Sat Bains

Satwant Singh "Sat" Bains (born 28 February 1971) is a British chef best known for being chef proprietor of the two-Michelin star Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in Nottingham. He won the Roux Scholarship in 1999, and worked in France, before returning to the UK and opening his own restaurant. Bains was also one of the winners on the BBC show Great British Menu in 2007.

Early life

Satwant Bains was born on 28 February 1971 in Derby, Derbyshire. His parents were Indian Sikhs who had only recently migrated to the UK. Throughout his childhood, Bains' father ran a number of shops, resulting in Sat's first job as a paperboy. His mother was a housewife, and cooked mostly vegetarian meals, although would occasionally cook keema on a Saturday. Bains would later recall that he wasn't interested in learning how to cook during his childhood.

Career

At the age of 18, he attended the Wilmorton site of Derby College, reportedly only joining the catering course because it had the most girls on it. He passed the course, earning a City & Guilds qualification. He began to work at a restaurant under Mick Murphy, who he later described as an inspiration due to the passion that Murphy had for food.