Anna King

Dr. Martin Ruffley (BA, M.Litt, PhD ) is a multiple award-winning Chef who has travelled the world in his pursuit of culinary excellence. He has staged at Maaemo (3 MICHELIN Star), Oslo, Norway; Hibiscus (2-Star), London UK; and Ora (1-Star), Helsinki, Finland.

In his role as a lecturer at GMIT he has trained numerous chefs that have competed at both a national and international level, with outstanding results. In 2020 he received the prestigious President’s Award for Teaching Excellence.  

He has spent the last three-years compiling recipes that are inspired by his travel overseas, and his experience of overcoming addiction.

Dr. Anna King (BA, MA, PhD) is a creative nonfiction writer, with a background in contemplative arts and mindful meditation. She received a Doctorate in Philosophy (ethnography) from NUI Galway, for which she was awarded a highly esteemed 3-year Irish Research Council Scholarship in 2010.  

Anna’s creative work is informed by a deep appreciation and love of nature, as well as her daily meditation practice. After studying Soto Zen Buddhism in the mid-1980s she was introduced to macrobiotic cooking, which ignited a lifelong passion for place-based nutrition and herbal wisdom.

Both authors live in Galway, on the stunning West Coast of Ireland.