SHELINA PERMALLOO
MasterChef Winner
Restaurant owner and Author
- Shelina Permalloo wowed TV judges of BBC’s MasterChef in 2012 and won the TV show with over 6.5 million viewers with her unique dishes of Mauritius the small island in Africa.
- Shelina has also appeared in other TV shows:
BBC1 - MasterChef returns every year as a guest judge
C4 John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 2020
Channel 4 What’s Cooking and Sunday Brunch
ITV’s Lorraine and This Morning (filmed a mini-series with Lorraine called ‘Shelina’s Mauritian Kitchen’)
Food Network ‘The Big Eat’ with Ching He Heung, as well as the Christmas series
MasterChef South Africa – Series 3 filmed in Mauritius as a guest Judge
- In April 2016 Shelina opened up her first restaurant ‘Lakaz Maman Mauritian Street Kitchen’ in Southampton, UK.
Lakaz Maman means Mum’s House an ode to the inspiration behind her cookery success, the restaurant focuses on Modern Mauritian Street Food showcasing the best of this African island
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- Books:
Sunshine on a Plate, 2013, Penguin – Award Winning Best African Cookbook 2013, Gourmand Awards
Sunshine Diet, 2014, Penguin
SOCIAL MEDIA Platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.
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