Pankaj Bhadouria’s story is that of grit and determination. She quit a 16-year-old job to participate in India’s First MasterChef and went on to win it. She is a TV Host, Author, Columnist, Speaker, & Entrepreneur.
She is also the author of cookery books like MasterChef Cookbook, Barbie- I am a Chef, Chicken from my Kitchen- the Indian Way and The Secret’s in the Spice Mix.
Pankaj has more than 2.5 million followers on Social Media.
In 2012 she established the Pankaj Bhadouria Culinary Academy in Lucknow, now owns the Café By Default, Tramp Tree Cafes in Lucknow.