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An Irish Food Calendar

An Irish Food Calendar

Customs, Folklore and Observations from a Kitchen

An Irish Food Calendar explores the traditions, stories and seasonal rhythms that have shaped Ireland’s culinary identity. Moving through the year, it uncovers forgotten customs alongside enduring practices, from New Year’s bread rituals and Samhain traditions to gathering wild plants and bringing in the harvest.

Drawing on folklore, historical sources and 15 years of his own research into Ireland’s contemporary wild foods as seen through his restaurant kitchen at Aniar in Galway, Jp McMahon reveals how landscape, climate, belief and community have always influenced what we eat while reflecting on the future of Irish food in an increasingly multicultural society.

Ultimately, An Irish Food Calendar is a celebration of Irish food as a living, ever-evolving culture that invites you to experience the seasons one tradition and one meal at a time, inspiring you to see the year, and your own place within it, differently.

 

COMING MARCH 2027


ISBN: 9781068405082

Format: Hardcover, 360 pages

Dimensions: 220mm x 155mm

Publication date: 04 March 2027

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About the author

Jp McMahon is a chef, restaurateur and author. He is the owner and culinary director of Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant, the award-winning Spanish restaurant Cava Bodega and Kombu, a new ramen and bao bar in Galway. He also runs the Aniar Boutique Cookery School and the Jp McMahon Culinary Consultancy.

He is the founder of and plays host to one of the biggest and most talked-about international food events in Europe, Food on the Edge, featuring the best international chefs from across the globe. Director, founding member and current chair of the Galway Food Festival, Jp is an ambassador for Irish food, travelling widely to promote Ireland, its produce and food culture. He is committed to the educational and ethical aspects of food, to buying and supporting the best of local and free-range produce and to engaging directly with farmers and producers.

Jp is a regular contributor to Radio One and Newstalk radio and has a monthly slot on RTÉ TV.