Catherine Fulvio (also called née Byrne) is an Irish TV chef, food writer, author, and proprietor of Ballyknockan House and Cookery School.[3][4][5]
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] |
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Award(s) won
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| Website | www |
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.[citation needed] 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. 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
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] which was 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