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Tim Hayward
Tim Hayward
Born	July 9, 1963 (age 61); Bristol, England
Alma mater	Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)	Food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur
Spouse	Alison Wright

Timothy Matthew Hayward (born 9 July 1963 in Bristol) is a British food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur.

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]}

References

^ "The Crumbs interview: Tim Hayward". Crumbs. 26 April 2017.
^ "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". radio.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Tim Hayward". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "Famous Cambridge bakery to reopen". 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "Covid and me: 10 days on life support". Financial Times. 22 January 2021.
^ "Fig Tree to offer Food DIY | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ Smillie, Susan (26 June 2009). "Awards for Word of Mouth Writers". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
^ Woods, Jonathan (3 July 2009). "The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2009". Guild of Food Writers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

External links

[1] "The Crumbs interview: Tim Hayward". Crumbs. 26 April 2017.

[2] "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". radio.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[3] "Tim Hayward". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[4] "Famous Cambridge bakery to reopen". 2 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[5] "Covid and me: 10 days on life support". Financial Times. 22 January 2021.

[6] "Fig Tree to offer Food DIY | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[7] Smillie, Susan (26 June 2009). "Awards for Word of Mouth Writers". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

[8] Woods, Jonathan (3 July 2009). "The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2009". Guild of Food Writers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

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