Lilly is a food writer, blogger, photographer and chef. After graduating with an honors degree in Design, Lilly worked in the Art and graphics world but was repeatedly drawn to the kitchen. She finally succumbed to her love of food when she enrolled in Ballymaloe Cookery School in 2007. She then went on to teach at the school.
Lilly is now a weekly columnist & photographer for The Irish Times, with online videos each Friday. She had a weekly column with The Sunday Business Post for three years and a monthly column with Easy food magazine since 2010. Lilly is also the monthly food writer for Image Interiors & Living magazine. She writes and photographs food regularly for various national papers, magazines and food producers.
Lilly Higgins was a guest chef at Ballymaloe Cookery School on 23rd June 2014.
A graduate of the Ballymaloe 12 week certificate course, Cork native Lilly Higgins first received a degree in design before switching her focus to cooking and food. Starting a blog in 2010 she quickly caught the attention of the publishers Gill & Macmillan and shortly after he debut book 'Make, Bake, Love' hit the shelves with her warm and chatty style making baking approachable and fun. Her second book 'Dream Deli' was published in 2013, cementing her status as the girl-next-door who knows exactly how the perfect deli should look, feel, and of course taste.
Lilly is a weekly columnist & photographer for The Irish Times. She had a weekly column with The Sunday Business Post for three years and a monthly column with Easy food magazine since 2010. She writes and photographs food regularly for various national papers, magazines and food producers.