Alpana Habib
Bangladeshi chef and cookbook writer
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Alpana Habib is a Bangladeshi chef and cookbook writer.
Cookbook Writer
Alpana Habib আলপনা হাবিব | |
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| Born | 26 September 1966 |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupations | Chef
Expert Cookbook Writer |
| Spouse | Syed Ahsan Habib |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Biography
Alpana Habib was born on 26 September 1966 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1][2] She was brought up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She studied in Holy Cross Girls' High School and Holy Cross College. She was a student in Dhaka University's Psychology Department.[2]
Though she is a chef, she has worked in Thai Airways International and Singapore Airlines.[2] She started cooking when she was in Class Six. She has run a cook school. Her cooking programs were broadcast by Desh TV, NTV, ATN Bangla and Deepto TV too.[3] She opened her YouTube channel in 2012. Her cooking videos are viewed more than 200 million times.[2] She also worked as a judge of "Teer Little Chef" in Duronto TV.[4]
She was awarded ‘Inspiring Women in Culinary Arts’ by Women in Leadership and Brand Forum.[2] On 13 May 2018 her bilingual book Alpana's Cooking (Bangla:আলপনার রান্না) was unveiled.[5][6][7] The book was edited and translated by Ashfaque Swapon.[6][8] For this book she was awarded Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2019.[2][3][9][10]
She married Syed Ahsan Habib who is an electrical engineer.[2] They have two children. Their names are Aritri and Adrit.