““Food can be complicated but this class made it simple. Eating and talking felt like it should, like home. My soul and my body left well fed.””
— Dominique McMullan, The Irish Times
The Calm Kitchen・Joanna Bourke

The Calm Companion is a cooking and dining members club based on intuitive eating practices of satisfaction, self-care, connection and mindfulness.

If you're craving a more peaceful relationship with food and want to find calm through cooking, this club is for you.

 
The Calm Kitchen・Joanna Bourke

Ingredients:

  • In-person events in Dublin…lunch, brunch or dinner?

  • Online Intuitive Eating classes

  • Online cookalong sessions…cook and enjoy a lunch together

  • Community meet-ups for coffee and a walk

 
 
The Calm Kitchen・Joanna Bourke

What previous guests have said…

"Fun, relaxing and really interesting, I thoroughly enjoyed the course, the company and listening to Joanna's experiences."

"It was a treat to take time out to remind ourselves to get back to basics and get grounded in the kitchen."

“I went on my own but met a lovely bunch of ladies. The food was great, easy to replicate in a relaxed atmosphere.”

“A treat to take time out to remind ourselves to get back to basics and get grounded in the kitchen. A great introduction to mindfulness living.”

 

Upcoming Event: The Calm Companion Spring Sunday Lunch, May 7th @ The Woollen Mills

An afternoon of food, connection and inspiration based on intuitive eating practices. A glass of welcome Prosecco followed by a 3-course lunch with a small group in a private room at the Woollen Mills, Dublin city centre.

This is for you if you're looking for a welcoming and fun dining experience, an opportunity to meet new people, and learn about intuitive eating. Guests will receive a copy of The Calm Companion Guide: Eating for Satisfaction & Self-Care. Dietary requirements can be catered for.

Tickets are available here.

A dinner party is an excuse to create and deepen friendships, to form alliances, to encounter new ideas, to stretch yourself. It's an invitation to risk something, to put yourself out there just a little, with the comforting universal activity of eating dinner as an excuse. This is not the time to hew to rules or portion control. It's a feast. As much as you're able, treat it accordingly.

Alissa Wilkinson

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“There is a hunger today for a more considered life, one where our everyday circumstances are not a series of inconveniences to get through as quickly as possible but rather a source of our awakening and pleasure. We don’t have to go looking for it, we don’t have to purchase it, because it’s right here: in the way a cup of tea warms our hands, in the contemplation of the last of the summer tomato, in the rough skin of a storage potato, the scent of garlic softening in oil.”
— Dana Louise Velden
 

Feedback on previous events...

Had a lovely time yesterday at your Farm to Table event with great friends. Met some lovely people, learned loads and had the most delicious food and drinks from The Chopping Board. You'll leave very full, happy, motivated and wanting more. Will be back for sure. Don't think about it people, book and go. Lovely experience.

–Michelle

 

I had a great day at the farm to table event that you both hosted . A fabulous coming together of The Chopping Board and Not Another Walled Garden. I came away with a lot of gardening knowledge, and culinary skill. Thank you. Highly recommended.

–Carmel

Just spent a lovely morning/afternoon with Geraldine and Joanna. All produce was from the garden or local. A fabulous day. Very well organized, very informative and most enjoyable. Thanks Geraldine and Joanna.

–Deirdre