Ballymaloe Festival of Food (launched Friday evening) continues this Saturday and Sunday.

Ballymaloe Festival of Food was launched on Friday evening and continues this Saturday and Sunday. 

The festival is once again packed with cooking demonstrations, pop-up dinners, guided walks, talks, workshops, tastings and conversations, all showcasing the very best in modern Irish and international food. Joleen Cronin's pictures below are a clue to who you might see. All the details here.

Sami Tamimi (Palestinian chef, restaurateur and co-author with Yotam Ottolenghi) and Darina Allen (Ballymaloe Cookery School) getting ready for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food.

Darina Allen (founder, Ballymaloe Cookery School) and Anna Ansari (food writer) picking fresh herbs ahead of the Ballymaloe Festival of Food.

Felicity Cloake (food writer), Anna Ansari (food writer) and Darina Allen (founder, Ballymaloe Cookery School) with a fluffy farmyard chicken ahead of the Ballymaloe Festival of Food.

Darina Allen (right) welcomes visiting chefs and food writers (l to r) Anna Ansari, Felicity Cloake, Helen Goh, and Sami Tamimi to the Ballymaloe Festival of Food.

All pics by Joleen Cronin