Alok Vasanth
Participating Chef - New Zealand
Chef Alok began cooking at the renowned restaurant of Peter Gordon in Auckland at the age of 18. He continued his training with Peter Thornley at Kermadec. After this, he traveled around India for five years, studying, working, organizing events, researching, and more. He moved to Melbourne to work with chef Adam D'silva at Tonka and Hayden McMillan at The Roving Marrow.
Returned to New Zealand to work with Chef Sid Sahrawat at Cassia (Won Supreme Restaurant Two years and Runner Up for the third year) Working at The Tasting shed (won Runner Up Best Destination in just 8 months).
Student: Winika Latasha Hutchins
School: Ignite Colleges