Fell Foodie
Born (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990
Carlisle, England, United Kingdom
Websitehttps://www.fellfoodie.co.uk/

Harrison Ward (born 8 October 1990), better known as Fell Foodie, is an English outdoor cook, mental health speaker, TV personality and author. He was born in Carlisle.

Career

Ward began gaining an audience in 2017, when he began posting on Instagram about fell-walking and his interest in food.[1][2][3]

Ward has been featured on Mary Berry's Love to Cook programme on BBC 2.[4]

In 2022, Ward was nominated for The Great Outdoors Awards in the category Outdoor Personality Of The Year.[3]

In October 2023, Ward released his first book, Cook Out, which features outdoor cooking recipes.[5][6][2][7]

Early and personal life

Ward was interested in cooking from a young age, and helped his grandmother in the kitchen as a child.[8]

Ward began struggling with depression in his teenage years.[3] Whilst living York for university,[1] he often found himself in the pub, drinking 20 pints a day and taking up smoking full time.[9] In 2016, he moved back to Cumbria and began spending time outdoors in an effort to combat his alcoholism and depression.[2][3]

As of 2019, Ward lives in Ambleside.[1]

References

Kendal Mountain Festival Everyday Adventures [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'I took my passion for food to the fells'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "'I'm proud of my turnaround' – Fell Foodie releases new outdoor cookbook". cumbriacrack.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Fell Foodie nominated for prestigious national award". cumbriacrack.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ↑ "BBC Two - Mary Berry - Love to Cook, Series 1, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ↑ "Cook Out". Adventure Books by Vertebrate Publishing. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ↑ Gaskell, Erin (2023-11-01). "Fell Foodie redefines outdoor cooking with 'Cook Out'". The Mail. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Cumbrian cook Fell Foodie to celebrate food and the outdoors in new cookbook". News and Star. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Trail Magazine" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Who is Fell Foodie?". Fell Foodie. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  10. ↑ "Kendal Mountain Festival". YouTube.
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