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Nils Markus Aujalay (born 30 April 1971, in Uppsala) is a
Nils Markus Aujalay (born 30 April 1971, in Uppsala) is a Swedish
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chef
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who participates in several cooking shows on Swedish TV4 (Sweden). He was awarded Chef of the Year
A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...
in 2004.
Biography
Markus Aujalay has a Burmese father and a Swedish mother. His grandfather was born in Punjab, northern India, and emigrated to Burma when he was 17 years old. Once there, he had a son who moved to England and met Markus' mother. Aujalay's first work as a chef was at Arlandia Hotel a few years after senior high school. He was then employed at Operakällaren. Aujalay has since worked in the restaurant Fredsgatan 12 and runs the restaurant service in Winterviken, both in Stockholm; Fjällpuben in Åre; and participates in the jury of the TV show ''Sveriges mästerkock
''Sveriges mästerkock'' is a Swedish competitive reality television cooking show based on the original British version of ''MasterChef (UK TV series), MasterChef''. The first episode aired on 12 January 2011 on TV4 (Sweden), TV4.
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'' (Masterchef Sweden) and '' Sveriges yngsta mästerkock'' (Masterchef Junior of Sweden) on TV4.
In 2000, Aujalay was awarded Årets gröna kock (new chef of the year) and Årets viltkock (wild game meat chef of the year). In 2004 he was awarded Chef of the Year
A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...
.
Aujalay has published the books ''Mat hemma och på krogen'' (2005), ''Med mycket grönt'' (2009), ''Måndag-torsdag : riktig mat för familjen'' (2010), ''Mina favoriter från Barcelona'' (2011), ''Markus pasta'' (2012), ''Markus kokbok - plockmat, vardagslyx, söndagsmiddag och desserter'' (2012), ''Markus höst- och vintermat'' (2014) and ''Markus vår- och sommarmat'' (2015).
He also has his own wines, red and rose, "Signature by Markus Aujalay."
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