Ravneet Gill

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Ravneet Gill
BornApril 1991
Alma mater University of Southampton
Years active2016–present

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

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Early life and education

Gill is from London and of Indian descent. [3] She studied Psychology at the University of Southampton. [4]

Career

Gill worked as pastry chef at St. John [5] before founding Countertalk. [6] [7] [8]

In 2020 Gill replaced Prue Leith to work as the judge on Junior Bake Off [9] 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. [10] [11] [12] [1]

Gill is a food columnist for The Guardian "Feast" supplement [13] and The Daily Telegraph food supplement. [14]

She was named in CODE Quarterly's spring 2019 list of most influential women in hospitality. [15] In 2020, she appeared on the BBC Good Food list of "game-changers" in the food scene. [16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021–present Junior Bake Off JudgeN/A
2023–presentFive Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great ChefJudgeAlongside Michel Roux Jr and Mike Reid [17]

Books

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Wright, Katie (2 January 2024). "Ravneet Gill: 'I left restaurants after I was bullied by a chef'". The Independent. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. "Ravneet Gill LinkedIn".
  5. 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.
  6. "Home". Ravneet Gill. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Counter Talk: The Platform Reinventing Kitchen Recruitment". Omved Gardens. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "Moving towards a more inclusive food world". Courier. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. "Pastry chef Ravneet Gill storms kitchens in the West". The Telegraph online. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  10. greatbritishchefs. "Countertalk: taking a stand for staff wellbeing - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. greatbritishchefs. "Ravneet Gill – Meet Our Contributors - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. "Countertalk - We'll be back!". countertalk.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. "Ravneet Gill | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Ravneet Gill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  15. "CODE's 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2019" (PDF). CODE Quarterly. No. 18. Spring 2019.
  16. Thompson, Melissa (4 September 2020). "10 game-changers: food greats everyone should know about". BBC Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  17. "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.