Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | |
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in March 2009 | |
| Born | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 14 January 1965 Hampstead, London, England |
| Other names | HFW |
| Education | Summer Fields School Eton College |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
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| Known for | River Cottage |
| Spouse |
Marie Derome (m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
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Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall (born 14 January 1965) is an English celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, and campaigner on food and environmental issues. He is a food writer and an omnivore who focuses on plant-based cooking. He hosted the River Cottage series on the UK television channel Channel 4, in which audiences observe his efforts to become a self-reliant, downshifted farmer in rural England; Fearnley-Whittingstall feeds himself, his family and friends with locally produced and sourced fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs, and meat. He has also become a campaigner on issues related to food production and the environment, such as fisheries management and animal welfare.