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Rachel Ama
BornRachel Ama Weekes
October 1991
Crouch End, London, England
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
Subscribers700+ thousand
Websitewww.rachelama.com

Rachel Ama Weekes (born October 1991) is an English vegan chef, cookbook writer and Internet personality. She was named a 2019 rising star of the food scene by The Observer.

Early life

Ama was born at her family's home in Crouch End, North London to a Saint Lucian father and a half Sierra Leonean, half Welsh mother, Tiffa Easmon-George. She went to university. She started eating vegan in her early 20s.

Career

Ama began uploading YouYube videos in summer 2017, starting with vegan versions of Caribbean dishes. In 2018, she presented a BBC Radio 4 programme on vegan Caribbean cuisine. By 2019, Ama's YouTube channel had gained over 250 thousand subscribers and over 400 thousand by 2020. As of 2024, she has over 700 thousand subscribers.

Via Ebury Publishing, Ama published her debut cookbook Rachel Ama's Vegan Eats in 2019. Rachel Ama's Vegan Eats was awarded Best Vegan Cookbook by PETA UK. It was also shortlisted for a Publishers' Publicity Circle (PPC) Award, and Ama featured at the Balham Literary Festival. In addition, Ama created a temporary collaborative menu for By Chloe.

Ama signed with Yellow Kite (a Hodder & Stoughton imprint) for the publication of her second cookbook One Pot: Three Ways in 2021.

In 2023, Ama created a meal plan with AllPlants.

Personal life

Ama has a son.

Bibliography

  • Rachel Ama's Vegan Eats (2019)
  • One Pot: Three Ways (2021)
  • Rachel Ama's Family Recipes (2024) (e-book)

References

  1. "About Rachel Ama". YouTube.
  2. "New talent: the rising stars of culture, science and food 2019". The Observer. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. "Rising Stars: Rachel Ama". The Media Eye. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. Goss, Alexandra (16 June 2019). "Rachel Ama: living with my mum made my career". The Times. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. "Rachel Ama: "My Morning Ritual Is Essential For My Mental Health"". Health & Wellbeing. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "In the kitchen with vegan chef and YouTube star Rachel Ama". Vegan Food & Living. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. Berning Sawa, Dale (17 February 2022). "'When I'm in front of the camera, there's such a spark': The YouTube cooks leaving TV chefs behind". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  8. Lott-Lavigna, Ruby (24 August 2018). "These Vegan Jerk Mushrooms Are Notting Hill Carnival Chef-Approved". Vice. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. Smith, Kat (2 September 2018). "YouTuber Rachel Ama And BBC Explore Vegan Food Among Caribbean Chefs". Live Kindly. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. Larbi, Miranda (1 November 2018). "Finally a vegan cook we can all relate to – meet your new BFF, Rachel Ama". Metro. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  11. Bryant, Amy (9 August 2019). "Forget nut roasts – YouTube star Rachel Ama's vegan food is fun, flexible and full of flavour". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  12. "Rachel Ama". The Found. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. "'Rachel Ama's Vegan Eats' Cookbook Nabs PETA Vegan Food Award". PETA UK. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  14. Toor, Mat (29 January 2021). "Campaigns for Cameron, Waller-Bridge and Mackesy shortlisted for PPC Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  15. Coady-Stemp, Emily (7 June 2019). "Food, Muay Thai and music – a vegan chef on her first book ahead of Balham Literary Festival appearance". SW Londoner. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  16. Head, Ally (19 November 2019). "Watch: Behind the scenes of Rachel Ama's By Chloe. menu collab". Foodism. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  17. Hackett, Tamsin (30 April 2021). "Ama moves to Yellow Kite with vegan cookbook". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  18. Maitland, Hayley (1 September 2021). "This One-Pot Vegan Cookbook Will Turn You Into A Healthy Meal Prepper". British Vogue. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  19. Gray, Chloe (20 September 2023). "We tried Rachel Ama's allplants meals and they're *so* good". Women's Health. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  20. Walker, Ella (28 August 2021). "Recipes: Rachel Ama on vegan centrepieces, batch cooking and getting creative". The Irish News. Retrieved 25 September 2024.(subscription required)
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