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"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.

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    • Jul 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 51 EPISODES
    • 5 SEASONS


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    Latest episodes from Chew The Fat

    Máire and Paul Flynn, The Tannery, Dungarvan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 67:11


    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…

    Pastry Chef Aoife Noonan & New Wines in Boxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 48:28


    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…

    allta Summer House & Teresa Roche, Kylemore Farmhouse Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 67:48


    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…

    Sinead & Philippa from “The Sea Hare” & Brian Treacy from The Bartender Collective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 75:37


    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…

    Blasta Books, Click & Collection & Pre-Ordered Picnic Boxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 72:09


    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 ––…

    Bye Bye Meal Boxes?, Brigid O’Hora (Bridey’s Wine Chats), Roots Slane’s Keith and Aisling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021


    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…

    Pickled & Stewed – A Year On… | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 70:01


    *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…

    Takashi Miyazaki | Chew The Fat, Series 4, Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 40:50


    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,…

    Mungo Murphy Seaweed & Abalone Farm, Connemara | Chew The Fat Series 4, Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 46:41


    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…

    Chef Adrian Martin | Chew The Fat Series 4, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 59:44


    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…

    Allta Wine Bar (Niall Davidson, Hugh Higgins, Christine Walsh) | Chew The Fat Series 4, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 69:06


    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…

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    The Producers Of Inis Mór, Aran Islands | Chew The Fat Series 4, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 62:33


    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…

    JP McMahon | Chew The Fat Series 4, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 65:50


    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…

    Susan Jane White | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 76:55


    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…

    Turkey Talk at Maperath Farm | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 58:01


    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…

    Julia’s Lobster Truck | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 23:52


    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 Live – Irish Food On The Stand | Series 3, Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 63:05


    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…

    Nick Reynolds – Lil’ Portie | Chew The Fat: Series 3, Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 58:57


    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…

    Inch House Pudding | Chew The Fat, Series 3 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 44:19


    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, Barna, Galway | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 52:34


    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,…

    Chimac, Dublin | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 39:32


    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…

    Chef Brian McDermott | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 52:12


    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…

    Michael ‘Mike’ Thomson (Young Buck) | Chew The Fat Series 3 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 49:50


    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…

    Cloud Picker Coffee | Chew The Fat, Series 3 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 50:10


    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,…

    Birgitta Hedin-Curtin, Burren Smokehouse | Chew The Fat, Series 3 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 43:28


    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…

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    Sheena Dignam, Galway Food Tours | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 44:17


    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 Restaurant – Jordan & Majken Bailey | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 55:30


    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,…

    Chef Anna Haugh, Myrtle, London | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 65:16


    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..…

    Jess Murphy | Chew The Fat Series 3, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 57:04


    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…

    Senator David Norris | Season 2 Episode 10 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 60:08


    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…

    Lilly Higgins | Chew The Fat Series 2, Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 39:35


    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…

    The Evolution of Eastern Seaboard | Series 2: Episode 8 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 52:21


    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…

    Pat Whelan and Peter Hannan | Series 2: Episode 7 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 50:43


    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…

    Joe Macken | Series 2 Episode 6 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 44:21


    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.…

    Life Kitchen | Series 2 Episode 5 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 37:57


    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…

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    Blas na hÉireann – The Story Behind The Sticker | Chew The Fat, Series 2 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 36:48


    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…

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    Nigella Lawson | Chew The Fat Series 2, Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 59:19


    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…

    The Causeway Coast Producers | Series 2: Episode 2 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 92:43


    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…

    Grow It Yourself | Series 2: Episode 1 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 56:28


    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…

    Russell & Patrick | Episode 12 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 61:43


    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…

    Donal Skehan | Episode 11 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 41:02


    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…

    From Millstreet to Masterchef : Niamh Kavanagh | Episode 10 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 84:31


    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,…

    Indie Fude | Episode 9 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 28:48


    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…

    Behind The Big Grill: Andy Noonan | Chew The Fat Series 1, Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 42:20


    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…

    Abide By The Klaw: Niall Sabongi | Episode 7 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 34:02


    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…

    The Best of Butter: Abernethy Butter | Episode 6 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2018 33:44


    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…

    Her Name Is Lola: Las Tapas De Lola | Episode 5 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 40:21


    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…

    Behind The Black Gates: Guinness Open Gate Brewery | Chew The Fat #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 43:08


    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. 

    Bertha’s Revenge | Episode 3 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 40:35


    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…

    Belfast Food Tour | Episode 2 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 38:15


    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…

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    Boyne Valley | Episode 1 | Chew The Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 49:20


    "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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