
Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef — Season 2
Now in its second series, award-winning chef Mark Moriarty brings his talent, charm and the dishes he loves to cook when he's at home, to your kitchen. From the fundamentals of cooking to unrivalled k
About this season
Now in its second series, award-winning chef Mark Moriarty brings his talent, charm and the dishes he loves to cook when he's at home, to your kitchen. From the fundamentals of cooking to unrivalled knowledge of ingredients and techniques, in each episode Mark gives us a step-by-step guide to quick meals for busy days, magnificent mains to wow your friends, and deliciously simple, restaurant standard desserts!
Episodes (6)

1. Menu One
Aired 6 March 2023 • 24 min
Mark focuses on making some classic dishes, including spaghetti carbonara and a carrot cake, and teaches some essential knife skills.

2. Menu Two
Aired 13 March 2023 • 24 min
Mark first prepares homemade cod fish fingers. Making the most of everything that the Irish waters have to offer, he also creates a tasty fish paella, cooks a perfect piece of monkfish, and makes herb-crusted cod with green vegetables.

3. Menu Three
Aired 20 March 2023 • 24 min
Mark Moriarty encourages home cooking with the humble spud as his main ingredient. He cooks a potato and beef hot pot, crispy potatoes with a twist, perfect mashed potatoes, and potato gratin with a butcher's cut.

4. Menu Four
Aired 27 March 2023 • 24 min
Mark Moriarty invites everyone to brunch as he serves shakshuka with chorizo, pancakes with crispy bacon and maple syrup, a classic omelette, and finally a sausage and egg muffin.

5. Menu Five
Aired 24 May 2023 • 24 min
The chef demonstrates quick and tasty dishes based around pasta, including chicken and mushroom lasagne, spaghetti with shellfish, garlic and chilli, and macaroni cheese.

6. Menu Six
Aired 31 May 2023 • 24 min
Mark returns to the kitchen to cook dishes with vegetables as their star. He showcases a few tricks using beetroot, cooks pot roast cauliflower and prepares a vegetable dahl.