Never shy away from thinking outside the box’

Santosh Shah, a London-based Nepali origin chef, shares his culinary journey, his aspirations and his excitement on being selected for UK’s MasterChef: The Professionals.

Born and raised in Karjanha village in Siraha district, Santosh Shah is a London-based chef. Shah started his culinary journey in the UK working at Dishoom, an Indian chain restaurant, and since has worked with Michelin-starred Atul Kochhar, at Kochhar’s restaurant, Benares, and was also the executive chef at The LaLit London. He is now the head chef at the famed Cinnamon Kitchen, also in London.