Name Pankaj Bhadouria | Spouse Charu Samarth | |
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Website www.pankajbhadouria.com Children Siddhant Samarth, Sonalika Samarth Parents Priya Khanna, Vinod Khanna Profiles | ||
Tete a tete with master chef pankaj bhadouria
Pankaj Bhadouria is the winner of MasterChef India Season 1 (2010). She was a school teacher who quit a 16-year-old job to participate in the first season of MasterChef India. She has hosted the TV shows Chef Pankaj Ka Zayka (StarPlus), Kifayati Kitchen (Zee Khana Khazana), 3 Course with Pankaj (Zee Khana Khazana), Rasoi se- Pankaj Bhadouria ke Saath(ETV), Sales Ka Baazigar (ETV). She was the first MasterChef Winner worldwide to have an official MasterChef Cookbook in her name and has written two more cookery books Barbie- I am a Chef, and Chicken from my Kitchen (Bloomsbury Publishing)
Contents
- Tete a tete with master chef pankaj bhadouria
- Womennow in the kitchen with master chef pankaj bhadouria then at shakti 2012
- Early life
- Teaching career
- Television
- Pankaj Bhadouria Culinary Academy
- Endorsements
- Awards and recognition
- Speaker
- Charity work
- References
Womennow in the kitchen with master chef pankaj bhadouria then at shakti 2012
Early life
Born on 14 July 1971 in New Delhi to Vinod Khanna and Priya Khanna, Pankaj is the elder of their two children with one younger brother. She lost her father at the age of 13 years and her mother when she was 22. She did her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, New Delhi and finished her higher education in Lucknow. She did her Bachelors in English, Masters in English Literature from Lucknow University and then she also did her Bachelors in Education from Lucknow University to prepare herself for her chosen career. She is married to Charu Samarth and has two children, a daughter, Sonalika Bhadouria and a son, Siddhant Bhadouria.
Teaching career
She started her career in 1994 at City Montessori School, Lucknow, teaching English to High School students. From 1996, she was promoted to teach English to the Senior Secondary classes. She went on to teach till she was forced to quit her job in 2010 to participate in MasterChef India Season 1.
Television
Pankaj Bhadouria Culinary Academy
Pankaj started her culinary academy in Lucknow on 16 August 2012. It offers Professional Courses and Certificate Courses for amateur chefs. As she was a teacher before MasterChef, this academy is a success.
Endorsements
Pankaj's passion for cooking has made her a personality of choice for many a brand.
Pankaj is a part of Microsoft Lumia 535 Digital Campaign where along with Kangana Ranaut and Saina Nehwal, she encourages people to follow their dreams in an inspiring film titled "Ashaiyen"
Pankaj is also the face of the Brand Knorr- Cup a soup, Soups and Noodles and has shot an extensive TV Campaign and Print Campaigns for Knorr.
She is also the Brand Ambassador for MasterChef Travels Cox and Kings Worldwide.
She also endorsed Eastern Masalas, a leading Spice Brand in Southern India.
She was also the face of Taaza Tea, HUL, activity- Huunar Apka, Pehchaan Hamaari, an effort to recognise the hidden talents in women from small towns in Uttar Pradesh.
Pankaj Bhadouria is chosen by the Spanish Government as an Ambassador for the promotion of Olive Oil in India for the campaign called Olive Oil Revolution.
Awards and recognition
Speaker
Pankaj has a number of times been invited as a speaker to many prestigious events