The Nation’s Favourite Food by Neven Maguire

100 Best-Loved Recipes Tried, Tested, Perfected

From a very young age, one of Neven Maguire’s favourite pastimes was to shadow his mother in the kitchen, watching her cook. He began experimenting with ingredients in the home kitchen at the tender age of ten and his pastime soon became his passion.

After studying catering in Fermanagh College in Enniskillen, Neven went on to train in some of the highest-profile restaurants in the world, including the Michelin starred Roscoff’s in Belfast, Grand Hotel in Berlin and Arzak in San Sebastian. He also worked with Léa Linster, the renowned Michelin starred chef from Luxembourg, whom he credits as a major influence.

In 2001, Neven took over MacNean Restaurant, turning a local establishment into a national phenomenon and in 2012 published the highly acclaimed MacNean Restaurant Cookbook. Neven presents the top-rated cookery show on RTÉ, Home Chef. He lives in Blacklion, Co Cavan with his wife Amelda, and twins Connor and Lucia.

Shortlisted as the Irish Cookbook of the Year at the 2013 Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards

Neven Maguire is Ireland’s most trusted chef. His recipes are made day in, day out by people up and down the country for one simple reason: they work.

Now in his fantastic new cookbook, Neven has assembled his all-time top 100 recipes. These are Neven’s all-stars – the fool-proof, tried and tested definitive versions of the dishes Ireland makes every day of the week.

Each section contains 5 absolute classics, so you won’t be overwhelmed by choice; rather, you will be inspired to learn the recipes off-by-heart as you make them over and over again. If you learn just one dish from each section, you will have 20 perfected recipes in your repertoire and be well on your way to wowing in the kitchen. Destined to become a classic, The Nation’s Favourite Food will become the most hard-working thing in the kitchen – so you don’t have to be.

‘Beautifully laid out with plenty of photos, the book is sure to help any chef learn and perfect the classics.’ – Hotel and Restaurant Review