Chef Callum Irwin Wiki, Age, Great British Menu, The Rabbit Hotel
Callum Irwin Biography – Callum Irwin Wiki
Callum Irwin is a Northern Irish chef and a contestant on Great British Menu 2026. He is Sous Chef at The Rabbit Hotel in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland. He is also a Private Chef and Founder of Cooked by Callum, a private dining business. At the age of 27, Callum is one of Northern Ireland’s rising culinary talents, both Michelin-trained and award-winning.
Callum owns, runs and is growing his private dining business ‘Cooked by Callum’, where he has catered for major events and high-profile figures in sport, business, and hospitality, as well as working at The Rabbit Hotel in Templepatrick. Rooted in Northern Ireland, Callum combines technical precision with creativity, shaped by his Michelin training.
Callum studied Culinary Arts Management at Ulster University, graduating with first-class honours. During his studies, he was awarded an academic scholarship to Hong Kong, where renowned chef Ken Hom served as ambassador. While at university, Callum also won Féile MasterChef and a competition celebrating 25 years of Heston Blumenthal’s three-Michelin-starred The Fat Duck.
He joined Belfast’s Michelin-starred Muddlers Club while still studying, contributing to the team during the period in which the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star. His experience also includes time at notable restaurants such as Edo, alongside chefs Lottie McKee and Matt Jordan.
In 2025, Callum served as private chef at a four-day hospitality event during The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, cooking for high profile guests. Callum has been featured in Northern Ireland on a Plate and won the Ballymena Chamber Award for Best Young Person in Business. He is also an ambassador for Springboard’s FutureChef programme, mentoring the next generation of chefs.
Callum Irwin Age
Great British Menu’s Callum Irwin was born in 1989 in Northern Ireland.
Great British Menu
Callum Irwin is competing in Series 21 of Great British Menu. He is representing Northern Ireland on the cooking show, alongside Lawrence Barrow, Head Chef at Hearth and Tine; Kristin Reagon, Head Chef at Lasair at Finn Lough; and Marion Lancial, Head Chef at Le Cheval Noir at The Dark Horse. Callum’s menu showcases his creativity and some of the stars from the Northern Ireland film scene.
“Proud to be representing Northern Ireland on Great British Menu this year,” Callum announced the news on social media. “A massive milestone in my journey, one I’ve dreamed about for years.”
Callum Irwin’s Instagram handle is @cookedbycallum.
