I have been a professional chef for 10 years. I studied Culinary Arts in DIT and that's where I got my BA. I worked in small a family run restaurant at the start of my career to learn the basics of cheffing. I then went international and got some great experience in a bakery in San Diego. I've worked as a chef in restaurants in Dublin where I learned a lot as a young chef. Our focus in Dublin was wholesome, organic food packed with tonnes of flavour. I moved on and specialised in Pastry after this, where I honed my skills with the best in Le Patissier in Dublin, catering to lots of high end hotels and restaurants as well as some very big corporate gigs and weddings. I also have my own business making and designing wedding cakes/occasion cakes.

Currently I work in New Product Development in the food industry where I can create on a larger scale.

My favourite way to cook for people, is in a sharing style. It allows guests to interact and fully enjoy the food together.

For me, cooking is...

Transcending. It translates across every language and culture. Food is a representation of love and history, and the sharing of food is a joyous thing

I learned to cook at...

I learned a lot in college of course but it's the chefs and colleagues I've had along the way that helped me and inspired me to learn and push myself

A cooking secret...

1. There is always time to cook. 2. Always freeze your Parmesan rinds, add them to pasta sauces, trust me. 3. Balsamic in your bolognese...

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Chef Stephanie's reviews

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2 services

Stephanie is an incredible chef, her food was fresh, well presented and so so tasty. Stephanie was great at communicating before the booking with menu ideas and more than happy to make any changes for dietary requirements etc, though we didn't need any as we loved her menu proposal. Stephanie on the day was friendly to all of our family and was flexible when the kids weren't quite playing ball with bedtimes. She delivered the most delicious food, even better than it all sounded on the menu! She left the kitchen spotless too and the pricing was more than reasonable. Would definitely recommend and will definitely have Stephanie back again for our next celebration.