Dhruv Baker is a British cook and was named winner of

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...

'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 , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. 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 London suburb and comprises mostly residential Victorian terraced houses with a high street of shops, bars, and restaurants between Garratt Lane, Al ...

, London.

Publications

* ''Spice: Layers of Flavour'' (2014)

References

External links

The Jolly Gardeners
* Living people British chefs Mexican chefs English television chefs Reality cooking competition winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{Mexico-tv-bio-stub