Zoya Thawer | Baker Bio
Now a doctor in Edmonton, Zoya has succeeded through medical school, residency, and fellowship, but baking in the Tent feels like her biggest challenge yet.
- Zoya Thawer, 33 (she/her)
- Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.
- Occupation: pediatric endocrinologist
- Instagram: @allpurposezoya
Zoya has been baking since childhood after moving to Canada from Tanzania. With help from her mother and sister she maintained her own cabinet with everything needed for her kitchen experiments. Her mother is still her biggest resource for baking advice and even some signature tools. Now a doctor in Edmonton, Zoya has succeeded through medical school, residency, and fellowship, but baking in the Tent feels like her biggest challenge yet.