JP McMahonJP McMahon is a chef, restaurateur and author. He is culinary director of the EatGalwayRestaurant Group, which comprises of Michelin-starred AniarRestaurant, award-winningSpanish restaurant Cava Bodega, and Tartare Café &Wine Bar (Bib Gourmand). He also runsthe Aniar Boutique Cookery School. JP is committed to the educational and ethical aspects offood, to buying and supporting the best of localand free-range produce, and engagingdirectly with farmers and producers.JP is the founder and plays host to one of the biggest andmost talked about international food events in Europe, Food on the Edge. The highlysuccessful inaugural event took place in Galway in October 2015 followed by equallyacclaimed 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The 2020 event fell victim to Covid, however theteam published an ebook ‘Lessons from Lockdown: Cooking after Covid’ featuring manyformer speakers and voices from the industry and plans are afoot to return in 2021. The eventfeatures the best international chefs from across the globe. Director, founding and currentchair of the Galway Food Festival, JP is an ambassador for Irish food.He is also an ambassador for Spanish food in Ireland in particular promoting the wines ofRías Baixas (Galicia) and Jerez. JP is currently a commissioner for Euro-Toques Ireland.MEDIA: Published author and writer of 'Tapas, A Taste of Spain in Ireland' and ‘The IrishCookbook’ (Phaidon 2020).He is a food writer and has a weekly column in the Irish Timeson Saturday. He is a regular contributor to Radio One and Newstalk radio and has a monthlyslot on RTE TV; he was twice the winning mentor for the RTE Series Taste of Success. Aniar offers worldwide shipping of The Irish Cookbook from our website and the books are signed and can be personally dedicated on request. https://www.aniarrestaurant.ie/the-irish-cookbook The links to each of the restaurants are Aniar, https://www.aniarrestaurant.ie Cava Bodega https://www.cavarestaurant.ie/ Tartare Café & Winebar https://tartaregalway.ie/ Food on the Edge Food on the Edge is a two-day symposium that takes place annually in Ireland. It is for chefs & food enthusiasts all around the world who want to create a better global network. Link to Food on the Edge Website: https://foodontheedge.ie/ J.P's articles on the Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/profile/jp-mcmahon-7.3707757 If you follow my podcast and enjoy it, I’m on @buymeacoffee. If you like my work, you can buy me a coffee and share your thoughts 🎉☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wellseasonedlib “Help us promote this podcast and share this episode with a friend” “Share on social and tag us at @WellLibrarian” “Follow The Well Seasoned Librarian Podcast on Spotify and get notified when new episodes are released"

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