Nils Markus Aujalay (born 30 April 1971, in Uppsala) is a Swedish chef who participates in several cooking shows on Swedish TV4 (Sweden). He was awarded Chef of the Year in 2004.[1]
Biography edit
Markus Aujalay has a Burmese father and a Swedish mother. His grandfather was born in Punjab, northern India,[2] and emigrated to Burma when he was 17 years old. Once there, he had a son who moved to England and met Markus' mother.
Aujalay's first work as a chef was at Arlandia Hotel a few years after senior high school. He was then employed at Operakällaren.[3] Aujalay has since worked in the restaurant Fredsgatan 12 and runs the restaurant service in Winterviken, both in Stockholm; Fjällpuben in Åre; and participates in the jury of the TV show Sveriges mästerkock[4] (Masterchef Sweden) and Sveriges yngsta mästerkock (Masterchef Junior of Sweden)[5] on TV4.
In 2000, Aujalay was awarded Årets gröna kock (new chef of the year) and Årets viltkock (wild game meat chef of the year). In 2004 he was awarded Chef of the Year.[1]
Aujalay has published the books Mat hemma och på krogen (2005), Med mycket grönt (2009), Måndag-torsdag : riktig mat för familjen (2010), Mina favoriter från Barcelona (2011), Markus pasta (2012), Markus kokbok - plockmat, vardagslyx, söndagsmiddag och desserter (2012), Markus höst- och vintermat (2014) and Markus vår- och sommarmat (2015).
He also has his own wines, red and rose, "Signature by Markus Aujalay."
References edit
- ^ a b "Årets Kock". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "Kycklingcurry med ris | Markus Aujalay". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Det går lika bra med Winterviken". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Sveriges mästerkock". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Sveriges yngsta mästerkock". Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-06-05.