Tim Hayward
British food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur
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Timothy Matthew Hayward (born 9 July 1963 in Bristol) is a British food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur.
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| Born | 9 July 1963 Bristol, England |
| Alma mater | Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design |
| Occupations | Food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur |
| Spouse | Alison Wright |
Career
Born in Bristol, Hayward was educated at Bristol Grammar School, New College School, and Bournemouth School.[1] He later attended the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design.
He has published several books including Food DIY (2012) and Knife: The Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook's Knife (2016) which has now been translated into 8 languages. He is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet and has also written and presented several radio documentaries, including the 5-part The Gut Instinct - A Social History (2018), Fungi: The New Frontier (2022) and Bacteria - The Tiny Giants which won Gold in the 2023 New York Festival radio awards.[2]
He is restaurant critic of the FT Magazine, the Financial Times Weekend supplement.[3]
Personal life
Hayward lives in Cambridge where, with his wife Alison Wright, he is proprietor of Fitzbillies,[4] a hundred-year-old bakery, café and local institution.
In November 2020, he was admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital with COVID-19, subsequently requiring treatment using a ventilator and suffering a pulmonary embolism. He was discharged after a month, having spent 14 days in a coma, and later described himself as "lucky to have lived."[5]
Publications
- 2011–2014 Fire & Knives – Food Quarterly. (Editor)
- 2013 Food DIY: How to Make Your Own Everything[6]
- 2015 The DIY Cook
- 2016 Knife: The Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook's Knife
- 2017 The Modern Kitchen: Objects That Changed the Way We Cook, Eat and Live
- 2019 Fitzbillies: Stories and Recipes from a 100-year-old Cambridge Bakery (with Alison Wright)
- 2021 Loaf Story: A Love-Letter to Bread, with Recipes
- 2022 Charcuterie From Scratch
- 2024 Steak: The Whole Story
Awards
- 2009 Guild of Food Writers 'New Media Award'.[7][8]
- 2011 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Broadcast of the Year Award'[citation needed]
- 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Best Food Magazine’ for Fire & Knives.[citation needed]
- 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year'[citation needed]
- 2014 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Journalism'[citation needed]
- 2014 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year'[citation needed]
- 2015 Guild of Food Writers ‘Food Journalist of the Year’[citation needed]
- 2018 Guild of Food Writers ‘Restaurant Writer of the Year’[citation needed]
- 2022 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Writer'[citation needed]
- 2024 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Restaurant Writer'[citation needed]
- 2024 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Writer of the Year'[citation needed]