Full Name
Celebrity Chef - Claudia Sandoval
Speaker Bio
Chef Claudia Sandoval is the winner of the sixth season of MasterChef U.S., but Chef Claudia has moved on from contestant to Judge on various shows like, Chopped, Chopped Jr., Worst Cooks, Budget Battles, and Judging on Food Network Challenge Reboot. Chef Claudia has also continued with the MasterChef Brand judging the wildy popular MasterChef Latino, on Telemundo in 2017 and 2019, and is now Judge on MasterChef Latinos on Estrella TV a US based Spanish Cable Network Television Channel. Most recently Chef Claudia released a new food travel show called “Taste of the Border” on Discovery+.
Born and raised in sunny San Diego, California, to a family originally from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Chef Claudia grew up with her mother and grandmother, who taught her how to cook from a young age. Taking what she learned from the strong female chefs in her life and adding to that some self-taught knowledge in the kitchen and months spent in the MasterChef US kitchen, she masterfully developed her own signature style. A modern take on Mexican coastal cuisine.
After winning the coveted title of MasterChef, she began a successful culinary consulting and catering company under the name “Claudia's Cocina,” in addition to working with important brands like Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Neslté, Disney, T-Mobile, and Tajín; Chef Claudia published her bestselling cookbook "Claudia’s Cocina: A Taste of Mexico".
With a passion for all things Philanthropic, Ms. Sandoval continues to find ways to give back to the community she lives in. Ms. Sandoval has supported and been a board member of various non-profit organizations. As a personal goal, Chef Claudia set out to donate and raise the same $250k she won when winning MasterChef. Since her win, she has helped raise over $600k for organizations directly effecting change in her local communities, doubling her initial goal.
Chef Claudia never stops, most recently she is well known for her Pop-Up Modern Mexican Bakery, Cochi Dorado (Golden Pig), a Modern take on Mexican sweet bread and was featured on the Drew Barrymore Show. Chef Claudia has also launched her own line of Celebrity Chef Meal Delivery through a partnership with Home Bistro, ensuring that people all over the US can have a taste of what Chef Claudia is cooking.
Chef Claudia currently lives with her 16-year-old daughter in the County of San Diego.
Born and raised in sunny San Diego, California, to a family originally from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Chef Claudia grew up with her mother and grandmother, who taught her how to cook from a young age. Taking what she learned from the strong female chefs in her life and adding to that some self-taught knowledge in the kitchen and months spent in the MasterChef US kitchen, she masterfully developed her own signature style. A modern take on Mexican coastal cuisine.
After winning the coveted title of MasterChef, she began a successful culinary consulting and catering company under the name “Claudia's Cocina,” in addition to working with important brands like Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Neslté, Disney, T-Mobile, and Tajín; Chef Claudia published her bestselling cookbook "Claudia’s Cocina: A Taste of Mexico".
With a passion for all things Philanthropic, Ms. Sandoval continues to find ways to give back to the community she lives in. Ms. Sandoval has supported and been a board member of various non-profit organizations. As a personal goal, Chef Claudia set out to donate and raise the same $250k she won when winning MasterChef. Since her win, she has helped raise over $600k for organizations directly effecting change in her local communities, doubling her initial goal.
Chef Claudia never stops, most recently she is well known for her Pop-Up Modern Mexican Bakery, Cochi Dorado (Golden Pig), a Modern take on Mexican sweet bread and was featured on the Drew Barrymore Show. Chef Claudia has also launched her own line of Celebrity Chef Meal Delivery through a partnership with Home Bistro, ensuring that people all over the US can have a taste of what Chef Claudia is cooking.
Chef Claudia currently lives with her 16-year-old daughter in the County of San Diego.
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