Nikita Pathakji won MasterChef the Professionals 2022 after 18 gruelling episodes of culinary tasks and challenges set by the series' judges. Currently junior sous chef at Kitchen W8, which describes itself as 'a genuinely relaxed and friendly Michelin star neighbourhood restaurant'. While she cites her parents as the first people to teach her cookery, her CV boasts certification from Westminster Kingsway College as well as time spent in the kitchens of the Lanesborough Hotel London, Chelsea's Claude Bosi at Bibendum, and Core By Clare Smyth.