In conversation with Bobby Sharma.

About this episode

In this episode, Dave Thomas chats with social influencer and chef Bobby Sharma about his multicultural upbringing, love of cooking, and the impact of Covid on his mental wellbeing and social media journey.

Social Influencer and Chef. In this episode I chat to Bobby Sharma, the man behind the social media personality Yorkshire Indian. Bobby was born and bred in Leeds to Indian parents. That multi cultural upbringing would later provide the inspiration for Yorkshire Indian. We talk about his childhood, his love of cooking which he learnt from his mother and the lock down caused by Covid. Like many, that affected his mental wellbeing and he turned to social media to make people happy by sharing his creative Indian recipes. He quickly became an internet sensation attracting over half a million followers. What you see is what you get with Bobby. A genuine bloke just trying to do his best. It’s a funny and yet touching conversation. I hope you enjoy it.

People in this episode

Host: Dave Thomas

Guest: Bobby Sharma

Topics covered

• social media
• cooking
• mental health
• cultural upbringing
• influencer
• internet sensation

Keywords

• Bobby Sharma
• Yorkshire Indian
• cooking
• mental health
• social media
• influencer
• Leeds

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yorkshire Indian

Places: Leeds

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