Opeyemi Famakin who wears many hats shares his story with the hosts and how he started his career as a food critic and food consultant.
A food critic, also known as a restaurant critic or food writer, is someone who samples particular foods or restaurants and then provides.
Exclusive Interview With The No 1 Food Critic in Nigeria, Opeyemi Famakin
How did you decide that you will go into food Criticism?
It wasn’t really a decision. It was just a thing I was doing. I have been doing it since like a monopoly I was just doing it then trust grow and my followers kept on growing then I became more serious with it but they were no plans on being a critic. I was just doing it.
Was it just a thing where you went to eat one day and you had a great or terrible experience and then decided to record it?
I grew up in a family where every holiday we go abroad for food. So I grew up doing this. So when Instagram came my first post was a food review post.
Exclusive Interview With The No 1 Food Critic in Nigeria, Opeyemi Famakin
So is it safe to say you like food?
Love. Not actually just the eating, eating is 20%, the experience, learning about it, and all that good stuff.
How many restaurants would you say you have been to this month?
I have been to a lot. I have been to Enugu, Ibadan, Borno, etc but I can’t count have many I have been to over the last seven months.
Do you Pay for this endeavor?
Yes, I pay for all of them. Out of my own pocket.
Do you make money out of this endeavor?
For being a food critic no but for being a food consultant, yes.
What is the art of food consultancy?
So owning a restaurant is more than just making good food. There’s a digital presence, there’s management, and all the back-end and front-end. I help with that and so far every story has been good.
Do you cook?
Very well.
Opeyemi Famakin currently has 115k followers on Instagram.
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