Tim Hayward

For other uses, see Timothy Hayward (disambiguation).

Timothy Matthew Hayward (born 9 July 1963 in Bristol) is a British food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur.

Tim Hayward
Born	(1963-07-09) 9 July 1963 (age 61) Bristol, England
Alma mater	Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)	Food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur
Spouse	Alison Wright

Career

Fitzbillies on Trumpington Street, Cambridge

Born in Bristol, Hayward was educated at Bristol Grammar School, New College School, and Bournemouth School.^[1] He later attended the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design.

He has published several books including Food DIY (2012) and Knife: The Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook's Knife (2016) which has now been translated into 8 languages. He is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet and has also written and presented several radio documentaries, including the 5-part The Gut Instinct - A Social History (2018), Fungi: The New Frontier (2022) and Bacteria - The Tiny Giants which won Gold in the 2023 New York Festival radio awards.^[2]

He is restaurant critic of the FT Magazine, the Financial Times Weekend supplement.^[3]

Personal life

Hayward lives in Cambridge where, with his wife Alison Wright, he is proprietor of Fitzbillies,^[4] a hundred-year-old bakery, café and local institution.

In November 2020, he was admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital with COVID-19, subsequently requiring treatment using a ventilator and suffering a pulmonary embolism. He was discharged after a month, having spent 14 days in a coma, and later described himself as "lucky to have lived."^[5]

Publications

• 2011–2014 Fire & Knives – Food Quarterly. (Editor)
• 2013 Food DIY: How to Make Your Own Everything^[6]
• 2015 The DIY Cook
• 2016 Knife: The Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook's Knife
• 2017 The Modern Kitchen: Objects That Changed the Way We Cook, Eat and Live
• 2019 Fitzbillies: Stories and Recipes from a 100-year-old Cambridge Bakery (with Alison Wright)
• 2021 Loaf Story: A Love-Letter to Bread, with Recipes
• 2022 Charcuterie From Scratch
• 2024 Steak: The Whole Story

Awards

• 2009 Guild of Food Writers 'New Media Award'.^[7][8]
• 2011 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Broadcast of the Year Award'^{[citation needed]}
• 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Best Food Magazine’ for Fire & Knives.^{[citation needed]}
• 2012 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year'^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Journalism'^{[citation needed]}
• 2014 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Journalist of the Year'^{[citation needed]}
• 2015 Guild of Food Writers ‘Food Journalist of the Year’^{[citation needed]}
• 2018 Guild of Food Writers ‘Restaurant Writer of the Year’^{[citation needed]}
• 2022 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Food Writer'^{[citation needed]}
• 2024 Fortnum & Mason Award for 'Best Restaurant Writer'^{[citation needed]}
• 2024 Guild of Food Writers 'Food Writer of the Year'^{[citation needed]}