Another belter for you this week as I got some time with Masterchef: The Professionals champion 2022, Nikita Pathakji. One of the the joys of that competition is that it gives chefs of all levels the opportunity to compete against each other, with Nikita winning the competition whilst at Junior Sous Chef level. Her career has of course accelerated since then which we cover in our chat. We also get through:- Using brownies to get out of UniversityMoving to LondonFinger sandwichesMoving to Micheln StarBibendumTaking time out to TravelBack to LondonMoving past MichelinPhil HowardKitchen W8Positive shoutoutsMasterchef: The Professionals - The journeyThe future And so much more. There's a whole lot more to Nikita than her Masterchef Journey and she's building herself a world class career, following what she is passionate about and taking some serious learning along the way. There's so much to love in her story. Enjoy! The Guest Instagram - @chefnikita.p Website - https://www.chefnikita.com/ Nikita Pathakji, the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2022, grew up in Derby before moving to London to pursue her dreams of becoming a chef. Nikita has worked in various Michelin starred restaurants across London, until she joined Kitchen W8 in 2020 where she worked up to Junior Sous Chef. Nikita is classically trained with a love for Asian flavours and loves to create her own style of fine dining in the dishes she creates. These days you can taste Nikita's food at events and pop ups across the country. The Sponsor Today’s episode comes to you in partnership with RotaCloud, the people management platform for shift-based teams. RotaCloud lets managers create and share rotas, record attendance, and manage annual leave in minutes — all from a single, web-based app. It makes work simple for your team, too, allowing them to check their rotas, request holiday, and even pick up extra shifts straight from their phones. Try RotaCloud’s time-saving tools today by heading to https://rotacloud.com/phil This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy