MasterChef India, the popular cooking reality show, is all set to launch its seventh season from January 2, 2023 on Sony TV

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The Season 7 of this much loved show will have chefs Ranveer Brar and Vikaas Khanna on the panel of judges and the third one will be Garima Arora

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Garima Arora is the first female judge ever in MasterChef India and it will be interesting to watch how she judges and mentors the contestants or participants

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Here are some lesser known shocking of this multi-talented lady chef and entrepreneur-

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Garima Arora became the first Indian female chef to earn a Michelin star at the age of 32 years in 2018

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A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Arora worked with many reputed chefs of international fame before opening her own restaurant, Gaa in Bangkok in April 2017

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Arora’s restaurant Gaa made its debut on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list at No. 16 with the Highest New Entry Award in 2019

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Gaa’s debut on the list in 2019 was a double success for Arora, who was voted as winner of the Asia’s Best Female Chef Award while her restaurant also received the Highest New Entry Award

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The talented lady chef spent two years in Copenhagen cooking at one of the world’s most respected restaurants, Noma

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Prior to opening Gaa, she was ensconced at Gaggan Anand’s now closed Bangkok restaurant which held the No.1 position in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for four consecutive years

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Arora’s mission is to rediscover and reform the narrative on Indian food through her cooking and her not-for-profit initiative, Food Forward India

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