Ravneet Gill (born April 1991[1]) is a British pastry chef, author of The Pastry Chef's Guide,[2] activist and television presenter.

Ravneet Gill
BornApril 1991 (1991-04) (age 33)
NationalityBritish
OccupationPastry chef/Author/TV presenter/Activist
Years active2016–present
Known forJunior Bake Off

Early life and education

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Gill studied Psychology at the University of Southampton[3]

Career

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Gill worked as pastry chef at St. John[4] before founding Countertalk.[5][6][7]

In 2020 Gill replaced Prue Leith to work as the judge on Junior Bake Off[8] alongside Liam Charles and Harry Hill. She is founder and director of Countertalk - a job service and community that promotes healthy work environments in the food industry[9][10][11][1]

Gill is a food columnist for The Guardian "Feast" supplement[12] and The Daily Telegraph food supplement.[13]

She was named in CODE Quarterly's spring 2019 list of most influential women in hospitality.[14]


Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2021–present Junior Bake Off Judge N/A
2023–present Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef Judge Alongside Michel Roux Jr and Mike Reid[15]

Books

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  • The Pastry Chef's Guide (HarperCollins, 2020) ISBN 9781911641513
  • Sugar, I Love You (HarperCollins, 2021) ISBN 9781911663829

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ravneet GILL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Ravneet (2 April 2020). The Pastry Chef's Guide: The Secret to Successful Baking Every Time. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781911641513.
  3. ^ "Ravneet Gill LinkedIn".
  4. ^ Druckman, Charlotte (16 October 2020). "A 'Perfect' Chocolate Chip Cookie, and the Chef Who Created It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Home". Ravneet Gill. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Counter Talk: The Platform Reinventing Kitchen Recruitment". Omved Gardens. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Moving towards a more inclusive food world". Courier. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Pastry chef Ravneet Gill storms kitchens in the West". The Telegraph online. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ greatbritishchefs. "Countertalk: taking a stand for staff wellbeing - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. ^ greatbritishchefs. "Ravneet Gill – Meet Our Contributors - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Countertalk - We'll be back!". countertalk.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ravneet Gill | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Ravneet Gill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. ^ "CODE's 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2019" (PDF). CODE Quarterly. No. 18. Spring 2019.
  15. ^ "Culinary experts Ravneet Gill and Mike Reid join Michel Roux Jr as judges on Five Star Kitchen: Britain's Next Great Chef". channel4.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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