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Rachel Ama
Born
Rachel Ama Weekes

October 1991
Crouch End, London, England
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2017–present
Subscribers700+ thousand[1]
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.[2][3]

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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Ama has a son.[20]

Bibliography

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "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)