Jimi Famurewa
@jimfam.bsky.social
Eats. Writes. Yaps. Restaurant critic (ex Evening Standard), broadcaster and MasterChef regular. jimifamurewa.com
Back with another @theobserveruk.bsky.social restaurant review. Rich aunty energy, rambunctious West African seasoning and dropped limited-edition Magnums at the truly brilliant Shwen Shwen: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
‘The Sierra Leonean cooking at Shwen Shwen is unforgettab...
Chef-owner Maria Bradford has brought thrillingly contemporary West African flavours to the Kent commuter belt
observer.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Back with another @theobserveruk.bsky.social restaurant review. Rich aunty energy, rambunctious West African seasoning and dropped limited-edition Magnums at the truly brilliant Shwen Shwen: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
Back with another restaurant review in this weekend’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Heinz for grown-ups, exceptional tiramisu, and memories of distressed All Saints t-shirts at Solina Pasta, a Bath-based Italian canteen built for both comfort and speed. Lots of fun: observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
‘Solina Pasta shows how far Bath’s dining scene has come ...
It’s an elegant, accomplished, buzzy operation and there are a few other equally attractive places nearby
observer.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Back with another restaurant review in this weekend’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Heinz for grown-ups, exceptional tiramisu, and memories of distressed All Saints t-shirts at Solina Pasta, a Bath-based Italian canteen built for both comfort and speed. Lots of fun: observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Latest restaurant review for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Life-changing chocolate cake and Flinstonian pork at the exceptionally good Gina: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
‘The food at Gina’s is made by people who really mean it’
Chef couple Ravneet and Mattie practice their love language to superb effect at their new Chingford restaurant
observer.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Latest restaurant review for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Life-changing chocolate cake and Flinstonian pork at the exceptionally good Gina: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
Happy to say I’ve written another guest restaurant column for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Less happy to report that the place I visited was sort of fascinatingly calamitous. My review of Tigermilk is here: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
‘London’s Tigermilk builds to a performance it doesn’t de...
London’s Latin-American import makes a lot of noise, but under-delivers on dishes and dazzle
observer.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy to say I’ve written another guest restaurant column for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Less happy to report that the place I visited was sort of fascinatingly calamitous. My review of Tigermilk is here: observer.co.uk/style/restau...
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Join us on Tuesday as we find out the five video games @JimFam.bsky.social would immortalise on his perfect console.
Jimi is one of the most recognisable voices in British food writing, who’s also appeared as a judge on MasterChef and The Great Cookbook Challenge.
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Jimi is one of the most recognisable voices in British food writing, who’s also appeared as a judge on MasterChef and The Great Cookbook Challenge.
Subscribe today: bit.ly/43RMgx9
July 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Join us on Tuesday as we find out the five video games @JimFam.bsky.social would immortalise on his perfect console.
Jimi is one of the most recognisable voices in British food writing, who’s also appeared as a judge on MasterChef and The Great Cookbook Challenge.
Subscribe today: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Jimi is one of the most recognisable voices in British food writing, who’s also appeared as a judge on MasterChef and The Great Cookbook Challenge.
Subscribe today: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Reposted by Jimi Famurewa
Congratulations and happy publication day to my mate @jimfam.bsky.social, whose brilliant memoir Picky is out today. It charts Jimi's journey from fussy child to professional gourmet. Cute-as-hell cover pic too www.amazon.co.uk/Picky-must-r...
Picky: AS SEEN ON TOP JAW: the must-read memoir of a fussy child's journey to professional gourmet : Famurewa, Jimi: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Picky: AS SEEN ON TOP JAW: the must-read memoir of a fussy child's journey to professional gourmet : Famurewa, Jimi: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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May 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Congratulations and happy publication day to my mate @jimfam.bsky.social, whose brilliant memoir Picky is out today. It charts Jimi's journey from fussy child to professional gourmet. Cute-as-hell cover pic too www.amazon.co.uk/Picky-must-r...
New Seconds post. Considering and reconsidering the London burgersphere: jimifamurewa.substack.com/p/unsmashed-...
Unsmashed Hits
Jupiter, Buster’s, Dove, and the limited limitlessness of London’s burger multiverse
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April 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
New Seconds post. Considering and reconsidering the London burgersphere: jimifamurewa.substack.com/p/unsmashed-...
I’ve written another book. It is called PICKY and it will be published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social on 29 May 2025. Very hyped; very proud; very tired.
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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Hodder wins seven way auction for Jimi Famurewa's memoir
The food writer and critic charts his journey from picky child to restaurant critic in Picky
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February 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’ve written another book. It is called PICKY and it will be published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social on 29 May 2025. Very hyped; very proud; very tired.
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
Oh hi. Here is my Good Food Guide column for this month. On the restaurant year, virality, nostalgia and people queuing for massive, TikTok-famous jacket potatoes: www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/fe...
Unreserved: 2024 in review with Jimi Famurewa | Feature | The Good Food Guide
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December 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Oh hi. Here is my Good Food Guide column for this month. On the restaurant year, virality, nostalgia and people queuing for massive, TikTok-famous jacket potatoes: www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/fe...