Tomasina Miers

Before Thomasina entered MasterChef she was a freelance food writer. She now has several cookery books to her name; the latest, The Wild Gourmets, co-written with Guy Grieve.

A long visit to Mexico inspired Tommi to enter MasterChef. With little faith even to get past the first round, she impressed judges with her unique South American recipes and went on to beat over 4,000 contestants for first prize place.

It's not just Latino flavours that tickle her fancy; a love of real British food and a much needed sense of adventure sprung her back in front of the camera with Guy Grieve for The Wild Gourmet, where she cooks anything and everything forgeable from a field.

When not camped out hunting for wildlife she might be found in her bright and breezy, canteen-style Mexican restaurant, Wahaca, which opened in Covent Garden in July 2007. Wahaca offers authentic Mexican food to Londoners; food that Tommi was able to experience first hand whilst cooking on market stalls in Mexico.