Who is this guy?

He describes himself as "home cook, not a chef", which could possibly make him sound more dogmatic than authoritative?

Conclusions from below

He almost certainly lives in London.

He's appeared in the same video with chef and restaurateur Shaulan Steenson, several times.

There was a short-lived W2 Kitchen Podcast that was deleted around October 2025.

Linktree

• https://www.youtube.com/@w2kitchen
  • https://www.youtube.com/@w2kitchen/posts
• https://www.instagram.com/w2kitchn/
• https://w2kitchen.com/
  • Wayback Machine:
    • homepage versions:
      • Mandeep Singh
      • ?
    • https://w2kitchen.com/author/mandeep/ — "About Mandeep Singh" (Somehow I'm guessing his name isn't really Mandeep Singh)
• Deleted Patreon pages. I believe these all related to the short-lived podcast.
  • This YouTube post explains a bit why the W2 Kitchen podcast was paused.
  • https://www.patreon.com/W2Kitchen
    • "Impromptu Monday"
    • "The home of W2 Kitchen's Impromptu Monday series - where we try to cook new recipes for the first time, discuss techniques, brainstorm ideas and take you behind-the-scenes."
    • a later "About" section
      • "Welcome to The W2 Kitchen Podcast hub — your backstage pass to everything I’m cooking, researching and plotting for the YouTube channel. No ads, no algorithms, no shouting! Weekly Monday episodes — Each show tackles one big idea: how I learnt to cook, the rabbit-holes of recipe research, and the stories (and stumbles) behind W2 Kitchen videos. Real-time kitchen updates — Find out which dishes are in testing, where I’ve been eating, and why some ideas end up in the bin. Full archive access — All previous videos and written posts are here, ready to binge whenever you fancy."
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/w2-kitchen-story-137239525 — W2 Kitchen Story — Part 1: How It All Started
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/w2-kitchen-story-138337921 — W2 Kitchen Story — Part 2: The First 50 Shoots
    • "How the channel actually began to look like W2 Kitchen—lighting, shirts, back pain, crocs, turmeric disasters—and what I learned sprinting through the first 50"
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/w2-kitchen-story-139489674 — W2 Kitchen Story — Part 3: I'm on YouTube
    • "How we launched on 31 Jan 2022, why the word “YouTuber” still sits funny with me, and what the first month of data taught me about"
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/recipe-research-134604317 — Rendang, Stroganoff & Fried Rice | The W2 Kitchen Podcast
    • "We delve into the research process behind three very different recipes: Rendang, Beef Stroganoff, and Prawn Fried Rice"
  • https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-my-pantry-to-134207591 — How My Pantry Evolved — From Mirin & Soy to Coconut Cream ...
    • "This week, we talk about the evolution of my pantry staples, what's coming up on YouTube, and what I'm currently working on"

Background lore

• He signed this YouTube post with 'Evan'.
• This YouTube playlist says his name is Evan.
• This YouTube playlist are videos where he co-hosts with Shaulan Steenson (socials: [1]).
  • The most recently-published video in this list was on Feb 21, 2025.
  • Shaulan Steenson is head chef at Asa Izakaya, which is located in London.
• Checking the list of accounts he follows on Instagram, and looking at the locations of each place, there's far more located in London than any other place.
• low-quality — The list of accounts he follows on Instagram makes me think he has good taste, at least.