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Larissa Takchi (born 1997) is an Australian cook who won the eleventh series of MasterChef Australia in 2019.[2][3] At 22 years old, to date she was the youngest contestant to win the competition.[4][5]

Larissa Takchi
Born	1997 (age 24–25) Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Other names	Larissa Dominello
Education	Mount St Benedict College
Occupation	Television cook
Predecessor	Sashi Cheliah
Successor	Emelia Jackson
Spouse	Luke Dominello ​ (m. 2021)​ [1]
Awards	Winner of MasterChef Australia 2019

Biography

Larissa Takchi was born in Australia, into a family of Lebanese origin.[6] Her grandparents had emigrated from Lebanon to Australia, and founded a stone fruit farm in Glenorie.[7] Her mother owned a cafe in Dural.[6] Prior to winning MasterChef Australia, she served as the general manager of her mother's cafe.[6]

In high school she attended Hillside Public School, followed by Mount St Benedict College.[6] Takchi attended Macquarie University, where she studied business.[6]

MasterChef Australia

Takchi was selected in the 2019 auditions to join the 'Top 24' as a contestant on MasterChef Australia. On 23 July 2019, Takchi was announced as the winner of MasterChef 2019 and received a cash prize of $250,000, a new Holden Equinox car, and a monthly column in Delicious magazine for 12 months. Her winning dish was "Szechuan Pavlova", a dessert featuring beetroot and blackberry sorbet, Szechuan pepper, and lemon cream.[8][2]

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