Growing up as the fifth generation on Gubbeen Farm in a foodie family, Fingal learned that for every job there was a knife, and the saying “the way to someone’s heart is through the stomach,” was a family expression. Fingal always knew he wanted to spend his life in the food business surrounded by passionate foodies. Knife making has allowed him to do just that. Fingal is a food-producing farmer and crafts chef knives at his workshop on the farm in West Cork, Ireland. It’s a specialty that links him intimately to the culinary world, without being a chef himself. What he won’t say about himself is that he’s incredibly humble and creative, and continually strives for improvement while inspiring others to do the same.