JP McMahon is a chef, restaurateur and author. He is the owner and culinary director of Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant and award–winning Spanish restaurant Cava Bodega and he also runs the Aniar Boutique Cookery School. In 2022 Jp launched Jp McMahon culinary consultancy and works nationally and internationally. JP is committed to the educational and ethical aspects of food, to buying and supporting the best of local and free–range produce, and to engaging directly with farmers and producers. JP is the founder and plays host to one of the biggest and most talked about international food events in Europe, Food on the Edge. The highly successful inaugural event took place in Galway in October 2015 followed by equally acclaimed annual events in 2019. The 2020 event fell victim to Covid, however, the team published an ebook ‘Lessons from Lockdown: Cooking after Covid’ featuring many former speakers and voices from the industry, and 2021 saw the return of Food on the Edge in a blended format with both in person and virtual speakers and delegates joining from across the world; plans are afoot for FOTE2023. The event features the best international chefs from across the globe. Director, founding, and current chair of the Galway Food Festival, JP is an ambassador for Irish food travelling widely to promote Ireland, its produce, and food culture. He is also an ambassador for Spanish food in Ireland in particular promoting the wines ofRías Baixas (Galicia) and Jerez. JP is a member of Euro–Toques Ireland.MEDIA: Published author and writer of ‘Tapas, A Taste of Spain in Ireland (4thedition), ‘The Irish Cookbook’ (Phaidon 2020), and ‘An Alphabet of Aniar: Notes on a New IrishCuisine (Godot Press 2023). He is a food writer and contributor to the Irish Times. He is a regular contributor to Radio One and Newstalk radio and has a monthly slot on RTE TV; he was twice the winning mentor for the RTE Series Taste of Success.
