Shaheen Peerbhai is the chef and owner of Miel Bakery, classically trained in French cuisine and pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and London, and at Ecole Ducasse in France. She has honed her skills in Mumbai, Paris and London at establishments ranging from terroir driven bistros to 3-Michelin starred restaurants. She has won four prestigious scholarships from The Culinary Trust, USA (2011, 2013) and The James Beard Foundation, USA (2011, 2015) that turned her cooking school dreams into a reality. She has since run a food pop-up in southern Paris, educated 1000s of students across the world, and catered desserts at one of the biggest weddings in India. Shaheen has authored a cookbook titled Paris Picnic Club (Union Square Publishing 2018, 2023), and was food editor of BBC Good Food Magazine, India. She started Miel Bakery in London, her first independent bakery, in March 2019.