{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevolutionaries.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F184e6aeb-184e6aeb","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 27: Darina Allen","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c371f2/c371f29e-80ce-457d-bbbb-857af9435e41/aea00aac-25d5-44fc-b47d-5e2ecdc01dc5/1546885975artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/aea00aac-25d5-44fc-b47d-5e2ecdc01dc5\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 27: Darina Allen\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Darina Allen is Irelands best-known chef and culinary ambassador. Shes the founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, now the countries longest running cooking school and a globally- renowned institution that has hosted and taught some of the worlds greatest chefs (including Marcella Hazan, Alice Waters, and Madhur Jaffrey.) In addition, she hosted a cooking Television program Simply Delicious for nine seasons, which is credited with teaching generations of Irish how to cook and earned her comparisons to Julia Child; she has also written a column for the Irish Examiner since 1998. Allen is a champion of locally grown, organic produce, and is responsible for starting Irelands first farmers market. Against all odds - Darina was able to follow her food dreams. This was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.\n\n"}