Rachel Allen is a bestselling cookery writer, TV chef and celebrated teacher at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland.

Raised in Dublin, Rachel began her studies at Ballymaloe at the age of 18, remaining on after graduation to cook at the Ballymaloe House Hotel and Restaurant. She then set off to travel and cook her way around the world, returning afterwards to Ballymaloe to work at the cookery school. It was there she found her passion for teaching, where she continues to lecture to this day.

Rachel is a popular figure in the culinary world, with an international audience for her bestselling cookery books and food writing, her live demonstrations, and her much-loved television programmes. Rachel's hugely successful cookbooks (14 in total) and accompanying TV series include Rachel's Favourite Food, Bake, Easy Meals, Cake, Rachel's Everyday Kitchen and All Things Sweet. Her books have sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and her series for RTE and the BBC have been broadcast in 30 countries. Additionally, Rachel was co-host of Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen, has appeared on BBC's Saturday Kitchen, and currently co-hosts RTE's The Restaurant with Marco Pierre White. Rachel has been a guest on multiple international programmes, including NBC's Today.

Rachel has had work published in numerous magazines and newspapers including the Irish Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Tribune, Delicious, Olive, BBC Good Food and Food & Wine Magazine, and she currently writes a weekly food column for the Irish Sunday Independent.

Rachel lives in a beautiful home overlooking the sea in Shanagarry, near Ballymaloe in County Cork, with her husband, Isaac, and their three children.