About this episode

Robbie McCauley shares five memorable meals that shaped his life and career.

My first guest in my new series “The Meals that Made Me” is Robbie McCauley, chef-proprietor of the Michelin-starred restaurant Homestead Cottage in Doolin, Co Clare in the west of Ireland. In this episode, Robbie shares five memorable meals that shaped his life and career from a Sunday lunch in Emilia-Romagna to a night market in Bangkok, a Christmas dinner in Burgundy in France, a Michelin-starred meal in London, and a deeply personal family lunch in the Italian countryside. In this new series I will be speaking to well-known chefs about the five meals that shaped them and stayed with them not just because of the food, but because of the place, the people and the memories around the table. Food has the ability to bring us back somewhere. A taste, a smell, a dish or a setting can transport us instantly to another country, another time in our lives, or to someone we love. This is a conversation about food, family, travel, ambition, memory and the emotional power of meals to bring us back to the people and places that shaped us. For more information on the Homestead Cottage go to https://homesteadcottage.com/ Fergal O’Keeffe is the host of Ireland’s No.1 award winning travel…

People in this episode

Host: Fergal O'Keeffe

Guest: Robbie McCauley

Topics covered

• food
• travel
• memory
• family
• cuisine
• chef stories

Keywords

• Michelin-starred
• Homestead Cottage
• meals
• travel
• chef
• food memories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Homestead Cottage

Places: Doolin, Co Clare, Emilia-Romagna, Bangkok, Burgundy, London, Italian countryside

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