The Chicken Connoisseur

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The Chicken Connoisseur
Personal information
Born
Elijah Quashie

(1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 30) [1]
Enfield, London, England
Occupations
  • Internet celebrity
  • Fried chicken restaurant critic
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
GenreFood
Subscribers865,000 [2]
Total views105,000,000 [2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: 2 March 2024

Elijah Quashie (born 28 May 1993 in Enfield, London), [3] also known as The Chicken Connoisseur or The CNSR (screen name), is an internet celebrity and fried chicken restaurant critic, known for his viral YouTube video series The Pengest Munch. [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Quashie started his YouTube channel The Pengest Munch in August 2015, inspired by Gregg Wallace of television series MasterChef , produced by film maker Elishama Udorok. [5] Until December 2016, Quashie's videos had around 700 views each, with a total of 150 subscribers. [5] The videos involve Quashie visiting, critiquing and rating chicken shops around London. [7]

The Pengest Munch went viral on 9 December, with coverage from The Huffington Post , [6] The Daily Telegraph [8] and BuzzFeed [7] and support from John Boyega and Graham Linehan. [8] Metro cited "stunning insight, humour and style" as the reasons behind his success. [9] Another focus of the coverage has been the use of slang in the videos; [6] [8] The Huffington Post has been criticised for suggesting that in these videos "the slang of working class black kids is beyond normal comprehension". [10] He appeared on ITV London on 13 December, [11] and released a new episode to YouTube on 16 December. [12]

In December 2016, he established Chicken Connoisseur Ltd [1] and in April 2017 it was announced that he would be writing a book entitled The Pengest Munch: In Search of the Nation's 50 Favourite Chicken Establishments, published by Blink Publishing.

It was announced in October 2017 that Quashie would star in a new Channel 4 television show entitled The Peng Life. [13] The programme started in August 2018 [14] and featured four episodes. [15]

In January 2021, Quashie renamed his channel to The CNSR. [16]

Controversy

In January 2017, Quashie came under criticism after he featured Taylor Harris (stage name 'Bonkaz') rapping in one of his YouTube videos. Harris was previously convicted of groping a 13-year-old girl in 2010. Harris was also jailed for three years in 2011 for his part in a kidnapping and torture of a 22-year-old disabled man. [17]

Personal life

Quashie lives in Tottenham in North London. [4] Following his rise to fame, many people speculated about his age due to his youthful appearance. Quashie confirmed his age as 23 (as of December 2016) in a tweet he swiftly deleted. This is corroborated by a number of government records stating his date of birth as May 1993. [18] Quashie has also said that he is not interested in discussing his age. [19] Quashie is also an Arsenal fan, stating it in his YouTube videos and interviews since his rise to prominence. [20] [ non-primary source needed ] Quashie is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [21]

In May 2017, Quashie endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election. During an interview with The Fader he said: "he's one of the few people who make sense". [22]

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