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iChefs Ireland

Food · Chefs · Hotels

Season 1 — Starting in Cork

8
Episodes
26'
Per Episode
1
Dish Each
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iChefs
Food, Chefs & Hotels

A premium Irish television series celebrating the head chefs, signature dishes, and world-class hotels that define Ireland's culinary identity.

TV Series Ireland 2026 Food Culture Hospitality

Season

One

Where great food tells great stories

iChefs Ireland is a premium television series that goes behind the kitchen pass at Ireland's finest hotels and restaurants — profiling the head chef, their craft, and the one signature dish that defines their culinary identity.

Each episode is a self-contained story — one hotel, one chef, one dish. Cinematic, personal, and deeply rooted in the food culture of the place it is filmed.

iChefs is an international TV format that has profiled head chefs and five-star hotels across the world. Now it comes to Ireland — beginning its journey right here in Cork County in 2026.

Produced by Seamless Creative Media Limited and brought to life by a team who believe Ireland's food story deserves to be told to the world.

One hotel.
One chef.
One dish.

Every episode of iChefs Ireland is a 26-minute cinematic portrait — built around a single hotel, a single head chef, and the signature dish that tells their story. No competition. No gimmicks. Just exceptional food and the people who make it.

01
0:00 – 1:30
Cold Open — The Dish

The finished dish opens every episode with no introduction — pure visual appetite. The hotel and chef teased before the title card drops.

02
1:30 – 5:00
Welcome to the Hotel

A cinematic walkthrough — lobby, dining room, kitchen, grounds. The establishment's identity and culinary legacy brought to life.

03
5:00 – 10:00
Meet the Chef

One-on-one with the head chef — their journey, training, and influences. A walk through the kitchen they call home.

04
10:00 – 18:00
The Cook — Main Act

The chef cooks the signature dish live, start to finish. Every technique explained on camera. Two cameras. Nothing cut. Nothing hidden.

05
18:00 – 22:00
The Story Behind the Dish

The personal story behind the chosen dish — a memory, a mentor, a place. Short, intimate, powerful. The emotional core of every episode.

06
22:00 – 26:00
The Reveal & Tasting

The finished dish plated and presented. The chef's final words. A closing moment that leaves the viewer hungry for the next episode.

26
Minutes per episode
2
Camera production
8
Episodes — Season 1
Starting in Cork County

Across Ireland

Season 1 begins in Cork — Ireland's food capital — and travels across the country. Cork and Dublin each earn two episodes. Eight hotels. Eight chefs. Eight unforgettable dishes.

Episode 03
Dublin
The capital — first visit

5-star hotels and Michelin ambition — Ireland's most celebrated dining destination in all its glory.

Episode 04
Galway
Wild Atlantic

Dramatic coastline, exceptional seafood, and the distinct spirit of the west of Ireland on every plate.

Episode 05
Kerry
Luxury country

Killarney's finest hotels set against Ireland's most iconic landscape — where luxury and nature meet at the table.

Episode 06
Wicklow
Garden county

Country house hotels, pastoral beauty, and refined Irish cooking deeply rooted in the land around them.

Episode 07
Dublin
The capital — second visit

A second Dublin episode — a different hotel, a different chef. The capital's culinary depth deserves two stories.

Episode 08
Wild Card
To be revealed

One slot kept open for Ireland's best-kept culinary secret — a castle hotel, a coastal gem, or a surprise worth waiting for.

Your hotel.
Your chef.
Your story.

Participation in iChefs Ireland is a premium content partnership. Your establishment becomes the star of a cinematic 26-minute episode seen by food lovers, travellers, and hospitality professionals around the world. There is no cost to the hotel.

Global Exposure

A full 26-minute cinematic episode dedicated entirely to your hotel — broadcast quality, distributed across TV and digital platforms internationally.

Your Chef in the Spotlight

Your head chef profiled as a culinary authority — their story, craft, and signature dish presented to a global audience of food and travel enthusiasts.

Digital & Social Content

Behind-the-scenes footage, shareable clips, and photography — all provided to the hotel for their own social media and marketing channels.

Lasting Legacy

A permanent piece of premium content that keeps promoting your hotel long after filming. No paid campaign can replicate what a great story does.

What we need
Access to your kitchen and hotel for one filming day — we work entirely around your schedule and operations.
Your commitment
Your head chef's time and passion. One point of contact to coordinate logistics with our production team.
Cost to the hotel
Zero. There is no fee charged to any participating hotel or restaurant.

Ready to be part of iChefs Ireland?

Get In Touch Today
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Olusola Taofeek Aminu
Executive Producer
Seamless Creative Media Limited
Ireland

The vision behind the show

iChefs Ireland is produced by Seamless Creative Media Limited, an Irish-registered production company with a passionate commitment to premium food and hospitality television.

Executive Producer Olusola Taofeek Aminu brings extensive international experience in producing chef-led culinary series. The iChefs format has profiled head chefs and five-star hotels across the world — and now it arrives in Ireland for the first time.

Based in Ireland and deeply connected to the country's hospitality industry, the production team is committed to telling Ireland's food story with the cinematic quality and passion it truly deserves.

"iChefs Ireland is about more than food. It is about the chefs who pour their lives into their craft, the hotels that give them a stage, and the dishes that carry the soul of a place."

— Olusola Taofeek Aminu, Executive Producer

Let's make your episode

Whether you are a hotel manager, head chef, sponsor, or broadcaster — we want to hear from you. iChefs Ireland Season 1 is now in pre-production and we are confirming our lineup of hotels across Ireland.

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Seamless Creative Media Limited
Executive Producer
Olusola Taofeek Aminu
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