Top Chef Amateurs’ contestant Basil Maqbool’s nationality seems to be Pakistani-American. To learn more about him, keep reading the article.

Basil Maqbool is a pharmacist who is currently the CEO of California Independent Pharmacies, Inc., which is a parent company to Vail Ranch Pharmacy in Temecula, California.

He is best known for being the contestant in the reality TV show Top Chef Amateurs at Bravo TV. 

Basil obtained a Biomedical Sciences degree in 1998 from the University of California, Riverside. He then went on to earn the degree of Pharm-D from the Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Glendale, in 2001.

Beginning his career at the largest independent pharmacy in San Diego, he decided to go on to business for himself. And in 2002, he purchased Medicine World pharmacy in Hemet, California but later sold in 2005. Since then, he worked for a few years as a relief pharmacist and opened Vail Ranch Pharmacy in 2008.

Basil Maqbool Nationality And Ethnicity

Basil Maqbool’s nationality seems to be Pakistani-American.

As for his ethnicity, he seems to be of Pakistani ethnicity.

#GameFace⚡️ as #FatBoyTriesToCook gets paired up with his mentor @ChefKwame in the season opener of #TopChefAmateurs

Catch Vail Ranch Pharmacy’s top pharmacist, compete in the #TopChef kitchen!

— Vail Ranch Pharmacy (@VailRanchPharma) June 29, 2021

Basil Maqbool Wife 

Basil Maqbool is happily married to his beautiful wife, whose identity is yet to be revealed.

The couple seems to have children as well. Unfortunately, the identities of his children haven’t been disclosed to the public.

Basil Maqbool Age 

Basil Maqbool’s age is 43 years.

However, he is yet to publicize his official birthdate; various sources have reported his age.

Basil Maqbool Instagram Bio

As for Basil Maqbool’s social media presence, he is an active user on Instagram and Twitter.

On the platform, he goes by the alias @fatboytriestocook. His Instagram is filled with photographs of his cookings. 

According to Basil’s Instagram bio, he is a part-time food critic, full-time fatty, and an amateur cook. Further, he likes to cook, plate, photograph, and eat.