Who knew Irish food could be healthy?

The Healthy Irishman, that's who!

Murphy admits he never really had an interest in food until he was in his twenties

“I would make shepherd’s pie and lasagna in college but I really didn’t have a passion for it until I went to Martha’s Vineyard,” he admitted

After spending a few years working in Ireland and London, Murphy’s desire for fine weather and some glamour kicked in, so it wasn’t long before he found himself with a new tan and a new job

L.A. being the Mecca of health and fitness, Murphy, who hails from Tralee, Co. Kerry, knew if he wanted to stay on top of the game, it was necessary to mark out a niche for himself in the healthy food industry

“Definitely being Irish helped me a lot over here to get jobs,” he said proudly

Not long off the plane, the Kerry charmer found himself a job working with a prestigious L.A. catering company and soon Murphy was making a name for himself in L.A.’s culinary circles

Whispers of a new Irishman in town with healthy recipes up his sleeve turned into countless bookings.  Murphy was the go-to-guy for healthy cooking.  

“I’ve worked for a lot of famous people,” said Murphy

One of Murphy’s clients was supermodel Cindy Crawford

“When I began cooking for Cindy I was working for a well known L.A. caterer, Akasha Richmond. She needed someone to work with Cindy on a new fitness nutrition program and asked me to cook her meals every day,” Murphy said

“I would bring the specially portioned protein and carb food to Cindy’s house every day.”

Crawford was so impressed with Murphy’s recipes and personality — he cooked for her for four months — that she also hired him to cater her son’s fourth birthday

After working with Crawford, who subsequently recommended Murphy to her friends, he received bookings from other big names in Hollywood. He has cooked for Oscar winning film director James Cameron, actor and fellow Irishman Pierce Brosnan, actress Rachel Nichols, producer Scott Stuber and many other big wigs in L.A

In conjunction with working for a number of prestigious L.A.-based catering companies, Murphy is a consulting chef on the Body-For-LIFE program, a multi-national sports and nutrition company. Murphy, who met his wife Christy in L.A. three years ago, also contributes to an Irish fitness magazine called Life and Fitness

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Nster.com