Andy Hearnden

Andrew Hearnden (born 7 October 1985), better known by his online moniker Andy Cooks, is a New Zealand chef and YouTuber based in Australia. He worked in restaurants for 20 years before turning to social media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,

Moving to London he started working for Michelin-star chef Tom Aikens at Chelsea's Tom's Kitchen, then at E&O in Notting Hill, before Shoreditch's Great Eastern Dining Room to be their head chef at the age of 24.

Content creator In November 2021, Hearnden started publishing on TikTok under the name Andy Cooks. Later, he posted Instagram, YouTube and Facebook content for home cooks. Within 18 months of starting, he had 10 million subscribers across his social media platforms.

His cooking videos are known for the Hey Babe format. The Sydney Daily Telegraph described him as a top 25 Australian on TikTok, and The Australian ranked him Australia's #41 top influencer. Taste.com.au considered him one of its most popular food influencers of the year and The Courier-Mail one of the Sunshine Coast's top influencers.

In 2023 the Herald Sun named him one of Victoria's top Instagram influencers. The Courier-Mail ranked him in its list of the Sunshine Coast's most influential people, and also included him amongst Queensland's top YouTube and Instagram creators. YouTube Australia named Hearnden its top creator.

Publications

Personal life Hearnden is in a relationship with Katelyn Flood.

Television