12 Things You Didn't Know About Donal Skehan Save Collection Share You know Donal as a mentor on Food Network Star Kids, but did you know this Irishman is an avid Ina Garten fan? Find out more trivia. 1 / 13 Photo: Anna_Shepulova © First Dish He Made on His Own: Sweet Treats "I had this really cool, old kids' book. And it was a kids' cookery book, and so I used to just cook my way through that. So it was probably a pastry. As far as I remember it was either a pastry or pancakes, because those were the two things."