Shape I'm In: Catherine Fulvio reveals her healthy tastes

TV CHEF and author Catherine Fulvio, has a place where she practises her own kind of mindfulness. At the back of her home, Ballyknocken House, Co Wicklow, there is a hill studded with trees. When in need of peace and quiet, she will take 10 minutes out to climb to the top. “I can see the Irish Sea from there and I can see the boats passing — the ferries going back and forth — and you can see the whole farm and everything that is going on in Ballyknocken.”

Married to Claudio, a Sicilian who works as an accountant, the couple have two children. Both are very interested in cooking. Charlotte, 11, is branching out to savoury dishes, while Rowan, nine, wants to cook “anything to do with sugar”.

nCatherine Fulvio is one of the top chefs at the Taste of Dublin 2013, a four day-event in the Iveagh Gardens, running from Jun 13 to 16.