Celebrity chef Anna Haugh has returned to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to film the second series of Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour for BBC Northern Ireland, featuring five episodes and a lineup of well-known guest stars sampling regional culinary traditions.
Chef, MasterChef judge, and television presenter Anna Haugh is back on home soil to produce the next installment of her culinary journey, following the broadcast of her first series in 2025 across BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Daytime, which is currently available on BBC iPlayer. Below The Radar Television produces the program, with Michael Fanning serving as executive producer and Chris Franklyn Jones directing.
Locations and Guest Stars on the Five-Part Itinerary
Filming is currently underway in County Donegal, where Haugh has begun exploring local ingredients and coastal harvesting. Across the five-part second series, the production will visit County Londonderry, County Down, County Donegal, County Monaghan, and County Dublin. In each destination, Haugh will team up with a well-known personality to sample regional food offerings and cook tasty recipes.
The guest lineup features singer Daniel O’Donnell, pop star and former Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle, Hope Street actress Tara Lynne O’Neill, boxing champion Barry McGuigan, and television personality Coleen Nolan.
“I’m so excited to be back home. It’s a real privilege to travel around this beautiful island to meet the food producers passionate about their produce, and to cook with some of the best ingredients.”
Anna Haugh, Chef, MasterChef Judge and TV Presenter
Haugh outlined specific stops along the route, noting that she will be sea fishing for mackerel and brown crab off the coast of Donegal, discovering artisan cheese producers in County Londonderry, and assisting with the vegetable harvest in Dublin. She added that her celebrity companions will share food stories of their own as part of the journey.
Production Team and Network Commissioning Details
The series was commissioned by Eddie Doyle, Senior Head of Commissioning for BBC Northern Ireland, with Karen Kirby serving as BBC Commissioning Executive.
“It’s great to have Anna back for a new series of her food tour. She’s a natural presenter who has a wonderfully relaxed way with her celebrity guests, as well as with the various food producers she meets along the way.”
Eddie Doyle, Head of Content Commissioning, BBC Northern Ireland
The initial run of the food tour in 2025 featured guest appearances from figures including Katherine Ryan, Carl Frampton, Angela Scanlon, Bundee Aki, Ed Byrne, and Vanessa Feltz. Network executives anticipate that audiences will enjoy seeing what stops she makes on her tour this time and what delicious recipes she cooks up in the kitchens Haugh visits throughout the island.
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