Dhruv Baker is a British cook and was named winner of
BBC One
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's
''MasterChef'' competition in 2010.
Early life
Baker was born in Mexico to an English father and Indian mother. After completing secondary school he moved to England to study for a degree in Business and Spanish at
Birmingham University
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...
. Although he started his career in media sales, he gave up his job to enter ''MasterChef''.
Career
Since winning
''MasterChef 2010'', Dhruv has become co-owner of catering company called Earlsfield Kitchen and the Jolly Gardeners pub in
Earlsfield
Earlsfield is an area within the London Borough of Wandsworth, London, England. It is a typical south London suburb and comprises mostly residential Victorian terraced houses with a high street of shops, bars, and restaurants between Garratt Lan ...
, London.
Publications
* ''Spice: Layers of Flavour''
(2014)
References
External links
The Jolly Gardeners*
Living people
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
English people of Indian descent
English television chefs
MasterChef (British TV series) winners
Mexican chefs
Mexican people of English descent
Mexican people of Indian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
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