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

Career

Born in

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, Hayward was educated at

Bristol Grammar School Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed, Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowe ...

, New College School, and Bournemouth School. 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 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

’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) an
Bacteria - The Tiny Giants
which won Gold in the 2023 New York Festival radio awards. He is restaurant critic of the ''

FT Magazine ''FT Magazine'', also known as ''FT Weekend Magazine'', is a supplement to the weekend edition of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper. The publication focuses on long-form narrative journalism, investigations, photography and international reportag ...

'', the ''Financial Times'' Weekend supplement.

Personal life

Hayward lives in

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where, with his wife Alison Wright, he is proprietor of Fitzbillies, a hundred-year-old bakery, café and local institution. In November 2020, he was admitted to

Addenbrooke's Hospital Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county to ...

with

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

, subsequently requiring treatment using a ventilator and suffering a

pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an pulmonary artery, artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain ...

. He was discharged after a month, having spent 14 days in a coma, and later described himself as "lucky to have lived."

Publications

* 2011–2014 ''Fire & Knives'' – Food Quarterly. (Editor) * 2013 ''Food DIY: How to Make Your Own Everything'' * 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'. * 2011 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Broadcast of the Year Award' * 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Best Food Magazine’ for Fire & Knives. * 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year' * 2014 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Journalism' * 2014 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year' * 2015 Guild of Food Writers ‘Food Journalist of the Year’ * 2018 Guild of Food Writers ‘Restaurant Writer of the Year’ * 2022 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Writer' * 2024 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Restaurant Writer' * 2024 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Writer of the Year'

References

External links

Guardian Word of Mouth: list of articles

Financial Times writer's page

Personal website

Root + Bone Podcast. Tim Hayward Makes an Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayward, Tim 1963 births Living people English male journalists People educated at Bournemouth School People educated at New College School People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of Arts University Bournemouth