Jackie Kearney
{{Short description|British cook}}
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Jackie Kearney is a British cook specialising in vegetarian and vegan street food, drawing especially from Asian cuisine. Kearney works as a chef and food development consultant, as well as running The Hungry Gecko dining club. She has a food trailer called Barbarella,{{Cite web|url=http://thehungrygecko.com/index.php/about|title=About | The Hungry Gecko|website=thehungrygecko.com|accessdate=8 August 2010}} and has published several vegan cookbooks.
Career
Kearney worked for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence before taking a year-long trip around South East Asia. Upon her return, she was a finalist in the British television cookery competition MasterChef.{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/jackie-kearney-vegan-cook-book-10795632|title=MasterChef star Jackie Kearney publishes vegan cookery book inspired by travels around Asia|first=Emily|date=January 27, 2016|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|author=Heward, Emily|accessdate=8 August 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2017-08-23|title=Mastering the vegan kitchen with Jackie Kearney|url=http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/2017/aug/23/mastering-the-vegan-kitchen-with-jackie-kearney|access-date=2021-12-27|website=the Guardian|language=en}} Kearney participated in the 2011 series of the programme, finishing fourth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jackie-Kearney/2119516477|title=Jackie Kearney|publisher=Simon & Schuster|accessdate=8 August 2020}} The Hungry Gecko, Kearney's dining club, was established in the same year, and she launched food truck called Barbarella. With her vegetarian street food truck, Kearney was a finalist in the British Street Food Awards in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://britishstreetfood.co.uk/2012/08/bsfa-vibe-jamie-tweat_up-fifteen-street/|title=British Street Food | BSFA + Vibe + Jamie + @Tweat_Up = Fifteen Street|publisher=British Street Food Association|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=8 August 2020|author=Johnson, Richard}}
Kearney went on to publish her first book, Vegan Street Food, in 2015. Though she is a vegetarian, not a vegan, the book ended up being predominantly vegan, and she removed the non-vegan elements at her publisher's suggestion. The book won the PETA UK Vegan Food Award for Cookbook of the Year 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.peta.org.uk/living/vegan-food-awards-2016/|title=Vegan Food Awards 2016|publisher=PETA UK|accessdate=8 August 2020}} Further vegan cookbooks followed, including books focused on comfort food, mock meat, and Christmas food.
Critical response
Kearney's books have been reviewed by critics. In 2018, Coach Mag named Vegan Street Food one of the Best Vegan Cookbooks.{{Cite web|title=The Best Vegan Cookbooks|url=https://www.coachmag.co.uk/go/7662|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Coach|language=en}} In reviewing Vegan Christmas Feasts, the American journalist Avery Yale Kamila said "Kearney calls upon her British heritage and her travels for a collection of celebratory recipes that feel nostalgic yet a wee bit novel".{{Cite web|last=Kamila|first=Avery Yale|date=2019-12-08|title=Vegan Kitchen: From mac 'n' cheese to holiday roasts, these books cover the waterfront|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/12/08/from-vegan-mac-n-cheese-to-vegan-holiday-roasts-these-books-cover-the-waterfront/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Press Herald}} The journalist Selene Nelson listed My Vegan Travels on a list of her three favorite vegan cookbooks.{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Selene|date=2018-12-18|title=How to have a vegan-friendly merry Christmas|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/reveller/foodanddrink/how-to-have-a-veganfriendly-christmas-a4020461.html|access-date=2021-12-27|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}} In 2016, the MasterChef winner Tim Anderson said he was cooking from Vegan Street Food.{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Victoria|date=2016-02-08|title=My Foodie London: Tim Anderson|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/reveller/foodanddrink/my-foodie-london-tim-anderson-masterchef-winner-and-owner-of-nanban-restaurant-in-brixton-a3156771.html|access-date=2021-12-27|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}}
Books
- Vegan Street Food: Foodie Travels from India to Indonesia (2015, Ryland Peters & Small)
- My Vegan Travels: Comfort Food Inspired by Adventure (2017, Ryland Peters & Small)
- Vegan Mock Meat Revolution: Delicious Plant-Based Recipes (2018, Ryland Peters & Small)
- Vegan Christmas Feasts: Inspired Meat-Free Recipes for the Festive Season (2019, Ryland Peters & Small)
- Plant-based Burgers: And Other Vegan Recipes for Dogs, Subs, Wings and More (2022, Ryland Peters & Small)
- Healthy Vegan Street Food: Sustainable & Healthy Plant-Based Recipes from India to Indonesia (2022, Ryland Peters & Small)
References
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External links
- [http://thehungrygecko.com/ The Hungry Gecko]
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