Owen Pereira
Owen Pereira
Owen Pereira (born December 25, 2003) is a chef. He is an Inaugural winner of the Universal Kids reality competition series Top Chef Junior. He took home $50,000 as a result.
Early life
Owen Pereira was born in Baltimore, MD. His mother's name is Susan Manning. His astrological sign is capricorn.
Before fame
He was an eighth-grader at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School at the time of beginning the competition.
Rise to fame
He creative culinary dishes for judges Curtis Stone, Gail Simmons and Josiah Citrin.
He was an eighth-grader at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School at the time of beginning the competition.
During the competition, he continued to impress judges with his classic French techniques throughout the competition, and ultimately went head-to-head with 13 year old California native Rahanna Bisseret Martinez for the final challenge in which the two were tasked with creating dishes that represented their past, present, and future as chefs.
Pereira won over chefs Curtis Stone, Gail Simmons, and Josiah Citrin (one of his top culinary idols) with his turnip soup and parmesan croquette, a duo of pork, and a braised short rib with a caramelized onion puree, pickled onions, mustard seed, and chanterelles.
During the interview, Owen stated
“I was surprised,” he says, reliving the moment.
“I had convinced myself that Rahanna won, just so that I wouldn’t be disappointed if I lost.”
And “Recently it’s been a lot of TV stuff, so I’m ready to finally be able to cook again,” he says. “I want to get my pop-ups going and hopefully have my restaurant up and running in the next four or five years”.
Trivia
His winning dish consisted of turnip soup and Parmesan croquette, a duo of pork, and a braised short rib.
Associated with
He creative culinary dishes for judges Curtis Stone, Gail Simmons and Josiah Citrin.