Winner of MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch Special - 2021 Masterjudge of CHEF NEPAL: Country's 1st Food Reality TV Show 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.

[9] Santosh received his Diploma in Hotel & Catering Management from the Institute of Baroda, India before travelling to London in 2010.

[6][1][10] Santosh worked at some of famous Indian restaurants in London including Dishoom and Michelin-starred Benares,[9] before becoming a sous-chef at Chef Vivek Singh’s Westminster hot spot, The Cinnamon Club.

[11] In 2018 Santosh was appointed at Executive Chef of the five-star LaLit Hotel in London, where he worked until his appearance on MasterChef in 2020.

[3] Santosh won the UK's BBC MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch on 28 December 2021.The show was judged by Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti, and Greg Wallace.