Calum Harris
Calum Harris (born 1999) is an English vegan cook and influencer known for promoting plant-based recipes.
Life
[edit]Harris was born in 1999 and spent his childhood in Bromley.[1][2] He describes himself as a home cook and not a chef; he gained cooking experience from his mother.[3][4] He started social media in June 2019 to promote vegan recipes with accessible and simple ingredients. In 2022 he competed on The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver.[3][5] Harris authored his first cookbook The 20 Minute Vegan in 2023 which features quick vegan recipes that are easy to make in 20 minutes.[4] It became a UK bestseller.[4]
In 2024, Harris signed a two-book deal with The Quarto Group Carnival.[1] His book Proper Healthy: 80 Plant-Based Recipes with a Boost was published in 2025.[6]
Veganism
[edit]Harris became a vegan in 2018.[3] In 2021, he became a member of "Plantboiis", a group of vegan social media influencers that came together to challenge stereotypes about veganism.[7] During this time Harris was described as "building up one of the biggest UK-based vegan accounts on TikTok".[7] Harris has challenged the misconception that vegans cannot get enough protein. He has commented that vegans are able to consume a protein-rich diet from the consumption of legumes, nuts, seeds, seitan, tofu and whole grains.[7]
His book The 20-Minute Vegan challenges common misconceptions about vegan food such as it being difficult, expensive or low in protein.[8]
Selected publications
[edit]- The 20-Minute Vegan: Quick, Easy Food. Bluebird. 2023. ISBN 978-1035013654.
- Proper Healthy: 80 Plant-Based Recipes With a Boost. Carnival. 2025. ISBN 978-0711298644.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carnival to serve up two more books by 20-minute vegan Calum Harris". The Bookseller. 2024. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024.
- ^ Selwood, Daniel (2025). "Crazy Sexy Food: podcast welcomes chilled not-chef Calum Harris". The Grocer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c "About Me". Calum Harris. 2025. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Colville, Charlie (2023). "Calum Harris On His Debut Cookbook The 20 Minute Vegan". Country & Town House. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025.
- ^ "S1 E3: Calum Harris". Viva!. 2023. Archived from the original on April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Proper Healthy: 80 Plant-Based Recipes with a Boost". 2025. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Silva, Chantal Da (2021). "'There's more to veganism than salad': Meet the UK's vegan changemakers taking over Instagram and TikTok". The Independent. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bluebird gobbles up début cookbook by vegan influencer Harris". The Bookseller. 2022. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022.
