"Chew The Fat" is the podcast by food & travel bloggers "GastroGays", otherwise known as Russell Alford & Patrick Hanlon. Each Friday, a new episode will be available featuring a casual converstation with someone, that in some way, shape or form will always lead back to food.
This week (9th July 2021 – -) on Chew The Fat we chat to Máire and Paul Flynn of The Tannery in Dungarvan about a quarter century in business together and – whilst in Waterford…
This week (25th June 2021 – -) on Chew The Fat we chat to acclaimed pastry chef Aoife Noonan about her brand new venture in food education paired with restaurant-style pastry creations, personally delivered! We…
On this week’s episode of Chew The Fat we have some news freshly released about allta‘s exciting summer residency pop-up concept at Slane Castle in Co. Meath as well as a long overdue listen to…
On Episode 4 of Chew The Fat, we are speaking to some more fascinating people from the world of food & drink in Ireland. First up is Brian Treacy of The Bartender Collective. This is…
This week (4th June 2021 – -) on Chew The Fat we go under the hood of the food industry and chat to some people you may not be entirely aware of just yet ––…
On the first episode of the reinvented Chew The Fat, we introduce a new format and a slightly different direction. First up, some bits of food news which we think will be interesting and useful…
*Taps mic*…is this thing on? It’s been exactly a year to the day since the last episode of Chew The Fat was published, and we feel maybe it’s time to just drop by and chat…
If you know Cork, you know the name Miyazaki, and you probably know Takashi himself too. Japanese-born, now Cork-based with his growing family, Miyazaki is a chef who has transformed the culinary offering in Cork,…
Set a short drive from Rossaveal, the port village linking the Aran Islands to its mainland base in Connemara, lies an incredible exercise in aquaculture –– and at its helm is mother-and-daughter team Cindy and…
From Cavan to Camden, in this episode of Chew The Fat we catch up with a culinary comrade of ours, our friend Chef Adrian Martin to find out his plans for flying the coup and…
Don’t call Allta a restaurant. It’s a wine bar with food. The interior is incredibly important, and considered. The experience of the music and lighting is as key as the food and drink. Whatever you…
The largest of the iconic Aran Islands, which lie off the coast of Connemara along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, Inis Mór is one of the most unique destinations you can find in Ireland. The capital…
Chef, Restaurateur, Activist, Author, Columnist, Festival Director and Curator, Semi-historian –– Is there anything JP Mc Mahon can’t turn a hand to? We’ve wanted to get this esteemed, Michelin-starred chef on Chew The Fat since…
A virgin, a tart, and a complete batch. Susan Jane White has been them all, penning no fewer than three cookbooks whilst juggling family life in Dublin. Author of Extra Virgin Kitchen and The Virtuous…
Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat. Though, so are the turkeys at Maperath Farm in Kells, Co. Meath. Our guests on Chew The Fat this week are Eoin Sharkey and Olivia Duff…
There’s a food truck that’s a firm fixture on Ireland’s ‘Wild’ western Atlantic coast. A fixture that’s not permanent, but amasses a following wherever it pitches up. If you haven’t heard of Julia’s Lobster Truck,…
Chew The Fat is back! And we’re delighted to be back with a special live episode of the podcast recorded at Samhain 2019, a wonderful celebration of 5,000 years of Irish food & culture which…
This week on Chew The Fat we chat to the man of the moment where pop-ups in Dublin are concerned: Nick Reynolds of Lil’ Portie. Serving up Jamaican recipes (with inspiration from his mother and…
Walking into a former butcher’s shop on main street in Tullamore, it’s incredible to see the small production unit for the behemoth that is Inch House –– fast becoming one of the premier black pudding…
The Twelve is 12! This week on Chew The Fat – our podcast sponsored by Marks & Spencer, celebrating 40 years in Ireland – we’re back west and pulling up at one of the great,…
In this week’s episode of Chew The Fat – our podcast sponsored by Marks & Spencer, celebrating 40 years in Ireland! – we’re back in the big smoke, taking a table at one of Dublin’s…
This week we take our tentative first steps into unknown territory – the gem of the northwest of Ireland, Co. Donegal. We’re meeting the man who everyone is talking about right now: esteemed chef, celebrated…
We’re on little Donegall Street in Belfast’s city centre, standing outside a unit that’s all stripped back, industrial yet craft-y and is an emporium of sorts, but the home of a particular cheese that’s seemingly…
Coffee is big business in Dublin. Actually, cafes are big business in Dublin. Can the capital sustain more coffee-slinging, casual, all-day spots? If they make ’em like the newly-opened Cloud Picker Cafe over and over,…
We’ve wanted this woman on Chew The Fat a long time and we’re delighted to spend this episode of our podcast Chew The Fat getting to know Birgitta Hedin-Curtin of Burren Smokehouse that little bit…
Making this podcast is a lot of fun- we get to spend time with people we find fascinating, people we have great respect and admiration for, and people who make us smile. Sheena Dignam (Galway…
Aimsir is a restaurant you will be hearing and reading a lot about over the coming months. But believe us, it’s justified. One of the most anticipated new openings in quite some time, and finally,…
Anna Haugh is a truly wonderful example of an Irish-born Londoner, having spent the guts of the past two decades in the city, it’s safe to say she’s made her mark on the restaurant scene..…
Chew The Fat is back for a third series, and we’re starting off in the buzzing city of Galway to sit down and chat with Jess Murphy, head chef and owner of Kai Restaurant and…
For a change and a bit of a curveball, we’ve decided to move away from food for this particular episode of Chew The Fat – as series two comes to an end soon – to…
In this week’s episode we document the debut conversation we’ve ever had (in person) with Lilly Higgins. Down in the “real capital” city of Ireland, the wonderful Cork, we sit down in a local cafe…
In this episode of Chew The Fat, we’re in one of our favourite places on earth to eat, Eastern Seaboard – and it happens to be in the town we call home. We sit down…
Two giants of the Irish food industry shouldn’t collide… the best ones collaborate. In this week’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by GastroGays, we Chew The Fat with Peter Hannan of Hannan’s Meats/The…
There’s a guy about Dublin. He’s the man behind so many of the city’s iconic fast-casuals. He’s one of the city’s hospitality scene’s most notable and iconic faces. He’s really a one name diva: Joe.…
This week on Chew The Fat we’re in London to chat with Ryan Riley, the food writer and stylist who is founder of Life Kitchen. A project founded in memory of his mother, Krista, who…
Every October, Dingle is the destination for food lovers. Not only is the fantastic and ever popular Dingle Food Festival taking place, but it’s also time for the Blas na hÉireann awards, the top food…
In this week’s episode of Chew The Fat, we are sitting down for a chat with none other than Nigella Lawson. One of the most iconic food writers in the world right now, with eleven…
We’ve got such grá (love, as Gaeilge, for international listeners) for Northern Ireland… but you knew that already! From walking the streets of Belfast with Caroline Wilson to pulling up a chair at Alison Abernethy’s…
Round 2! Chew The Fat is back for its second series, taking us right up until the end of the year with 12 more exciting and entertaining episodes for your listening pleasure. After our brief…
So here we are, 12 weeks later. Three months since we took you on a tour of our local area, The Boyne Valley, for the first episode of “Chew The Fat”. Thousands upon thousands of…
In this week’s episode of Chew The Fat, the penultimate episode of series one of our podcast, we sit down with Donal Skehan to talk penning cookbooks, family life, presenting entirely in Swedish, travel inspirations…
Okay, we are pinching ourselves that in this week’s episode of Chew The Fat we are speaking with a Eurovision legend, who actually loves talking about food as much as we do. Yes, this week,…
Comber, a town outside Belfast in Northern Ireland, is fast becoming a food destination – because of one pair in particular, really. In this week’s episode of Chew The Fat, we drop by Indie Fude…
Cluck, cluck! In this week’s episode of Chew The Fat, we chat to Fowl Play owner, The Big Grill co-founder and all-around BBQ genius, Andy Noonan. Chatting to him in his restaurant within a pub…
This week’s episode of Chew The Fat is all about the spoils of the sea, from the captain of the ship steering Ireland as a whole towards enjoying more seafood – Niall Sabongi. Sitting in…
Golden. Delicious. Creamy. Salty. Rich. Butter. In this week’s episode – which marks the half-way point of series 1 of our new podcast Chew The Fat – we find ourselves in the beautiful rolling emerald…
We’ve talked to producers, tour guides, distillers and brewers so far in the first few episodes of Chew The Fat, now we’re talking to our first restaurateur. Actually, a pair of restaurateurs. Las Tapas De…
Ahh Guinness. Love it or hate it, there is no denying the global impact this Dublin made beverage has had on the world, and for Ireland. One of the most recognisable drinks on all continents, the black stuff is iconic, and St. James' Gate in the heart of Dublin is the epicentre of it all. However, there isn't our focus in this edition of Chew The Fat. Instead our focus is on the Open Gate Brewery and two individuals who live and breathe this place.
Sometimes this blog has allowed us go on pilgrimages of sorts. This episode of our podcast Chew The Fat really was just that. For years, we’ve loved Bertha’s Revenge, a small-batch Irish milk gin, made…
One of our favourite activities to do whenever we visit a city is to link up with some local tour guides and explore the city through their eyes. Among the top tours we’ve done without…
"Chew The Fat" is a podcast from food & travel bloggers, Russell Alford & Patrick Hanlon (GastroGays). In episode one, the Boyne Valley in Ireland is in focus. This region between the border and Dublin is growing in notability for it's high quality food & drink producers, so we speak to those at the frontline of this.
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