JP McMAHON

CHEF at EAtgalway restaurant group & founder of food on the edge symposium

Alongside his EatGalway Restaurant Group -which comprises of Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant, award-winning Spanish restaurant Cava Bodega, and Tartare Café & Wine Bar- JP also runs the Aniar Boutique Cookery School and is committed to the educational and ethical aspects of food, always buying and supporting the best of local and free-range produce, and engaging directly with farmers and producers.

JP is the founder and plays host to one of the biggest and most talked about international food events in Europe, Food on the Edge which features the best international chefs from across the globe. He is also the director, founding and current chair of the Galway Food Festival, a tireless ambassador for Irish food and likewise an ambassador for Spanish food in Ireland - in particular promoting the wines of Rías Baixas (Galicia) and Jerez.