Darrsh Clarke Biography – Darrsh Clarke Wiki
Darrsh Clarke is a contestant on MasterChef Australia Season 16 & 17. He placed 6th on Season 16. He makes a comeback on season 17 for the Back to Win concept.
Though he always loved to cook, Darrsh steered away from his passion to make his parents proud. Starting with an Engineering degree, before completing a Management and Marketing degree. His career since has spanned marketing and, management consultant roles.
Despite his culinary enthusiasm, Clarke has worked in the business sector up until now – with cooking just being a hobby on the side.
The business consultant cum chef represented Western Australia on both the basketball and volleyball court over the years, Darrsh Clarke brings a competitive spirit to the MasterChef Australia kitchen that he hopes will give him an edge.
Darrsh Clarke Age
He was born in 1992. He now resides in Perth, Western Australia.
Darrsh Clarke Wife
Western Australia chef Clarke is not married yet.
Darrsh Clarke MaterChef Australia
Chef Clarke is a contestant in the 17th season of MaterChef Australia (Back to Win concept.) He previously was a contestant in the 16th season and placed 6th. He, Harry, & Nat won the first Mystery Box Challenge of the season (16).
The other contestants in the 17th season alongside him are; Alana Lowes, Andre Ursini, Audra Morrice, Beau Cook, Ben Macdonald, Cath Collins, Callum Hann, Declan Cleary, Depinder Chhibber, 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.
Darrsh Clarke Family
His earliest kitchen memory – and perhaps one of his favourites – goes back to his childhood when he would spend school holidays at his grandparents’ house.
“My grandma would always be making me cakes and I had such a sweet tooth [even still to this day],” he said to Draw Your Box. “I’d be seeing her bake, and she’d let me jump in and cook.”
Darrsh Clarke Parents
He grew up as the only child of Tamil immigrants from Sri Lanka. Darrsh’s love of food was heavily influenced by his late father, a chef in an Indian restaurant whom Darrsh would watch in the kitchen, in awe.
To this day, his Dad remains the biggest influence on how Darrsh approaches life, with passion and creativity, two traits that he will bring to the MasterChef Australia competition.
His heritage also played a huge role in him developing a particular passion for food. Whether it was visiting his grandparents on a Sunday, or going to the temple with family when growing up, there were always lots of delicious dishes.
Clarke’s parents were born and brought up in Sri Lanka and moved to Perth in 1989. His father’s first job in Australia involved cooking at an Indian restaurant, before he went on to become a university professor.
“He was a massive influence,” Clarke reflects. “As I grew older, I grew into who I am. When my dad did pass away, my mum and I had a couple of heart-to-heart conversations. She was like, ‘You are identical to your dad.’”
Ethnicity
He is of Asian ethnicity. His parents originally came from Sri Lanka as a result of conflict and feelings of displacement in the country.
His Instagram handle is @darrshclarke.
