Catherine Fulvio

Catherine Fulvio
Catherine Fulvio
Born	Catherine Byrne; January 1, 1970 (age 55); Glenealy, County Wicklow, Ireland
Spouse	Claudio Fulvio (m. 1996)
Children	2
	Culinary career
	Award(s) won Gourmand World Cookbook Award; Bord Gais Irish Book Awards 2010;
Website	www.catherinefulvio.com

Catherine Fulvio (née Byrne) is an Irish TV chef, food writer, author, and the owner of Ballyknockan House and Cookery School.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

Fulvio was born and raised at Ballyknockan House in Glenealy, County Wicklow. 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 expanded 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 cookbooks 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

A Taste of Home
The Weekend Chef: Easy Food for Lazy Days
Catherine’s Italian Kitche
Eat Like An Italian: Recipes for the Good Life
Bake Like An Italian: More Recipes for the Good Life
Catherine’s Family Kitchen

Personal life

Catherine is married to her husband Claudio, of Palermo, Italy. Together they have two children.^[3]^[8]

After the death of her mother, Fulvio took over the management of the Ballyknocken House Bed & Breakfast, which was a 4-star Victorian-style guesthouse located in Wicklow, 47 km from Dublin.^[25] 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]

References

^ "Homepage".
^ "Chef Catherine Fulvio hopes hubby will take over cooking duties for Valentine's Day". 27 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Nolan, Interview by Larissa. "Working in the family B&B was my apprenticeship". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Belfast, Love (28 March 2017). "Interview: Catherine Fulvio – TV Chef, Author, Columnist". LoveBelfast. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ Gallagher, Katie (7 May 2019). "Irish TV chef shares excitement at attending Daytime Emmy Awards in California". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Journeys in Taste Interview with Chef Catherine Fulvio". TheTaste.ie. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Catherine Fulvio". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Martin, Megan (1 February 2021). "RTE TV chef Catherine Fulvio shares heartache over father Charlie's sudden death". RSVP Live. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Catherine Fulvio misses out on Daytime Emmy". RTÉ.ie. 6 May 2019.
^ "WATCH | Recipe.tv". 19 September 2018.
^ "Lords & Ladles". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.
^ "Tastes Like Home | Tastes Like Home TV Series". Tasteslikehome.ie. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "BBC One – Saturday Kitchen".
^ "RTÉ Player". RTÉ.ie.
^ "Catherine celebrates Easter with wonderful recipes and activities". RTÉ.ie. 2 April 2021.
^ "Catherine's Italian Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.
^ "Catherine's Roman Holiday". RTÉ.ie. 3 November 2016.
^ "Catherine's Family Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 22 December 2016.
^ "St. Patrick's Day recipes: Make Catherine Fulvio's stout sticky toffee".
^ "Latest News, Videos & Guest Interviews from the Today Show on NBC". TODAY. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ "BBC One – the Best Christmas Food Ever".
^ "BBC iPlayer".
^ "The Sunday Interview: Catherine Fulvio". Business Post. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Whirlpool and Catherine Fulvio interview – The Mamma Fairy". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
^ "Home". ballyknocken.ie.
^ "Read About Ballyknocken House".
^ "Catherine's Family Kitchen – Catherine Fulvio".
^ "Fulvio scoops top European business award". RTÉ.ie. 11 February 2013.
^ "Winners by countries – Gourmand Awards 2015". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "An Post Irish Book Awards » 2012 Winners". Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "Ballyknocken School wins cookery prize". 15 November 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Achievements – Catherine Fulvio". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links

[1] "Homepage".

[2] "Chef Catherine Fulvio hopes hubby will take over cooking duties for Valentine's Day". 27 May 2023.

[Nolan-3] Nolan, Interview by Larissa. "Working in the family B&B was my apprenticeship". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[Belfast-4] Belfast, Love (28 March 2017). "Interview: Catherine Fulvio – TV Chef, Author, Columnist". LoveBelfast. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[5] Gallagher, Katie (7 May 2019). "Irish TV chef shares excitement at attending Daytime Emmy Awards in California". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[:0-6] "Journeys in Taste Interview with Chef Catherine Fulvio". TheTaste.ie. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[7] "Catherine Fulvio". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[Martin-8] Martin, Megan (1 February 2021). "RTE TV chef Catherine Fulvio shares heartache over father Charlie's sudden death". RSVP Live. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[9] "Catherine Fulvio misses out on Daytime Emmy". RTÉ.ie. 6 May 2019.

[10] "WATCH | Recipe.tv". 19 September 2018.

[11] "Lords & Ladles". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.

[12] "Tastes Like Home | Tastes Like Home TV Series". Tasteslikehome.ie. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[13] "BBC One – Saturday Kitchen".

[14] "RTÉ Player". RTÉ.ie.

[15] "Catherine celebrates Easter with wonderful recipes and activities". RTÉ.ie. 2 April 2021.

[16] "Catherine's Italian Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 4 January 2017.

[17] "Catherine's Roman Holiday". RTÉ.ie. 3 November 2016.

[18] "Catherine's Family Kitchen". RTÉ.ie. 22 December 2016.

[19] "St. Patrick's Day recipes: Make Catherine Fulvio's stout sticky toffee".

[20] "Latest News, Videos & Guest Interviews from the Today Show on NBC". TODAY. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[21] "BBC One – the Best Christmas Food Ever".

[22] "BBC iPlayer".

[23] "The Sunday Interview: Catherine Fulvio". Business Post. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[:1-24] "Whirlpool and Catherine Fulvio interview – The Mamma Fairy". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

[25] "Home". ballyknocken.ie.

[26] "Read About Ballyknocken House".

[27] "Catherine's Family Kitchen – Catherine Fulvio".

[28] "Fulvio scoops top European business award". RTÉ.ie. 11 February 2013.

[29] "Winners by countries – Gourmand Awards 2015". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[30] "An Post Irish Book Awards » 2012 Winners". Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[31] "Ballyknocken School wins cookery prize". 15 November 2007.

[catherinefulvio1-32] "Achievements – Catherine Fulvio". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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