Tastemaker

‘A scent I associate with childhood? Tayto cheese and onion sandwiches on a white roll’ – Beth O’Brien

Pastry chef Beth O’Brien reveals a scent that evokes her childhood and her ideal three-course meal

Beth O’Brien's A Year of Baking 2023 calendar is available for €22 from bethcooksthings.myshopify.com

When most of us want to do a bit of baking, we normally search for an interesting recipe online and get to work. But for Beth O’Brien that just won’t do. Instead, she finds nine different takes on each classic bake or desserts by different top chefs and tries them all to figure out which is best. She then adds her own personal touch and shares the recipe on Instagram. Her viral successes and failures ...