This Morning's Dermot O'Leary cooks up Irish food and travel show for ITV - details

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16 May 2024, 11:45

This Morning star Dermot O’Leary is heading out of the studio to explore his family roots in a brand new ITV food and travel-focused series.

In Dermot’s Taste of Ireland, the much-loved television presenter will be travelling to the Emerald Isle in order to explore his mother and fatherland through food as well as friendship.

The five part series will see Dermot take a special gastronomic tour around Ireland to discover all the nation’s “best kept delicious secrets”, a synopsis released today (16th May) reveals.

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“From traditional Irish stew to soda bread, fresh seafood, and boxty potato pancakes - Dermot will taste his way across the island, meeting the chefs and locals that champion and celebrate Ireland’s gastronomic heritage,” it continues.

Celebrating the upcoming show, which will air on ITV1 and ITVX in the future, Dermot shared: “I can't wait to embark on this trip, to explore two of my great loves, Ireland and food. The food scene in Ireland is so exciting and to meet the people and try the produce will be a real treat. 

“It's exciting to see modern Ireland through second generation eyes,” he continued, adding: “And [it’s exciting] to show that Ireland's food is more than cabbage and stews... although all their cabbage and stews are also great!”

Dermot is already well versed in the gastronomic world, having opened two fish-themed restaurants of his own. The star’s tastes are also well known to This Morning viewers, as he sometimes shares his favourite recipes with viewers of the daytime show.

Dermot’s Taste of Ireland will see the famous host visit everything from Michelin Star restaurants in the ‘Gourmet Capital of Ireland’ Kinsale to fishing for oysters by the sea in Cork. The TV presenter will also be sitting down for some home-grown comfort food in Wexford and exploring the buzz of the Dublin food scene, before venturing across to Northern Ireland and the bustling city of Belfast and beyond.

Celebrating the upcoming ITV show, the broadcaster's entertainment and daytime assistant commissioner Leanne Clarke said: “We are thrilled to be commissioning this brand new series, Dermot’s Taste of Ireland with one of our much-loved talents here at ITV. We can’t wait to learn more about the history and culture that Ireland has to offer.”

The programme’s production company Rock Oyster Media’s creative director Charlotte Davis added: “We’re delighted to be working with Dermot as he explores his passion for Ireland and food in this fantastic new series for ITV. 

“Dermot O’Leary’s Taste of Ireland will showcase all the very best of Irish produce, people and landscapes… as well as Dermot’s not inconsiderable cooking abilities! It promises to be a real treat.”

Dermot O’Leary’s Taste of Ireland will air on ITV1 and ITVX in the future.