FROM STUDENT GRUB TO FINE DINING — ALL SERVED UP WITH A CHARMING SMILE
HARI BEAVIS, 22, @ haribeavis, 147,500 followers
GLAMOROUS, blonde student Hari describes herself as a ‘happy foodie’ and combines cooking with viral TikTok challenges, tips on university life and fashion content.
Her light-hearted style involves using a wine bottle as a rolling pin and adding prosecco to spaghetti.
Dishes range from ‘student pasta’ costing less than €3 to seafood fettuccine and Earl Grey tea loaf. COOKING EXPERIENCE: Hari started cooking when she was 14, preparing meals for her younger sister while her mum worked late.
She honed her skills by taking a two-week cookery course in preparation for a series of ski seasons. As a solo chalet host, she spent months cooking gourmet meals of up to ten courses for guests. KNOWN FOR: Alternating high-end fine dining (think chorizo carbonara and summer Pavlova) with budget student recipes, tips on using up leftovers and tours of her university kitchen.
She is not averse to wearing clingy, low-cut outfits, and can often be found dancing alongside her cooking. SHE SAYS: ‘My style of cooking is very much “just wing it”. I very rarely follow a recipe because cooking to me is experimenting.
‘I don’t think you have to be a skilled cook to make good food — but I do believe you have to put a bit of love into the food you’re making.
‘My dream would be to work as a foodie TV presenter or have my own TV show.’ SIGNATURE DISH: White chocolate and raspberry pancakes. Sieve one cup of plain flour and half a cup of self-raising flour into a bowl. Add 50g caster sugar and 2 tsp baking powder, and whisk to combine.
In a small jug, mix 55g melted butter, one cup of milk and two eggs, and whisk to combine.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix to make a smooth batter. Stir in a packet of white chocolate chips and half a punnet of raspberries.
Melt a knob of butter in a small frying pan and cook spoonfuls of the batter for a few minutes on each side. When they start to bubble, flip them over.