Jimi Famurewa is a British journalist and food critic.
Early life edit
Famurewa was born in London, England, to Nigerian immigrants.[1] He grew up in London.
Career edit
As a freelance journalist, Famurewa has written on diverse subjects for publications including The Guardian, GQ, Empire, Wired, Grazia and Time Out.[2][3]
He started working at the Evening Standard in 2015. He became the food critic for their ES Magazine in September 2018, before being made the Chief Restaurant Critic of the paper in December 2020, with his first piece appearing in January 2021.[1][4] His ES Magazine column won him the 2020 Restaurant Writing Award from the Guild of Food Writers.[1] He won the award again in 2021.[5]
He wrote the short story "Teddybird" (2017) that was shortlisted in the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize.[6][7]
He co-hosts a podcast for Waitrose. He has appeared on TV, including on the BBC's Masterchef, Masterchef: The Professionals,[8] Step Up to the Plate[1] and Richard Osman's House of Games.[9] He also appeared in Season 20 of Top Chef.
A podcast, Where's Home Really, by Famurewa was announced in February 2023.[10] The show launched on 2 March 2023.[11]
Personal life edit
Famurewa lives in south-east London with his wife and two children.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "InPublishing: Evening Standard appoints Jimi Famurewa as Chief Restaurant Critic". inpublishing.co.uk. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Lubega, Emma (3 April 2021). "An interview with Jimi Famurewa". Bad Form. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Jimi Famurewa". Marjacq. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Soleil Ho (18 June 2021). "Why I can't wait to get back to writing negative reviews". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Ellis, David (28 June 2021). "Jimi Famurewa named restaurant writer of the year for second year running at prestigious Guild of Food Writers awards". uk.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Kean, Danuta (5 June 2017). "BAME short story prize announces 'rich array of lives' in shortlist | 4thWrite short story prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (6 June 2017). "Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize finalists revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Gavaghan, Beth (18 November 2021). "Wiltshire cook takes Masterchef the Professionals by storm". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Richard Osman's House of Games – Series 7 – Week 7 – Thursday". BBC. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Podimo Announces Three Multi-Show UK Partnerships with Listen, Tortoise and What's The Story Sounds". Podimo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Writer and broadcaster Jimi Famurewa launches new podcast". Podcasting Today. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.