About Us

Fiona Staunton is a Ballymaloe trained Chef and has a Degree in Education from Trinity.  She makes cooking good food uncomplicated through real time cookery demonstrations.

 

Fiona’s Food For Life' launched with the slogan ‘Cook, Eat, Nourish’. Fiona launched a series of in-person and virtual demonstrations to create healthy treats and to take the hassle out of home-cooked meals for the whole family.

Since her diagnosis of Breast Cancer and induced menopause at age 45 she has focused on cooking for menopause and preventing symptoms through food.  Her 6 week menopause cooking programme has been highlighted in media including on the BBC World Service The food Chain Programme.

Fiona is also a judge for the Irish Quality Food Awards. She has written articles for magazines, presented on TV cookery slots, radio programmes & podcasts. ‘Fiona’s Food for Life’ also hosts the Podcast ‘Cook Eat Nourish’ where she interviews key researchers and professionals in the world of food and diet. Guests include Darina Allen, Rory O’Connell, Caroline Gray, and nutritional therapists.

Previously, she worked as a chef at Ballymaloe House,  started her own successful catering business in Dublin in the late 1990s, catering for Private and Corporate functions.  

  

Fiona also presents live cookery demonstrations with themes including; 

• 20 minute meals

• healthy snacks

• fermentation for gut health

• healthy lunches

• fakeaways. 

From her kitchen or in Workplaces Fiona has also delivered sessions to clients including; Arklife, Vodafone, Virgin Media, JTI, Fexco , Ecolab firms empowering staff to nourish themselves and their families, through the sight, smell and taste of it being made.

Feedback for Fiona’s  6 Week Menopause Cooking Programme 

 

• "Delighted with the way the session was delivered, lovely, easy and chatty .. as if we were all sitting in the same room! The amount of nutrition info and the live time cooking we’re great."

• "Very clear to follow...all ingredients accessible. Healthy and tasty meals"

• you've developed a great programme and have a very personable way with you that really helps convey and retain the information. You are very encouraging and I am sure that means that many women on the course feel more empowered to try your suggestions. I also thought the weekly challenge was a great idea.