Chef William Joshua Wiki, Age, Family, MasterChef: The Professionals, Girlfriend, Ethnicity
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William Joshua Biography – William Joshua Wiki
William Joshua is a chef and contestant on MasterChef: The Professionals 2024. He is currently a junior sous chef for the Hakkasan group at their Hanway Place restaurant in London. Originally Jakarta, Indonesia, William moved to the UK in 2023 and now lives in South East London.
Born into a Chinese family, William’s love for Chinese food has been prominent from an early age. He studied a three-year Chinese Cookery course at the Sichuan Tourism University in Sichuan Province, China. During this course he interned at Intercontinental Century City in Chengdu and then at The Bridge by Chef Andre.
In 2019, William started working for the Hakkasan group back home in Jakarta and has worked his way up from Chef de Partie to Junior Sous Chef within the group, starting work in Dubai and then in 2023, moving to their Hanway Place restaurant in London.
His cooking style is all about modern Chinese cuisine. He added: “Through years of experimentation, I’ve had so many influences from different countries that I’ve been to. I’ve always had the passion to use different techniques and ingredients, that are rarely used in Chinese cooking, but still bring the pure instinct of taste that suits a wide range of preferences.”
William Joshua Age
MasterChef UK: The Professionals 2024 contestant William Joshua is 26 years old. He was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia.
William Joshua Family
William Joshua grew up in Indonesia with his parents and younger brother. Both sides of his family are Chinese.
William Joshua MasterChef: The Professionals
William Joshua is a contestant on MasterChef: The Professionals 2024. He revealed the news in an Instagram post: “I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be competing in #MasterChefTheProfessionals this year.” He will be competing in the final week of the heats, alongside Lauren Shimmin and Michael Notman-Watt.
William wanted to take part in MasterChef: The Professionals to achieve his childhood dream. He said: “Since I was in high school, I always dreamt of competing in MasterChef Indonesia but was too young to apply back then. I had no idea that in fact it would be in the UK that my dream would come true! Joining MasterChef: The Professionals here in the UK, and having the support of my executive chef to take part, is absolutely amazing.
As a passionate culinary lover, it is a great opportunity to be in the show. I would like to prove that I’m capable of competing with other talented chefs. I believe the pressure, along with comments from the judges, will sharpen my abilities and expand my knowledge.”
William Joshua Girlfriend
William Joshua is in a relationship with Elisabeth Steffi. Speaking about his girlfriend, William said: “My girlfriend has now moved over to the UK too and is currently studying in Leeds, doing a Masters in Business. So I go and see her as much as I can. We really enjoy exploring new restaurants and food together.”
Ethnicity
He is of Chinese ethnicity.
William Joshua’s Instagram is @williamjoshua_.
