Catherine Fulvio
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Catherine Fulvio | |
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| Born | Catherine Byrne January 1, 1970[1] Glenealy, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Spouse |
Claudio Fulvio (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Culinary career | |
Award(s) won
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| Website | www |
Catherine Fulvio (née Byrne) is an Irish TV chef, food writer, author, and proprietor of Ballyknockan House and Cookery School.[3][4][5]
Early life
Catherine Fulvio was born and raised at Ballyknockan House in Glenealy, County Wicklow. Fulvio is the second eldest of four children, along with her brothers, Paul and Karl, and her sister Eithne. She and her siblings were raised on a farm at Ballyknockan.[4][6][7]
Career
Since 2004, Fulvio has been the principal proprietor of Ballyknockan House Bed & Breakfast, which she later extended to include Ballyknockan Cookery School. She has since gone on to teach cooking classes and host fund-raising cookery events. Fulvio is a TV personality in Ireland, the UK, and the US, and has authored multiple cookbooks.[4][8][6]
TV work
Fulvio has been featured on several cooking-related TV shows, both in Ireland and abroad. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Host[9] for the US TV series "A Taste of Ireland" on Recipe TV.[10] Fulvio has also featured in other TV shows, including:
- Lords & Ladles[11] – originally on RTÉ, which is on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
- Tastes Like Home[12] – RTÉ
- Saturday Kitchen [13]
- BBC A Taste of Success[14] – RTÉ Player
- Catherine Celebrates[15] – RTÉ Catherine's Italian Kitchen[16]
- RTÉ Catherine's Roman Holiday[17]
- RTÉ Catherine's Family Kitchen[18]
- RTÉ The Today Show[19]
- NBC[20] The Best Christmas Food Ever[21]
- BBC iPlayer[22]
Writing
As of 2021, Fulvio has authored six cookery books covering various meals and cooking styles, from Italian dishes to baking recipes. Fulvio is also a weekly food columnist for the RTÉ Guide, where she shares weekly recipes.[23][24]
Cookbooks
- A Taste of Home
- The Weekend Chef: Easy Food for Lazy Days
- Catherine’s Italian Kitchen
- E Eat Like An Italian: Recipes for the Good Life
- Bake Like An Italian: More Recipes for the Good Life
- Catherine’s Family Kitchen
Personal life
Fulvio is married to Claudio, who hails from Palermo in Sicily, Italy. They have two children.[3][8]
After the death of her mother, Fulvio took over the management of the Ballyknocken House Bed & Breakfast,[25] a 4-star Victorian-style guesthouse located in Wicklow, 47 km from Dublin. The Ballyknocken Cookery School was opened in 2004 on the grounds of Ballyknocken House.[26]
Awards and achievements
- Tastes Like Home: Best Reality Series, 2021 Taste Awards[27]
- Catherine Fulvio: Entrepreneur of the Year 2013, ActionCOACH[28]
- Bake Like An Italian: Best Italian Cuisine Cookbook 2015, Gourmand Awards[29]
- Eat Like An Italian: Cookbook Of The Year 2012, Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards[30]
- Ballyknocken Cookery School: Cookery School of the Year 2007, Cordon D’Or Gold Rubbon Culinary Academy Awards[31]
- Catherine's Italian Kitchen: Best Italian Cuisine Cookbook Ireland 2011, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards[32]
- Catherine's Italian Kitchen: Best Television Celebrity Cookbook Ireland 2011, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards[32]
- Fulvio's many other achievements can be found at catherinefulvio.com Archived 12 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ "Homepage".
- ^ "Chef Catherine Fulvio hopes hubby will take over cooking duties for Valentine's Day". 27 May 2023.
- ^ a b Nolan, Interview by Larissa. "Working in the family B&B was my apprenticeship". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Belfast, Love (28 March 2017). "Interview: Catherine Fulvio – TV Chef, Author, Columnist". LoveBelfast. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Katie (7 May 2019). "Irish TV chef shares excitement at attending Daytime Emmy Awards in California". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Journeys in Taste Interview with Chef Catherine Fulvio". TheTaste.ie. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Catherine Fulvio". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b Martin, Megan (1 February 2021). "RTE TV chef Catherine Fulvio shares heartache over father Charlie's sudden death". RSVP Live. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Catherine Fulvio misses out on Daytime Emmy". RTÉ.ie. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "WATCH | Recipe.tv". 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Lords & Ladles". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Tastes Like Home | Tastes Like Home TV Series". Tasteslikehome.ie. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "BBC One – Saturday Kitchen".
- ^ "RTÉ Player". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Catherine celebrates Easter with wonderful recipes and activities". RTÉ.ie. 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Catherine's Italian Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Catherine's Roman Holiday". RTÉ.ie. 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Catherine's Family Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 22 December 2016.
- ^ "St. Patrick's Day recipes: Make Catherine Fulvio's stout sticky toffee".
- ^ "Latest News, Videos & Guest Interviews from the Today Show on NBC". TODAY. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "BBC One – the Best Christmas Food Ever".
- ^ "BBC iPlayer".
- ^ "The Sunday Interview: Catherine Fulvio". Business Post. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Whirlpool and Catherine Fulvio interview – The Mamma Fairy". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Home". ballyknocken.ie.
- ^ "Read About Ballyknocken House".
- ^ "Catherine's Family Kitchen – Catherine Fulvio".
- ^ "Fulvio scoops top European business award". RTÉ.ie. 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Winners by countries – Gourmand Awards 2015".
- ^ "An Post Irish Book Awards » 2012 Winners". Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Ballyknocken School wins cookery prize". 15 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Achievements – Catherine Fulvio". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.