2 minutes with Irish chef JP McMahon – who loves a spag bol and has never cooked seal

The chef and cookery author breaks down his culinary habits for Ella Walker.

Author of the Irish Cookbook, JP McMahon. Picture: Phaidon/Ed Scholfield/PA.

Chef, author and Galway-based restaurateur JP McMahon recently researched and put together The Irish Cookbook, a compendium of Irish recipes, drawing on a colossal culinary history.

Here, he talks about the simplicity of pizza, the importance of salt, and the lamb stews of his childhood…