Depinder Chhibber Biography – Depinder Chhibber Wiki
Depinder Chhibber is a practicing pharmacist, following in the footsteps of her fellow pharmacist father.She is a contestant on MasterChef Australia Season 13 & 17. She placed 8th on Season 13.
Born in New Delhi, Depinder Chhibber moved to Newcastle at the age of 11. Now based in Sydney, she still considers herself a Novocastrian, but her heart and soul remains in India.
Highly influenced by the women in her family, Depinder grew up watching her grandmother, mum and aunties cook, fascinating and inspiring her to cook from a very young age. This involvement has nurtured her style of cooking, learning many traditional recipes from her mother and her passion to cook from her father.
Cooking is a passion that she cannot ignore, with much of her free time spent reading recipes and daydreaming about cooking experiments.
Depinder is inspired by Indian and South East Asian flavours. As a self-taught baker, she adores cooking pastry and desserts.
Counting Gordon Ramsay, Donna Hay, Kirsten Tibballs, Kunal Kapur and Gaggan Anand among her kitchen idols, it is clear Depinder has taken inspiration from each of them.
A keen traveller in pre-COVID times, Depinder is always up for a holiday. Most recently she visited Nepal and completed the Everest Base Camp trek, a dream come true for her.
The ability to adapt, move fast and to take on board constructive criticism will stand her in good stead during her MasterChef Australia journey, as will her ability to multitask.
She hopes her time in the MasterChef kitchen will make Indian food more accessible, with her ultimate dream to write a recipe book showcasing Indian fusion cuisine.
Depinder Chhibber Age
She was born in 1992 in India.
Depinder Chhibber Husband
Her biggest supporter is her husband Gurkirat, who she married in 2018. They have two daughters. Together they have had the opportunity to travel Australia and the world, bonding over a good meal and new scenery, with dining experiences often dictating destinations.
Depinder Chhibber Family
Highly influenced by the women in her family, Depinder grew up watching her grandmother, mum and aunties cook, fascinating and inspiring her to cook from a very young age.
This involvement has nurtured her style of cooking, learning many traditional recipes from her mother and her passion to cook from her father.
Depinder Chhibber MasterChef Australia
India-born Depinder is a contestant on the 17th season of MasterChef Australia dubbed Back to Win concept. She was initially a contestant in season 13.
She certainly left her mark on the thirteenth season of MasterChef Australia.
In 2023, she was also a special guest chef on MasterChef India – which is quite a feat for a MasterChef alumni to feature on two versions of the global smash hit show.
Depinder is the third contestant to win ‘Immunity’ on MasterChef Australia, also quite an achievement.
Upon announcement of the contestants, she wrote in an Instagram post, “Back to win ! 🙌🏼. MasterChef Australia changed my life forever and here we are….at it again 🥰”
The other contestants are Alana Lowes, Andre Ursini, Audra Morrice, Beau Cook, Ben Macdonald, Cath Collins, Callum Hann, Declan Cleary, Darrsh Clarke, Jamie Fleming, Jimmy Wong, Laura Sharrad, Matt Hopcraft, Pete Campbell, Rhiannon Anderson, Rue Mupedzi, Samira El Khafir, Sarah Todd, Savindri Perera, Snezana Calic, Steph De Sousa, Theo Loizou, and Tim Bone.
Ethnicity
The chef is of Asian ethnicity.
Her Instagram handle is @depinder_.
