Sarah Todd is an Australian model, chef, restaurateur, public speaker and author. He gained popularity when he cooked an Indian dish like Aloo Gobi in the 2014 MasterChef Australia, which was its sixth edition, after which he opened two restaurants in India, wrote two books about cooking and traveled to India to learn about Indian cuisine. Traveled extensively in various parts. Cooking. He has participated in other editions of MasterChef Australia and has also starred in TV shows. He has declared himself an Indophile.
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Wiki/Biography
He was born on Sunday, 26 October 1986 (age 36 years; as in 2022) in Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. She learned baking from her mother and started cooking at the age of 9. At the age of 18, a modeling agency signed her and she moved to Sydney to work on modeling assignments for brands such as Gucci and Hugo Boss. When she moved to live with her in-laws in London, UK, she developed an interest in Indian food. In 2013, he enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu, a cooking school in London. After that, he worked in several prestigious restaurants before entering the MasterChef Australia 2014 show. She says that after the birth of her son she realized that cooking was her passion and decided to pursue it seriously. Later, she became a restaurateur by opening restaurants in India. She has been living in India since 2014. She has also been a guest speaker at various prestigious events such as the Economic Times Global Summit and the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
Sarah Todd’s childhood photo
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Brunette
Eye colour: green
Image Measurements (Approx): 33 24 35
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Steve and mother’s name is Lorraine. When she was 2 years old, her father left her and went to Japan. His mother raised him single-handedly. His mother was also known as the ‘Pavlova Queen’. His mother is suffering from breast cancer. He has 2 elder brothers, Stephen, who is a mining partner, and Matthew, who is a train driver.
Sarah Todd (centre) with her son (in green jacket), nephew (wearing glasses), mother (far right) and two brothers, Stephen and Matthew
husband and children
In 2011, she gave birth to their son, Phoenix, who lives with them. Phoenix’s father is Devinder Singh Garcha, who was Sara’s fiancé at the time of Phoenix’s birth. Phoenix also has an interest in cooking, and with his mother, he cooked massaman curry on an episode of the cooking show Homestead to Fork. He lives primarily with his mother, Sarah; However, when she is not present due to his business ventures, he lives with his father.
Sarah Todd with her son Phoenix
Fiance’
In 2009, he met Devinder Singh Garcha of Indian origin through a common friend in Sydney. Later, she moved to the UK to live with him and his parents. Soon, they got engaged to each other and were planning to get married in 2015; However, they broke up.
relationships/affairs
In 2018, she reportedly dated Indian film producer Imtiaz Ali.
Religion
She follows Christianity.
livelihood
Modeling and brand endorsement
She started modeling at the age of 18 and moved to Sydney. She began working for the Chadwick Modeling Agency in 2005 and worked for them until 2010. In 2008, she became the brand ambassador of salon brand Bio Sculpture Australia and endorsed the brand for 4 years until 2012. In 2010, she worked for the modeling agency Chic Management. For a short time. In 2012, she worked for Neves Model Agency in London, UK. In 2012, she appeared in the music video for Australian singer Johnny Ruffo’s song ‘On Top’. In August 2012, she went to Hamburg, Germany to model for Body & Soul modeling agency for 2 weeks. She has also launched the Rhapsody jewelery collection for the popular brand Zoya Jewels with Sussanne Khan.
Sarah Todd (left) launching the Rhapsody jewelry collection for Zoya Jewels
Chef and Restaurant Owner
While she was living with her in-laws in London, she enrolled in the Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in London. Later, he worked as a chef in many prestigious restaurants. She specialized in French cuisine and learned Indian cuisine (primarily Punjabi cuisine) from her mother-in-law at home. After making Aloo Gobi on MasterChef Australia in 2014, he gained many followers on social media in India. She stood 9th in the show. She gained almost 50,000 followers on Instagram within a week of that particular episode airing. In 2015, she moved to India and opened her first restaurant Antares, an Australian-themed restaurant for casual dining, on Vagator Beach in Goa. He has opened this restaurant in partnership with Delhi businessman Ashish Dev Kapoor. He also made a TV series called My Restaurant in India, which showed the process of building a restaurant. In 2016, the show was broadcast by Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service to over 150 countries.
Sarah Todd (right) with her business partner Ashish Dev Kapoor
In 2016, she created a TV series Serve It Like Sara, which featured her time spent in Goa learning about Indian cuisine. It was produced by Fox Life India. In 2017, he participated in the Indian restaurant entrepreneur show Grilled, produced by Fox Life India. She was a judge on the show along with famous Indian restaurateur Riyaz Amlani and music director Vishal Dadlani.
Riyaz Amlani (left), Sarah Todd (center), and Vishal Dadlani (right)
In 2018, he hosted the show Awesome Assam with Sarah Todd, in which he showcased various cuisines of Assam, India as well as its natural landscape.
Sarah Todd during the shooting of the show Awesome Assam with Sarah Todd
Join us on a soul-stirring journey through the rich landscapes of #Assam Our new show, Awesome Awesome with Sarah Todd, premieres Saturday at 8 p.m. @Sarah_Todd_ pic.twitter.com/Q1tz0qAILp
– FoxLife India (@FoxLifeIndia) 23 March 2018
That same year, she also shot for the show The Good Cooks and tried cooking local Fijian dishes. The show was filmed by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research, Australia, to showcase Fijian cooking techniques.
Sarah Todd (center) during the shooting of the show The Good Cooks.
In 2018, he opened his second restaurant, The Wine Rack, in Mumbai. His business partner was again Ashish Kapoor. He also made a TV series in India called My Second Restaurant, which was re-broadcast by the Australian broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service. He was invited to participate again in MasterChef 2020, which he declined due to his career commitments. In 2022, she was invited to participate again and came in second place. When asked about his career he said,
“I have always been curious and enjoy learning new things. When I was younger, I tried a lot of different things and kept searching for one thing I really loved doing. Luckily, modeling was something that just happened, but it wasn’t something that excited me to the core. So when I started cooking, when my son was born, I realized how passionate I was about it. I knew it was something I wanted to explore and make a career out of, so I gave myself a year to either turn it into a career or go back to modeling as that was also a stable career option. However, everything fell into place and I haven’t looked back since.”
Sarah Todd in the show MasterChef Australia 2022
In 2022, he participated in the Culinary Masters at Gastrobeats 2022 in Singapore.
Sarah Todd at Gastrobeats 2022, Singapore
He has spoken at various events around the world and given various interviews regarding his travels. She appeared at the ET Global Business Summit 2019, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest.
Sarah Todd speaking at the ET Global Business Summit 2019
She has written 2 books, The Healthy Model Cookbook in 2016 and My Indian Kitchen in 2021.
Sarah Todd shows off her first book, The Healthy Model Cookbook
Sarah Todd shows her book My Indian Kitchen
Favorite
- Restaurant: Aru, a South Asian restaurant in Melbourne
- Indian chefs: Vicky Ratnani, Manish Mehrotra, Sanjana Patel and Vinesh Johny
Facts/General Knowledge
- She suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), due to which doctors declared her pregnancy dangerous and when she gave birth to her son, she called him a miracle baby.
- He has been suffering from migraine since childhood.
- In an interview, she had said that if she had not become a chef, she would have been a car driver.
- He has worked with many prestigious chefs like Marco Pierre White and Sanjeev Kapoor.
Sarah Todd (right) with Marco Pierre White.
Sarah Todd (left) with Sanjeev Kapoor.
- She often shares her pictures with many celebrities on social media.
Sarah Todd (left) with Priyanka Chopra.
Sarah Todd (right) with Yuvraj Singh.
Sarah Todd (right) with Zayed Khan.
- She celebrates Indian festivals with great enthusiasm.
Sara Todd (left) with Ranveer Singh during Holi celebrations.
Sarah Todd (left) with Pharrell Williams during Holi celebrations.
- He broke his ankle during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Sarah Todd broke her ankle during the Covid-19 lockdown
- He was invited to the premiere of the James Bond franchise film ‘No Time to Die’.
Sara and her son Phoenix at the premiere of No Time to Die
- In 2017, he redesigned the dining menu of PVR Cinemas.
- In 2019, his restaurant Antares was destroyed in a fire and was rebuilt. After this incident she remained in depression for 6 months.
- His restaurant The Wine Rack won the Times Food & Nightlife Awards for Best Global Casual Dining (South Mumbai) and Best Wine Bar (South Mumbai) in 2019.
Sarah Todd after receiving the Times Awards 2019
- He has traveled to many Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Tamil Nadu.
Sarah Todd (far left) during her visit to Kashmir
- She made Bhelpuri in MasterChef Australia 2022 and described it as one of the most unique and fastest dishes.
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