The year appears to be picking up speed now that the sun is out, and before you know it, it’ll be time for the second Ballymaloe Festival of Food sponsored by Kerrygold, running from Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May, set against the backdrop of iconic Ballymaloe House and its unique complex of The Grainstore, The Big Shed, and the magical grounds and gardens. The final round of exceptional speakers and participants has just been announced, and added to the already superb lineup are Tim Hayward, Tom Parker-Bowles, George Lamb and Romy Gill MBE, among others.
Award-winning food journalist and broadcaster, and the author of Food DIY (2013), Knife (2016), The Modern Kitchen (2017) and Loaf Story (2020), Tim Hayward is also coming to the Ballymaloe Festival of Food sponsored by Kerrygold. Previously restaurant reviewer and now roaming food writer-at-large for the Financial Times, Tim is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet, and has written and presented documentary series on Radio 4 on subjects ranging from modern craftspeople to bacteria. Tim will be on The Butter Club Stage discussing one of his kitchen loves — a good knife — with master craftsman and knife maker, Fingal Ferguson.
Tom Parker Bowles has been an award-winning food writer for over 20 years and is the author of a number of books on food (including the bestselling Fortnum & Mason cookbooks). Restaurant critic for The Mail on Sunday and a contributing editor for Esquire, Country Life, and Condé Nast Traveller, plus a regular judge on BBC’s Masterchef, Tom is the son of Queen Camilla, and will be discussing his most recent book, Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III on Saturday morning at Ballymaloe Festival of Food sponsored by Kerrygold, as well as doing a cooking demo on Sunday in The Grainstore.
Romy Gill MBE brings her vibrant and delicious approach to Indian food to a demo in The Grainstore on Saturday morning, a chance to see one of the UK’s most popular and acclaimed proponents of Indian cuisine in action. Familiar from her many TV and radio appearances, and as an accomplished food and travel writer in a host of publications, Romy’s signature blend of flavour and storytelling will be front and centre on Saturday morning.
Co-founder of Wildfarmed and GROW, George Lamb spent the first half of his professional career working in the entertainment industry, but following a revelatory breakthrough in 2012, has been figuring out how best to use his influence to make a positive and meaningful impact on society. He founded GROW in 2018, a life skills education programme that works in schools and communities to promote mental wellbeing, physical health and a more hands-on relationship with nature. And then in 2019, he co-founded Wildfarmed, a regenerative food and farming business that is connecting farmers, food businesses and consumers to quality food grown in nature-rich landscapes, in a bid to accelerate the world’s transition to regenerative agriculture. George will be talking all things natural on in the Change We Must Stage on Sunday.
With so much to see and savour, Ballymaloe Festival of Food 2025 sponsored by Kerrygold, is once again packed with cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners from some of the incredible talent including Jeremy Lee and Fadi Kattan, guided walks, talks, workshops to put your knowledge into practice, tastings and conversations, and all showcasing the very best in modern Irish and international food.
Ballymaloe Festival of Food is proudly supported by Kerrygold, TikTok, Local Enterprise Office, Cork County Council, Fáilte Ireland, Bord Bia, Pure Cork, Ballymaloe Foods and Cully and Sully with the Scoop and Yarn stage sponsored by Square.
Weekend ticket prices:
Weekend tickets (all three days): €65 per person
Individual day tickets: €25 per person
Evening-only tickets (on Saturday): €12
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.ballymaloegrainstore.com.
For full festival lineup see https://www.
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