Tim Hayward
Timothy Matthew Hayward (born 9 July 1963 in Bristol) is a British food writer, broadcaster and restaurateur. Career. Born in Bristol, Hayward was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Bournemouth School. 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 "Gut Instinct" (2018). He is currently one of the two restaurant critics of the "FT Magazine", the "Financial Times" Weekend supplement. Hayward lives in Cambridge where, with his wife Alison Wright, he is proprietor of Fitzbillies, 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 30 days, and later described himself as "lucky to have lived."