Michelin-trained chef, 27, who was made redundant in lockdown 明らかにする／漏らすs how 開始する，打ち上げるing a 一連の TikTok ビデオs about POTATOES lead to viral success, 1.6M 信奉者s and a 調書をとる／予約する 取引，協定

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A chef who lost her 職業 at the start of lockdown has 明らかにする／漏らすd how 'playing around on TikTok' reignited her love of cooking and lead to a career as an influencer with 1.6 million 信奉者s and even a 調書をとる／予約する 取引，協定.?

Michelin-trained Poppy O'道具, 27, from London, started working in kitchens when she was just 18. When the country was 急落（する），激減（する）d into lockdown in 2020, she was made redundant from her 70-hour a week 職業 in a 最高の，を越す kitchen.?? ?

With no way to 支払う／賃金 rent, she moved 支援する into her family home for what she thought would be a two-week lockdown where her younger siblings introduced her to TikTok.

Just a year later, she now is a 抱擁する TikTok 星／主役にする, with a dozens of big 指名するs and brands 支援 her.

The cook has 取引，協定s with 抱擁する companies 含むing American 表明する - and has 拡大するd beyond just making ビデオs of potatoes, 含むing teaching basic chef techniques to millions, 含むing the perfect way to 削減（する） an onion and how to poach an egg, which have both racked up millions of 見解（をとる）s.

'Like many chefs last year, my career （機の）カム to a 行き詰まり when lockdown 攻撃する，衝突する and restaurants were の近くにd across the country,' she told FEMAIL.?

'I was made redundant, before furlough was a word and my 雇用者s didn't even stick around to try and keep me on.

Michelin-trained Poppy O'道具, 27, from London, started working in kitchens when she was just 18, but when the country was 急落（する），激減（する）d into lockdown in 2020, she was made redundant from her 70-hour a week 職業 in a 最高の，を越す kitchen. She is pictured making spudnuts

'I was left genuinely considering how I was going to 支払う／賃金 the rent.?

'I moved 支援する home for what I thought would be about a two week lockdown, felt sorry for myself for about two days and then spend hours scrolling on TikTok and thought… I could do that!?

'Growth was slow to begin with but even one or two comments a day were rewarding.?

'It wasn't until I started my potato series in November when I went from 100,000 信奉者s to over a million 夜通し!?

Admitting she felt a sense of '救済' after 存在 let go from a restaurant, Poppy is now a 十分な time influencer.????

Just before the third lockdown, Poppy noticed one of her ビデオs about potatoes had racked up more than a million 見解（をとる）s, and decided to make a series 調査するing 25 days of potatoes - which saw her に引き続いて grow even その上の.

The cook has 取引，協定s with 抱擁する companies 含むing American 表明する - and has 拡大するd beyond just making ビデオs of potatoes, 含むing teaching basic chef techniques to millions, 含むing the perfect way to 削減（する） an onion and how to poach an egg, which have both racked up millions of 見解（をとる）s. She is pictured making spudnuts

Admitting she felt a sense of '救済' after 存在 let go from a restaurant, Poppy is now a 十分な time influencer and 作品 with brands like Deliveroo and American 表明する

'I've always loved cooking but the work/life balance was always a big thing for me.

'I felt like I was 行方不明の out on so much. But part of me does 行方不明になる the buzz of 罰金 dining and curating a menu, so my goal is do to pop-ups as soon as I can, 同様に as working on 事業／計画（する）s like #ARTFeast which was a special menu to celebrate Amex Gold recently partnering with Deliveroo.?

'I love how it feels like I'm 支援する creatively putting 成果／努力 into a menu, using my 罰金 dining knowledge again and getting to see how amazing food can make people happy first 手渡す'.

Because she's gone viral for her passion for potatoes, she now 含むs them in everything she does.?

Because she's gone viral for her passion for potatoes, she now 含むs them in everything she does - and recently made potato doughnuts for a 事業／計画（する） (pictured)

'I love potatoes and I have to give credit to a 編集 of potatoes I made in which I 追加するd a voiceover with a posh 極端に 誇張するd English accent and said "Welcome to Potato TikTok".

'It 攻撃する，衝突する more than 20m 見解（をとる）s and saw more than one million people starting to follow for potato goodness,' she 追加するd.

She recently joined 軍隊s with out-there visual artist Pip & Pop to create the AMEX Gold #ARTFEAST, 述べるd as the ultimate art-会合，会うs-culinary home dining experience where 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の food 衝突する／食い違うs with 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の art.

The 創造s 含むd Golden 下落する Dabs and Golden Chocolate 工場／植物 マリファナs - 同様に a 'spudnuts' a doughnut made from potatoes.??

'I have to utilise a potato in whatever I'm doing, so the potato spud nuts (a doughnut made from mashed potato!) HAD to be on the menu for this #ARTFEAST 事業／計画（する）!

'I love doughnuts, and potatoes are my 署名 成分, so when I discovered spud nuts last year I just knew I had to introduce them to the UK. Spud nuts aren't what you'd 推定する／予想する when eating a potato based 甘い 扱う／治療する!'

But it's not all plain-sailing, Poppy 追加するd that the more popular her ビデオs get, the harsher the comments become.??

, Poppy 追加するd that the more popular her ビデオs get, the harsher the comments become

'The best bit is the comments and the worst bit… is the comments.?

'On a day to day basis where my ビデオs are probably getting around 300,000 見解（をとる）s a day, the comments are always 肯定的な. I think this is because my ビデオs are just going out to a pool of people who already follow me and enjoy my stuff.?

'The more viral the ビデオs get, the worse the comments get.

'For example, I 地位，任命するd a quick 平易な how-to of how to chop an onion that 攻撃する，衝突する over 105 million 見解（をとる）s across TikTok and Instagram and a lot of the comments just got worse and worse.?

'It was mostly chefs wanting to tell me I was wrong or not a real chef, and at first I felt I had to 復帰 to everyone and 証明する my 信任状, but I soon worked out it was probably more jealousy than anything.

'The onion ビデオ was a shock because I thought it was too simple for people to care?

Poppy?recently joined 軍隊s with out-there visual artist Pip & Pop to create the AMEX Gold #ARTFEAST, 述べるd as the ultimate art-会合，会うs-culinary home dining experience where 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の food 衝突する／食い違うs with 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の art

'I've worked in 罰金 dining restaurants for so long, you forget that not everyone knows these tips and tricks you learn!'.

'I have always loved to eat, but professionally I worked on pastry a lot more - desserts, breads etc.?

'So working on this 事業／計画（する）, it was 広大な／多数の／重要な to flex my 罰金 dining pastry muscles again with marshmallows, lollies, macaroons, doughnuts and chocolate マリファナs.?

'My dream has come true with my debut recipe 調書をとる／予約する, which is called Poppy Cooks: The Food You Need, that is out in September.

'It was 広大な／多数の／重要な to be 支援する in the 実験（する） kitchen and make 罰金 dining dishes that 代表する all things GOLD.?

'I love a bit of glitz and love a bit of fun, so when they told me I was working with the incredible artist PipNPop I thought… I'm going to enjoy this one!?

'For me, food is art. I love plating. I love food that tastes good but also there's something so special about exciting people through the 注目する，もくろむs too.?

'There's nothing better than that 予期 before taking your first bite! It was like 存在 支援する at work for me.?

'Curating the menu, 実験（する）ing the 概念s and flavours, making them look exquisite.?

'It was also the first time people tried my food in so long! So it's 広大な／多数の／重要な to know I'm not the only one who thinks it tastes good!

For anyone else thinking of 実験ing in the kitchen, Poppy 示唆する:? 'Don't be afraid to mess up! We all do, even the プロの／賛成の chefs, and いつかs you learn more about food in the 過程 of 直す／買収する，八百長をするing your mistakes!

'Don't be embarrassed of what other people will think when trying something knew.

'I used to be so conscious of what ex-同僚s would have thought of me putting myself and my food out there online, but happy I made the jump さもなければ I wouldn't be where I am today.

'I'm often throwing stuff together and hoping for the best, rather than に引き続いて recipes. So いつかs I'll be filming something, I'll make it and then try and remember the recipe!?

'I think that's why people enjoyed my 'What A Chef Eats In a Day' series that shows how you can throw stuff together each day for amazing dishes at home.'.

Amex Gold partnered with Poppy O'道具 to celebrate Amex Gold Card's 最近の 共同 with Deliveroo. Amex Gold Cardmembers can now get £5 支援する, twice every month, when ordering their favourite dishes 経由で the Deliveroo app or website, using their Amex Gold Card. To find out more, search 'Amex Gold'.