Fell Foodie

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.

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

Early and personal life

Ward was born 8 October 1990 in Carlisle. He was interested in cooking from a young age, and helped his grandmother in the kitchen as a child.[1]

Ward began struggling with depression in his teenage years.[2] Whilst living in York for university,[3] he often found himself in the pub, drinking 20 pints a day and taking up smoking full time.[4] In 2016, he moved back to Cumbria and began spending time outdoors in an effort to combat his alcoholism and depression.[5][2]

Career

Ward began gaining an audience in 2017, when he began posting on Instagram about fell-walking and his interest in food.[3][5][2]

Ward has been featured on Mary Berry's Love to Cook programme on BBC 2.[6]

In 2022, Ward was nominated for The Great Outdoors Awards in the category Outdoor Personality Of The Year.[2]

In October 2023, Ward released his first book, Cook Out, which features outdoor cooking recipes.[7][8][5][9] It was longlisted for the 2024 Lakeland Book of the Year.[10]

Personal life

As of 2019, Ward lives in Ambleside.[3]

References
  1. "Trail Magazine" (PDF).
  2. "Fell Foodie nominated for prestigious national award". cumbriacrack.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. "'I took my passion for food to the fells'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. "Who is Fell Foodie?". Fell Foodie. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. "'I'm proud of my turnaround' – Fell Foodie releases new outdoor cookbook". cumbriacrack.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. "BBC Two - Mary Berry - Love to Cook, Series 1, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. "Cook Out". Adventure Books by Vertebrate Publishing. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  8. Gaskell, Erin (2023-11-01). "Fell Foodie redefines outdoor cooking with 'Cook Out'". The Mail. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  9. "Cumbrian cook Fell Foodie to celebrate food and the outdoors in new cookbook". News and Star. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  10. "Lakeland Book of the Year". www.cumbriatourism.org. Cumbria Tourism. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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