A discussion and cookery demonstration with celebrity Chef Paula McIntyre celebrating ‘Hamley Ulster Scots Fayre.’ The demonstration will celebrate traditional North Antrim cuisine prepared by an award winning chef in her much loved down to earth style.

From rural Aghadowey, Co. Londonderry, Paula McIntyre trained in culinary arts at the prestigious Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island, USA, returning to the UK in 1993 to open her own restaurant in Manchester.

Back home in 1998, Paula worked as head chef in several establishments, including the atmospheric Georgian Ghan House in Carlingford and Fontana in Holywood.

In 2000 she appeared as a guest chef on Ready, Steady, Cook, beating Paul Rankin in her second appearance.

In Autumn 2001, Paula was given her own TV series on BBC 2 NI, Taste for Adventure. She also appeared as a guest chef with Eamonn Holmes on BBC 1 NI’s Summer Season programme, and as a reporter on food issues for BBC 1 NI’s Inside Out programme.

A regular contributor to Radio Ulster, Paula was asked to develop her own series. The result, McIntyre Magic, was broadcast on Saturday mornings, and since 2004 she has been hosting the cooking slot on Radio Ulster’s weekly Saturday Magazine show with John Toal.

Paula lectures in catering on the Professional Cookery programme in Northern Regional College and has contributed her expertise to most of the national newspapers.

Her first book, A Kitchen Year, was published in 2008 by Gill and McMillan.

Paula recently filmed a series of programmes with the BBC entitled “Hamely Kitchen” which inspired this event.

With thanks to the Ulster Scots Agency for their support in hosting this event.