Ciara McQuillan
Food has played a major part in Ciara’s life since a very young age, and little has changed since then. Torn between her love of words and her love of food, she studied journalism upon leaving school before pursuing a Degree in Culinary Entrepreneurship from the long lamented DIT in Cathal Brugha Street some years later.
She then went on to embark on a very brief stint running her own cafe before making the switch to full time writing. Currently, she is a contributing restaurant editor and writer for The Gloss Magazine and has also written for The Irish Times, The Irish Examiner, CN Traveller, Thrillist and The Telegraph among others.
![[NEW MEMBER] Shamim de Brún is a food and drinks writer whose penchant for divilment has led her to weird, wild and wonderful places. A Dublin-born and bred cork dork, she has worked in service, wine, and whiskey before coming to the world of media. She has completed her WSETs and is a Level 2 Cicerone Beer Sommelier. She has also completed specialist Irish Whiskey courses and has worked in a winery under Róisín Curley.
Winner of Emerging Food Writer of the Year 2023 at the Irish Food Writing Awards and part of the team that won Best Social Media, she’s known for her insightful exploration of the intersection between food, identity, and tradition. With a deep-rooted passion for the culinary arts and a keen interest in storytelling, @shamwisegamgeee has carved out a niche for herself as an insightful voice in the Irish food scene.
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