Shelina Permalloo

Shelina Permalloo is an English cook, author and winner of BBC's "MasterChef" in 2012.
Biography.
Born in Southampton to Mauritian immigrant parents, Permalloo was working as a Project Manager in London when she decided to participate in MasterChef UK 2012. In the final she beat Andrew Kojima and Tom Rennolds with her final menu: octopus served on marinated fennel and ginger; mutton curry with a chilli pumpkin roulade; mango cannelloni filled with lime curd.
After winning MasterChef, she worked in various London-based restaurants. Her first book "Sunshine on a Plate" was published by Ebury Press on 20 June 2013 and contains recipes inspired by Mauritius. Her second book "The Sunshine Diet" was published on 1 January 2015. Shelina opened her first restaurant "Lakaz Maman" in Southampton in April 2016.