The Chopping Block

The Chopping Block

An interview style podcast discovering a different food story every week

Episodes

November 29, 2020 60 mins
Our guest this week is Matt McGuirk, manager of Luvida Restaurant in Navan, and founder of The Pandemic Pantry, a new online resource for food businesses.
Join us for an hour as we chat about moving from the kitchen to the front of house, the challenges of running a busy, successful restaurant, and what made him set up "The Pandemic Pantry".
Listen as we hear Matt's simple but utterly delicious death row meal, hear about the book th...
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On this week’s pod we sit down with the inimitable Podge MacNamee from one of our favourite Irish bands- Ham Sandwich.
We spent an hour talking all things food, drink, and music, from his humble beginnings with a literal shedload of gone-off chocolate, to how his perfect meal would bring him on a tour of all the world’s culinary hotspots- and Athlone.
Listen as we find out what’s on Ham Sandwich’s rider these days, why his bandmat...
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This week on the Chopping Block we have a blend of beef, booze and beer, and cattle, casks and cocktails We sit down with Dave Cummins, the Irish brand ambassador for Dingle Whiskey and the Porterhouse Brew company, who also somehow finds time to breed pedigree cattle. Sit with us for a little over an hour as we chat about his passion for continuing the family farming tradition, and life selling some of the country’s most sought a...
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On this week’s Podcast our guest is podcaster, photographer, and friend, Brian O’Neill.
Join our lockdown enforced Zoom chat where we talk all about his life in food and drink.
Hear why jelly beans caused a barrage of listener complaints to his podcast, how his first drink at 14 was actually legal, learn the reason his kitchen smelled of yeast for 6 weeks, and discover the name of the undisputed best beer in the world.
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Our guest on this week’s episode of The Chopping Block is Clare Wilkinson- Photographer and Food Stylist.
We spent just over an hour together by her open fire, sharing coffee and cookies, and chatting all things food.
Join us as we talk about how a life altering “summer camp for grown ups” in the famous Ballymaloe House changed her life for the better.
Hear the most sensible answer yet as to why Jaffa cakes are actually biscuits, w...
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This week’s guest on The Chopping Block Pod is James Dorrigan, Home Cook & Instachef.
We spent an hour sharing a couple of pints and talking all things food.
Join us as we chat about how he comes up with his delicious dishes, getting the grand tour of a surprisingly tiny Michelin starred restaurant kitchen, being blackmailed after his first time drunk, and how his dad has possibly settled the great Jaffa cake debate once and for al...
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Our guest on this week’s episode of The Chopping Block is Joanne Gribbin, Nutritional Therapist and founder of Lifeforce Nutrition.
We spent a highly enjoyable hour together discussing her life in food.
We chat about how Joanne took the massive step to forgo her career in financial services to found and run her own nutrition business.
Along the way we find out the dish she rightly thinks has no place in the world, how her work with...
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September 20, 2020 62 mins
Our guest on this week’s special "Anniversary" episode of The Chopping Block is my wife Dee Stapleton!
We spent an indulgent hour together over a glass of wine, talking about her relationship with food, me, and our daughter.
Along the way we discover how oranges became her go-to hangover cure, why her friends all thought her Christmas dinner was weird, how her terrible waitressing eventually led to us meeting, and how she lost over...
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September 13, 2020 68 mins
Our guest on this week’s episode of The Chopping Block is Barista & First Dater Eoghan Newman.
We spent just over an hour together, talking all things food, drink, and of course making coffee.
We chat about Eoghan’s progression from making possibly the worst cup of coffee ever, to his role today as one of the country’s leading baristas.
Along the way we discuss the pressures of having a first date broadcast to hundreds of thousands...
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Our guest on this week’s episode of The Chopping Block is Micky Brennan, footballer, podcaster and wine salesman with Tindal Wines.
We spent a highly enjoyable hour together, talking all things food, drink, and sport.
We chat about Micky’s journey from being a picky childhood eater to working in the world of fine wines.
Along the way we discuss the dietary needs of an inter county footballer, how Cavan beats Meath in the press box san...
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August 30, 2020 66 mins
Our guest on this weeks Chopping Block Podcast is our friend Alan Duffy, also known online as @thegin_fluencer. We shared a couple of perfectly poured G&Ts and talked all about his life through food and drinks- and as you’d expect, there’s a lot of gin talk.
Join us as we chat about the surprising revelation about his preferred tonic, how he massively improved a Donal Skeehan cheesecake recipe, friends loving his advice when orderi...
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Our guest on this week’s episode of The Chopping Block is Eimear Reynolds, baker and owner of Bakealicious.
We spent a highly enjoyable hour in Bakealicious, talking all things food and drink over coffee and amazing lemon meringue tart.
We chat all about the journey from forcing her dad to eat her burnt jam tarts as a three year old to opening the shop & becoming a fixture in the local community.
Along the way we discuss how the Gr...
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August 16, 2020 56 mins
Our guest on the very first episode of The Chopping Block Podcast is farmer and award winning cheese maker Michael Finegan of Boyne Valley Farmhouse Cheese.
We spent an hour in his company on his stunning farm, chatting all things food.
We discuss how he got into business (and why it was just in time), cheesemaking, whiskey washed cheese, his perfect meal (of course including the cheeseboard), the surprising food he would happily do ...
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August 10, 2020 2 mins
The introductory episode to The Chopping Block, a new podcast discovering a different food story every week.
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