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

When is Rachel's Favourite Food next on?

Rachel's Favourite Food is next on at 2:30 pm on Saturday, 4th July on Good Food Channel.

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Dining Al Fresco

Rachel prepares some lovely dishes to enjoy al fresco including two salads, a South American beef steak with salsa, and a Sicilian pasta dish.

On at 7:00 am on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel
On at 8:00 am on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 3:30 pm on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel
On at 4:30 pm on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 5:30 am on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel
On at 6:30 am on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel +1

Picnic Food

Rachel mixes some good old traditional picnic fare, jam tarts and ham and egg pie, with some more exotic things such as Spanish frittata with chorizo and feta cheese.

On at 9:30 pm on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel
On at 10:30 pm on Monday, 6th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 7:00 am on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel
On at 8:00 am on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel
On at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 5:40 am on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel
On at 6:40 am on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel +1

Food for a Crowd

Cooking for large numbers doesn't have to be stressful. On offer are chicken pilaff with green salad, Asian Salmon, beef stir-fry and baked meringue with fruit.

On at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel
On at 10:30 pm on Tuesday, 7th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 7:00 am on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel
On at 8:00 am on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel
On at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 5:30 am on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel
On at 6:30 am on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel +1

Dinner Party

Easy-to-follow recipes. On the menu: asparagus with Hollandaise sauce, green leaf and pea soup, lamb tagine and a chocolate, hazelnut and caramel tart.

On at 8:30 am on Saturday, 11th July on Good Food Channel
On at 9:30 am on Saturday, 11th July on Good Food Channel +1

Hearty Breakfast

The most important meal of the day - granola, banana and peanut butter muffins, white soda bread scones, scrambled eggs and pancakes with bacon and maple syrup.

On at 9:30 pm on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel
On at 10:30 pm on Wednesday, 8th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 7:00 am on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel
On at 8:00 am on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 3:30 pm on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel
On at 4:30 pm on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 5:30 am on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel
On at 6:30 am on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel +1

Sweet Celebrations

These recipes will certainly tempt you - Porter cake made with Guinness and chocolate, almond cake with rhubarb cream, lemon biscuits and cardamon buns.

On at 9:30 pm on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel
On at 10:30 pm on Thursday, 9th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 7:00 am on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel
On at 8:00 am on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 3:30 pm on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel
On at 4:30 pm on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 5:30 am on Saturday, 11th July on Good Food Channel
On at 6:30 am on Saturday, 11th July on Good Food Channel +1

Fish Dishes

Fish is on the menu with a slightly Asian slant - coconut broth with Dublin Bay prawns, spicy salmon fishcakes with a Thai dip and a Vietnamese crab salad with noodles.

On at 2:30 pm on Saturday, 4th July on Good Food Channel
On at 3:30 pm on Saturday, 4th July on Good Food Channel +1
On at 9:30 pm on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel
On at 10:30 pm on Friday, 10th July on Good Food Channel +1

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