Name: Farokh

Age (at time of filming): 36

Job (at time of filming): Drama Lecturer

Current location (at time of filming): East London

Hometown: I spent most of my childhood in a village just outside Tehran, and moved to the big city as soon as I could.

Personal: Married, and co-parenting the cutest and 'snackiest' dog you will ever meet.

Food style / inspiration: My style of food is experimental European with minimal presentation and hints of flavours from all around the world - particularly Persian and Iranian ingredients and aromas.

Why Masterchef? I wanted to see if people whose job it is to think about food would like my cooking.