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 | |
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| Born | 8 October 1990 Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
| Website | https://www.fellfoodie.co.uk/ |
Early and personal life
Ward was born 8 October 1990 in Carlisle.[citation needed] 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]