Join us as Chef Jack O'Keeffe takes the stage and cooks up a storm with three daily demonstrations, featuring plenty of audience interaction and excitement. Jack will be joined by local producers to uncover the stories behind their products.
Jack’s Menu
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Spice-Roasted Chicken with Fiery Mojo Rojo, served with Jack’s Wedge Salad & Garlicky Young Broccoli.
Kitchen Theatre
Spill the Beans with Jack and friends
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Jack meets the Springboard FutureChef competitors and hears about their experiences, creativity and culinary journeys.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Nduja-Stuffed & Breaded Pork Tomahawk Chop with Spring Slaw and Roasted Potato & Pickle Salad.
Kitchen Theatre
Some Like It Hot with Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan · Global Brand Ambassador, Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan shares the story of Irish whiskey and Hinch Distillery, then makes a Hot Hinch Toddy and Irish Coffee.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Stout & Miso-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Celeriac Risotto and Charred Leeks.
Kitchen Theatre
Spill the Beans with Jack and local producers
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Join Jack and local producers to uncover the stories behind the food, celebrate local ingredients and share samples.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Nduja-Stuffed & Breaded Pork Tomahawk Chop with Spring Slaw and Roasted Potato & Pickle Salad.
Kitchen Theatre
Some Like It Hot with Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan · Global Brand Ambassador, Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan shares the story of Irish whiskey and Hinch Distillery, then makes a Hot Hinch Toddy and Irish Coffee.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Stout & Miso-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Celeriac Risotto and Charred Leeks.
Kitchen Theatre
Spill the Beans with Jack and local producers
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Join Jack and local producers to uncover the stories behind the food, celebrate local ingredients and share samples.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Nduja-Stuffed & Breaded Pork Tomahawk Chop with Spring Slaw and Roasted Potato & Pickle Salad.
Kitchen Theatre
Some Like It Hot with Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan · Global Brand Ambassador, Hinch Distillery
Terry McCartan shares the story of Irish whiskey and Hinch Distillery, then makes a Hot Hinch Toddy and Irish Coffee.
Kitchen Theatre
Cooking demo with Chef Jack O’Keeffe
Jack O’Keeffe · Chef and Ireland AM presenter
Stout & Miso-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Celeriac Risotto and Charred Leeks.
Jack O’Keeffe
Former Head Chef of one of Ireland’s top cookery schools and having
worked in some of the Islands top restaurants has led Jack to his current role as a regular on Ireland AM – Ireland’s longest running morning talk show.
He can also be found presenting demonstrations and cookery classes in Farmshop - one of the best groups of small independent craft & produce stores on the Island.
Jack has an impressive collection of foodie accolades, but as he says himself, “I just love food, everything I do revolves around food”. Jack believes that food is the greatest catalyst in the world for conversation, whether it’s oysters on a rain soaked beach in Connemara to a bowl of baba ghanoush in sun bleached Lebanon.
Lubo Mulkerns
Lubo will be assisting Jack at the Kitchen Theatre. He is a 17-year-old trainee chef from Newry. He has previously cooked in the Demo Kitchen, as a Springboard FutureChef Northern Ireland finalist & as last year’s winner just before he headed to London for the UK Final. This year he was delighted to be asked back as one of the judges of the school’s competition. Lubo is currently a Level 2 Professional Cookery student at SRC Newry & has been gaining experience in the last year, working in Deli, Bistro & Fine Dining restaurant kitchens. Below are the three young Chefs from the Springboard competition who will be speaking to Jack on Friday. Catherine Emerson, Royal School DungannonHanna Asish, Our Lady & St Patrick's College – NI WinnerKatie Vandevyver, Coleraine Grammar
Terry McCartan
Join Global Brand Ambassador Terry McCartan for a whistle-stop whiskey workshop, Some Like It Hot. Terry will share the story of Irish whiskey and how Hinch Distillery came to be, before crafting two world-renowned favourites: a warming Hot Hinch Toddy and a classic Irish Coffee.
Hinch Distillery is a modern, award-winning distillery in County Down, crafting triple-distilled Irish whiskey and Ninth Wave Gin. Known for exceptional spirits, Hinch also offers award-winning distillery tours and immersive visitor experiences, celebrating innovation, quality, and contemporary Irish distilling.
