Rachel Ama | |
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| Born | 1991 Crouch End, London, England |
| Children | 1 |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Subscribers | 700 thousand [1] |
| Website | www |
Rachel Ama (born 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 . [2] [3]
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. [4] She went to university. [5] She started eating vegan in her early 20s. [6]
Ama began uploading YouYube videos in summer 2017, [7] starting with vegan versions of Caribbean dishes. [8] In 2018, she presented a BBC Radio 4 programme on vegan Caribbean cuisine. [9] [10] By 2019, Ama's YouTube channel had gained over 250 thousand subscribers [11] and over 400 thousand by 2020. [6] As of 2024, she has over 700 thousand subscribers. [12]
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. [13] It was also shortlisted for a Publishers' Publicity Circle (PPC) Award, [14] and Ama featured at the Balham Literary Festival. [15] In addition, Ama created a temporary collaborative menu for By Chloe. [16]
Ama signed with Yellow Kite (a Hodder & Stoughton imprint) for the publication of her second cookbook One Pot: Three Ways in 2021. [17] [18]
In 2023, Ama created a meal plan with AllPlants. [19]
Ama resides in North London with her mother and pet dog. [20] She has a son. [21]