ABOUT DUALTAGH
Meet Chef Dualtagh
30 years in kitchens, plenty of stories, and a love of good food.
Hi, I’m Dualtagh McLaughlin — chef, food lover, and someone who has spent far too many years thinking about what we’re having for dinner!
With over 30 years working in kitchens and food, I’ve had the pleasure of cooking everything from good old Irish comfort food to flavours inspired by the Caribbean and plenty in between.
Food has always been more than just a job for me. It’s about people, memories, family and, most importantly, enjoying yourself around the table.
From Coddle to Curry is my little journey through the foods I love. It brings together some of the traditional Irish dishes I grew up with alongside the colourful flavours and influences that have found their way into modern Irish cooking.
There are plenty of hearty favourites, a few Caribbean twists, some sweet treats and, hopefully, something to make you hungry along the way!
TRINIDADIAN SUNSHINETWO SIDES OF HOME
Two sides of home.
I grew up with an Irish father and a Trinidadian mother of Indian and Lebanese heritage, so there was never just one style of cooking in our house.
From hearty Irish favourites to the spices and colour of the Caribbean, food was how our family celebrated, connected and shared stories.
Different cultures. Same table.
FROM TRINIDAD TO IRELAND
More than 30 years in professional kitchens.
Dualtagh’s career has taken him through professional kitchens across the Caribbean and Ireland, bringing together different flavours, techniques and influences along the way.
From traditional Irish cooking to Caribbean spices and everything picked up through years in the industry, that mix of experience is what eventually became From Coddle to Curry.
THE FIRST COOKBOOK
From Coddle to Curry
From Coddle to Curry brings together the dishes Dualtagh loves to cook — traditional Irish favourites, Caribbean influences, takeaway classics, global comfort food and plenty of sweet treats.
It is less about sticking to one type of cuisine and more about the food, places and people that have influenced him over the years.
VIEW THE BOOK
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