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Markus Aujalay  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] BiographyMarkus 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
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