TV Chef’s life transformed by Kitchen Therapy

The return of MasterChef: The Professionals to our television screens has brought back bittersweet memories for one of its former contestants. Reaching the quarter-finals in 2016 was a dream come true for Matei Baran. It was the third time he had attempted to get on the show – beating competition from 4,000 other chefs and…

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Big Chef loses six stones and transforms into 10k runner

Four months ago TV MasterChef Matei Baran was out of breath bending down to tie his shoelaces. Today – and more than six stones lighter – he is the proud owner of a medal presented to him for completing a 10k race in just one hour and 20 minutes. Romanian-born Matei, 41, weighed more than…

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