Chew The Fat

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About the Show

Chew The Fat is a podcast focusing on in-the-field interviews with fascinating personalities of the Irish food & drinks industry.

Presented and produced independently by Russell Alford & Patrick Hanlon, the duo behind @GastroGays (GastroGays.com), each episode shines a light on a different personality, or personalities, in the food world.

Follow along as well on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook at @GastroGays

Meet our Hosts

Russell Alford

Russell Alford is a food and travel writer, and The Sunday Times Ireland's restaurant critic, a contributor to Dublin's 98FM, and a Content Creator for Today FM. For the past decade he has blogged under the name GastroGays, which was awarded Ireland's Blog of the Year in 2017, and contributed across the media sphere (print, television, radio, digital) in Ireland and the UK. His debut book with Patrick Hanlon, Hot Fat, was released in 2022 as part of the groundbreaking Blasta Books series. He is also a co-creator and co-host of the podcast Chew the Fat, writer of long-form food features on Chip Paper (Substack) and an active member of the Irish Food Writers' Guild.

Patrick Hanlon

Patrick Hanlon is a food and travel writer, and The Sunday Times Ireland's restaurant critic. For the past decade he has blogged under the name GastroGays, which was awarded Ireland's Blog of the Year in 2017, and contributed across the media sphere (print, television, radio, digital) in Ireland and the UK. His debut book with Russell Alford, Hot Fat, was released in 2022 as part of the groundbreaking Blasta Books series. He is also a co-creator and co-host of the podcast Chew the Fat, writer of long-form food features on Chip Paper (Substack) and an active member of the Irish Food Writers' Guild.