It’s never too late: how Orla Drumgoole turned passion into a cookbook

About this episode

Chef Orla Drumgoole discusses her journey and the creation of her cookbook 'Irish Mammy Cooks'.

Chef Orla Drumgoole, author of  Irish Mammy Cooks , joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. We’d love to hear your thoughts on your overall listening experience, it only takes a minute, and your feedback helps us keep improving what we do. When you take part, you’ll also be in with a chance to win a €500 One4All Voucher Just head to mypodcastfeedback.com and enter code; CODE HERE ­ Thank you for helping us shape the future of great content and partnerships. ­ We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Karl Henry

Guest: Orla Drumgoole

Topics covered

• cookbook
• cooking
• passion
• chef

Keywords

• Irish Mammy Cooks
• cooking
• chef
• passion

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Irish Mammy Cooks

Books & works: Irish Mammy Cooks

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