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Elijah Quashie (born 1993 in Enfield, London),[3] also known as The Chicken Connoisseur or The CNSR (screen name), is an internet celebrity and fried chicken restaurant critic, known for his viral YouTube video series The Pengest Munch.[4][5][6]

The Chicken Connoisseur
Personal information
Born	Elijah Quashie May 1993 (age 29)[1] Enfield, London, England
Occupation	Internet celebrity Fried chicken restaurant critic
YouTube information
Channel	The CNSR
Years active	2015–present
Genre	Food
Subscribers	865,000[2]
Total views	94,000,000[2]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2016
Last updated: 5 May 2022

Career

Quashie started his YouTube channel The Pengest Munch in August 2015, inspired by Gregg Wallace of television series MasterChef, produced by film maker Elishama Udorok.[5] Until December 2016, Quashie's videos had around 700 views each, with a total of 150 subscribers.[5] The videos involve Quashie visiting, critiquing and rating chicken shops around London.[7]

The Pengest Munch went viral on 9 December, with coverage from The Huffington Post,[6] The Daily Telegraph[8] and BuzzFeed[7] and support from John Boyega and Graham Linehan.[8] Metro cited "stunning insight, humour and style" as the reasons behind his success.[9] Another focus of the coverage has been the use of slang in the videos;[6][8] The Huffington Post has been criticised for suggesting that in these videos "the slang of working class black kids is beyond normal comprehension".[10] He appeared on ITV London on 13 December,[11] and released a new episode to YouTube on 16 December.[12]

In December 2016, he established Chicken Connoisseur Ltd[1] and in April 2017 it was announced that he would be writing a book entitled The Pengest Munch: In Search of the Nation's 50 Favourite Chicken Establishments, published by Blink Publishing.

It was announced in October 2017 that Quashie would star in a new Channel 4 television show entitled The Peng Life.[13] The programme started in August 2018[14] and featured four episodes.[15]

In January 2021, Quashie renamed his channel to The CNSR.[16]

Controversy

In January 2017, Quashie came under criticism after he featured Taylor Harris (stage name 'Bonkaz') rapping in one of his YouTube videos. Harris was previously convicted of groping a 13-year-old girl in 2010. Harris was also jailed for three years in 2011 for his part in a kidnapping and torture of a 22-year-old disabled man.[17]

Personal life

Quashie lives in Tottenham in North London.[4] Following his rise to fame, many people speculated about his age due to his youthful appearance. Quashie confirmed his age as 23 (as of December 2016) in a tweet he swiftly deleted. This is corroborated by a number of government records stating his date of birth as May 1993.[18] Quashie has also said that he is not interested in discussing his age.[19] Quashie is also an Arsenal fan, stating it in his YouTube videos and interviews since his rise to prominence.[20] Quashie is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[21]

In May 2017, Quashie endorsed Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 UK general election. During an interview with The Fader he said: "he's one of the few people who make sense".[22]

References

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