Ravneet Gill
Ravneet Gill | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1991 |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Ravneet Gill (born April 1991[1]) is a British pastry chef, author of The Pastry Chef's Guide,[2] activist and television presenter.
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
| 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[17] |
Books
- The Pastry Chef's Guide (HarperCollins, 2020) ISBN 9781911641513
- Sugar, I Love You (HarperCollins, 2021) ISBN 9781911663829
References
- ^ a b "Ravneet GILL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Gill, Ravneet (2 April 2020). The Pastry Chef's Guide: The Secret to Successful Baking Every Time. Pavilion Books. ISBN 9781911641513.
- ^ Wright, Katie (2 January 2024). "Ravneet Gill: 'I left restaurants after I was bullied by a chef'". The Independent. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Ravneet Gill LinkedIn".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Home". Ravneet Gill. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Counter Talk: The Platform Reinventing Kitchen Recruitment". Omved Gardens. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Moving towards a more inclusive food world". Courier. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Pastry chef Ravneet Gill storms kitchens in the West". The Telegraph online. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ greatbritishchefs. "Countertalk: taking a stand for staff wellbeing - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ greatbritishchefs. "Ravneet Gill – Meet Our Contributors - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Countertalk - We'll be back!". countertalk.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Ravneet Gill | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Ravneet Gill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "CODE's 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2019" (PDF). CODE Quarterly. No. 18. Spring 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Melissa (4 September 2020). "10 game-changers: food greats everyone should know about". BBC Good Food. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "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.