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 Clockwise from top left: An excursion at Food on the Edge 2022; a symposium speaker; the welcome dinner; JP McMahon, Founder & Symposium Director; Airfield Estate, the venue for Food on the Edge 2023. Super Early Bird Tickets On Sale From 31st December For Food On The Edge 2023 The award-winning Food On The Edge,… Read more »

Food On The Edge is back this year in the form of a blended symposium with a mix of in-person speakers with other speakers joining virtually. The venue for this year’s event is Airfield Estate, Dundrum in Dublin while the dates are 18th and 19th October. Confirmed speakers include, Garima Aurora, the first Indian woman… Read more »

  In August of 2020, when many in the restaurant business around the world found themselves enduring the brutal consequences of a global pandemic, many without income, without their staff and without their business, Food On The Edge founder JP McMahon reached out to speakers and other contributors to the Food On The Edge symposium,… Read more »

Week 8: Denis Lovatel (Pizzeria Da Ezio) 8th July 2020 A New Language- Expressing Life and Culture Through Pizza Denis Lovatel left a lasting impression on those that attended Food on the Edge last October. Now during Covid-19, on hearing that he was to be the first of the ‘FOTE Speaks’ conversations in July, instantly… Read more »

Week 7: Gunnar Karl Gislason (Dill) 24th June 2020 Insights on Embracing Change During a Pandemic After a month’s break, the first ‘FOTE Speaks’ session in June was a conversation between JP and Gunnar Karl Gislason in Iceland. Prior to Covid-19, his restaurant, Dill was booked three months in advance with 80-90% of his clientele… Read more »

Week 6: Clare Smyth (Core) Call for Fairness and Respect in Order to Survive JP’s conversation with Clare Smyth this week was a frank reality check for chef patrons trying to decide on their next move! Her restaurant, Core is just two and a half years old and would usually have a three-month waiting list…. Read more »

Week 5: Josh Niland and Alberto Landgraf Self-reflection on Being a Chef While this week’s conversations linked in with Josh Niland and Alberto Landgraf in relation to their restaurants, interestingly the key points expressed by both, focused on their personal reflections on their life as a chef and care of their chef community. Josh Niland… Read more »

Week 4:   Niklas Ekstedt (Ekstedt) and Kristian Baumann (Restaurant 108) Positive Mindsets and Reinventing Michelin Restaurants in a Pandemic Niklas Ekstedt A visit to the Nordic region was the treat this week as FOTESPEAKS sessions visited Sweden and Norway. Sweden’s approach to Covid-19 has caused controversy as it did not go into full lockdown and… Read more »

Text by Annette Sweeney, FOTE Ambassador 2019 Week 3: Alex Atala and Joshna MaharajPassion, Farmers, Food and Health- Solutions for Future Sustainability!     Alex Atala   JP’s first chat this week was with Alex Atala, chef and owner of the two-star Michelin D.O.M. Restaurant in San Paulo. He is renowned for his innovative cuisine in… Read more »