Английская Википедия:Andy Hearnden
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy datesШаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox Celebrity Andy Hearnden, better known by his online moniker Andy Cooks, is a New Zealand born chef, YouTuber, and cookbook author. He worked in restaurants for 20 years before turning to social media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] and two years later had 13 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.[2]
Early life
Hearnden was born in Wellington and subsequently lived on a poultry farm.[1] He was passionate about cooking from a very young age.[3]
Career
Chef
After training at an Auckland culinary school, Hearnden worked in café kitchens there. [3]
Moving to London he started working for Michelin-star chef Tom Aikens at Chelsea's Tom's Kitchen, then at E&O in Notting Hill, before Shoreditch's Great Eastern Dining Room to be their Head Chef at the age of 24.[3]
After seven years in England, Hearnden moved to Sydney and French Bistro Felix. He became Head Chef at Gills Diner and then Entrecôte in Melbourne.[3]
Hearnden was Executive Chef at coffee shop chain St Ali and later managed restaurants and bars in airports around Australia and New Zealand.[3] He moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2020, joining beef processor Kilcoy Global Foods, as Executive Chef in their test kitchen.[4]
Content creator
In November 2021, Hearnden started publishing on TikTok under the name Andy Cooks.[1] Later, he posted Instagram, YouTube and Facebook content for home cooks.[5] Within 18 months of starting, he had 10 million subscribers across his social media platforms.[2]
The cooking videos are best known for the Hey Babe format,[2] and Basic Mitch catchphrase.Шаблон:Cn
In 2022, YouTube identified Hearnden as one of Australia's Top 5 Creators,[6] The Sydney Daily Telegraph described him as a top 25 Australian on TikTok,[7] and The Australian ranked him Australia's #41 top influencer.[8] Taste.com.au considered him one of its most popular food influencers of the year[9] and the The Courier-Mail one of the Sunshine Coast's top influencers.[10]
The following year, the Herald Sun named him one of Victoria's top Instagram influencers.[11] The Courier-Mail ranked him in its list of the Sunshine Coast's most influential people,[12] and also included him amongst Queensland's top YouTube[13] and Instagram creators.[14] YouTube Australia named Hearnden its top creator.[15]
Publications
Personal life
Hearnden is in a relationship with Katelyn Flood.[17]
Television
| Role | Episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Cook Up with Adam Liaw on SBS Food | Guest | 4 |
| 2023 | Sunrise on Seven Network | Guest | 2 |
| 2023 | The Morning Show on Seven Network | Guest | 1 |
| 2023 | Breakfast on TVNZ 1 | Guest | 1 |
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