Dhruv Baker
{{short description|British/Mexican chef}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
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| name = Dhruv Baker
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| birth_place = Mexico
| years_active = 2010–present
| occupation = Chef
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Dhruv Baker is a British cook and was named winner of BBC One's MasterChef competition in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3zdW64fyf8vS5dl2JdSN915/dhruv-baker|title=Dhruv Baker was winner of MasterChef in 2010|accessdate=19 April 2020|website=BBC}}{{cite news |title=Master Chef will change Dhruv Baker's life, 8 April 2010 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/master-chef-will-change-dhruv-bakers-life-6457169.html |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=Evening Standard}}
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.{{cite news |title=Birmingham background of Masterchef winner Dhruv Baker, 16 April 2010 |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/birmingham-background-masterchef-winner-dhruv-3932215 |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=BusinessLive}} 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, London.{{cite news |title=MasterChef UK winners – where are they now?, 6 March 2020 |url=https://www.lovefood.com/news/56496/masterchef-uk-winners-where-are-they-now |accessdate=19 April 2020 |publisher=Love Food}}
Publications
References
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External links
- [https://www.thejollygardeners.com/ The Jolly Gardeners]
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| title = MasterChef UK champion
| years = 2010
| after = Tim Anderson
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Category:English television chefs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:MasterChef (British TV series) winners
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