I’ve spent much of my career travelling, cooking and hosting food shows across Ireland, the UK and the US, exploring markets, meeting producers, and eating some very memorable meals along the way. But no matter where I go, everything I learn always comes back with me to the same place… the home kitchen.
That’s really where my cooking lives. Family dinners, midweek rushes, feeding a crowd, making something comforting at the end of a long day, real food for real life. The kind of cooking that’s practical, relaxed and full of flavour, without being complicated or fussy.
My recipes are shaped by travel, but grounded in everyday life, inspired by the dishes and ingredients I discover along the way, then adapted so they actually work at home. I want people to feel confident cooking, to enjoy the process, and to share good food around the table without stress or overthinking it.
Because for me, cooking has never been about perfection. It’s about pleasure, connection, and making something delicious with the time, energy and ingredients you have.
Dublin native Donal Skehan has ten years of TV hosting and award- winning food writing under his belt. As a dad of two, he knows a
thing or two about juggling parenthood, work and cooking, and aims to provide his audience with do-able meals that anyone can master.
Donal has released 11 cookbooks, with his most recent Home Kitchen. His YouTube channel has over 45 million views and over 1 million subscribers, and focuses on promoting accessible home cooking to almost a million food fans.
Donal’s television series have aired in over 40 countries, and have been broadcast on BBC, Food Network, RTE, FOX and HBO Max. Donal is a regular feature on Saturday Kitchen on BBC, ITV’s This Morning, NBC’s TODAY, the Rachael Ray Show and Home & Family on the Hallmark Channel in the US.
