Poppy rose to TikTok fame in lockdown 2020 with her highly engaging recipe videos. She quickly became known for her many and varied potato recipes, with her 15-hour potato recipe going viral. Now with more than 4 and a half million followers across platforms and over 400 million views across her channels, she is a highly in-demand food influencer and has cooked alongside a host of names including Sorted Food, Dominique Crenn, Big Zuu, Michelle Roux Jr and Ainsley Harriott. She has been featured across the broadsheet media like The Times (‘The poster girl for TikTok cooks’), The Telegraph (‘A first class enabler’), Daily Mail, Observer and Guardian (‘one of the ascendant stars of TikTok’). She’s appeared a number of times on Saturday Kitchen, and is the co-host of BBC Three’s Young MasterChef. This is her third book.
With her no-nonsense cooking and focus on technical skills, Birmingham-born Poppy is the millennials' answer to Delia Smith * Daily Mail * Her remarkable rise is testament to her kitchen skills and nose for food trends * Observer Food Monthly * This woman knows her stuff. O'Toole is admirably candid and a first-class enabler -- Diana Henry * Sunday Telegraph * Poppy O'Toole knows all the kitchen hacks * Independent * I love Poppy and all her recipes - a brilliant woman and brilliant chef * Lisa Faulkner * The queen of potatoes STRIKES AGAIN! And she just gets it, she gets that what we want is delicious food with less washing up * Kim-Joy Hewlett * I love Poppy's enthusiasm for life, cooking and potatoes. She is infectious! * Angela Hartnett *