Darina Allen: An inspirational cookbook dedicated to those struggling with addiction
Martin Ruffley, a recovering alcoholic, spoke with enormous courage about his lifelong struggle with addiction and his long and convoluted journey from ‘dark to light’.
Food On The Edge held in October last year at Airfield Estate in Dublin was a beacon of light and hope in a deeply challenging year. Chef JP McMahon from Anair and Tartare in Galway gathered an impressive line-up of speakers from around the world to encourage and inspire us. The theme was Social Gastronomy with the stated aim of gathering ‘a network of like-minded chefs together to build long-term partnerships around the world using the power of food as a vehicle for change and development at a grass roots level’.
In an open-sided tent on the Airfield Estate in Dundrum, I heard many inspirational speakers. Some were online, others there in person, shared their pandemic experiences, insights and hopes for the future. Many iconic names such as Alice Waters, Anissa Helou, David and Stephen Flynn of The Happy Pear, Eoin Clusky of Bread 41, Joshua Evans, May Chow… and also a couple of speakers whose names I had not been familiar with previously.
