• MasterChef UK WINNER: British-Mauritian Shelina Permalloo

  • Nov 30 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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MasterChef UK WINNER: British-Mauritian Shelina Permalloo

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    • Identifying as being a British Mauritian with both parents migrating from Mauritius to the UK in the 1970's, Shelina Permalloo was the first woman of colour to win BBC's MasterChef-UK in 2012. In this podcast, we revisit her MasterChef journey, media work she's taken up since, her dream project of opening her own restaurant & first and foremost as she puts it, her mum life.


    • ⌚️TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:17 - Who is Shelina? 02:26 - The first woman of colour on a food show 04:10 - Why MasterChef? 05:49 - From 25,000 applicants to 70 07:19 - Imposter syndrome 09:42 - I won with Mauritian food 10:43 - The pressure cooker 11:33 - A defining moment 12:20 - The finals 13:25 - Life after MasterChef (Media work, Lakaz Maman) 16:58 - Why I sold the restaurant 19:40 - An all-female led management team 21:58 - Bonding over food 24:01 - Reaffirming my British-Mauritian identity 25:11 - Tackling criticism 27:41 - Mauritius & its diversity 28:36 - More than just exotic cuisine 33:15 - What's next? 35:05 - Food experience in Mauritius


    • CONNECT WITH ME Spotify⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5P3BPjurTTMKSRAwFLAPpz?si=8b835a5f86734ba⁠1 Apple Podcast⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/figuring-out/id1677026977⁠ Instagram⁠https://www.instagram.com/_jemma_p


    • 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHELINA https://www.instagram.com/shelinacooks https://www.youtube.com/@ShelinaPermallooCooks
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