About Sav Perera
Sav Perera is a private chef and event caterer based in Adelaide who specialises in Sri Lankan food. She finished third in Season 16 of MasterChef Australia in 2024, returned to compete in Season 17 in 2025, and was named a judge on the first season of MasterChef Sri Lanka in 2025.
Before cooking full-time she completed an honours degree in psychology and worked in corporate banking. Since MasterChef she has worked in restaurant kitchens, run pop-ups and kitchen collaborations, and started her own business.
She hosts You're in Charge, a podcast for ThincHer, an initiative of the University of Adelaide's ThincLab, in which she interviews women leaders about decisions, trade-offs and what it takes to be in charge.
Behind the microphone.
The path so far.
- Now
Host, You're In Charge
- 2025
Contestant · MasterChef Australia
- Earlier
Host · MasterChef Sri Lanka
Sources: chattr.com.au
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