The Chicken Connoisseur | |||||||
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Born | Elijah Quashie 28 May 1993 [1]
Enfield, London, England | ||||||
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YouTube information | |||||||
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Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
Genre | Food | ||||||
Subscribers | 865,000 [2] | ||||||
Total views | 105,000,000 [2] | ||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
The Chicken Connoisseur | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Born | Elijah Quashie 28 May 1993 [1]
Enfield, London, England | ||||||
Occupations |
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YouTube information | |||||||
Channel | |||||||
Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
Genre | Food | ||||||
Subscribers | 865,000 [2] | ||||||
Total views | 105,000,000 [2] | ||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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]