Ben Lippett

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Birthplace England

#228,038 Most Popular

About

British cook, food writer, recipe developer, and co-founder of Dr Sting's Hot Honey. He is known by his handle dinnerbyben on social media, boasting over 1.2 million followers on Instagram and 300,000 on TikTok. He spent years working at a spate of restaurants in the UK and Australia - including a brief but rewarding stint at a butcher's - before making the leap to food media.

Before fame

He has an American Studies degree from the University of Sussex. He's cooked professionally since the 2010's and worked at restaurants all over the world. He has previously worked as Senior Food Producer at MOB, where he produced content focused on technique and ingredients.

Trivia

His recipes on social media for fresh pasta, stuffed olives, steak frites and more have gone viral numerous times. He currently writes and produces recipe content for a variety of digital media outlets, and is most known for his popular substack How I Cook. His debut cookbook by the same name will be released in September of 2025.

Family life

He is from England.

Associated with

In December 2024, he collaborated with Laura Jackson on social media to prepare canapés. 

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