# Santosh Shah

_Nepali Chef_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Santosh Shah is a Nepalese chef based in London, known for competing in the UK's reality cookery TV series BBC MasterChef: The Professionals in 2020. Declared first runner up, Santosh is credited for popularising Nepalese cuisine in the UK and worldwide. In 2021, Santosh once again, competed in the UK's BBC MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch and was declared the winner.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Karjanha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104878726#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104878726#P27))
- **Occupation:** cook; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104878726#P106))
- **Official website:** chefsantoshshah.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104878726#P856))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Santosh Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Shah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सन्तोष शाह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B7_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q104878726](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104878726) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Santosh-Shah00.jpg by NabilaDR (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santosh-Shah00.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Santosh Shah, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Santosh-Shah00.jpg — NabilaDR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Santosh Shah". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/santosh-shah. Retrieved 4 November 2026.