Mike Hanrahan cook and teacher songwriter and musician takes us back stage and into the kitchens of a bohemian international and surprisingly foodie group of Irish household names including Ronnie Drew Finbar Furey Maura O’Connell Leslie Dowdall Pat Shortt Eleanor Shanley and Sharon Shannon Mike penned hit singles ‘Beautiful Affair’ and ‘Walk Away’ for Stockton’s Wing from which a world of touring and behind-the-scenes escapades began With affectionate portraits of the legendary personalities he came to know along the way Beautiful Affair rings with the sheer graft dedication and serious sense of humour of a life well spent on stage – and in the kitchen