Irina Georgescu on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen Show
Irina Georgescu is a UK-based food writer and author originally from Romania. She will appear on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, where she will cook her signature dish, pastrami lamb with farmhouse potatoes.
A James Beard Award–winning author, Irina Georgescu is widely recognised for her expertise in Romanian and Eastern European cuisine. Her work combines meticulous culinary research with evocative storytelling, bringing Romanian food traditions to British audiences through cookbooks, television appearances, and live demonstrations.
On Saturday Kitchen, Irina showcases how Romanian cooking uses simple, seasonal ingredients to create deeply flavourful and soulful dishes. Her appearance highlights the cultural connections food can create, demonstrating how traditional recipes can be both accessible and contemporary.
In addition to her media work, Irina Georgescu also organises culinary tours to Romania, including immersive food experiences in Transylvania and the Danube Delta, where participants explore regional cuisine, local producers, and traditional cooking techniques.
Details here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/m001phcq
