Paula McIntyre
Having trained in culinary arts at the prestigious Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island, USA, Paula returned to the UK in 1993 to open her own restaurant, The Undrie, in Manchester. Returning to Northern Ireland in 1998, Paula worked as head chef in several establishments including Ghan House in Carlingford and Fontana in Holywood.
Paula has appeared on many television programmes, including Ready, Steady, Cook, A La Carte, Summer Season and Inside Out. She has also had her own ±«Óãtv programmes, Taste for Adventure and Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen.
A regular contributor to ±«Óãtv Radio 4, Radio Ulster and ±«Óãtv NI. Paula had her own series, McIntyre Magic, on Radio Ulster. She was a judge in the 2015 ±«Óãtv Radio Four Food and Farming Awards, judging the streetfood and takeaway category with Giorgio Locatelli.
Paula had a cooking column in Sunday Life newspaper and continues to contribute to various papers in Northern Ireland including the Irish News, Newsletter and Belfast Telegraph. She currently writes a weekly column in Farming Life.
Paula’s first book, A Kitchen Year, was published in 2008. Followed by Paula McIntyre’s Down to Earth Cookbook.
