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Anyone who has been a follower of the food world, would be no stranger to the Roca Brothers or their legendary restaurant “El Celler de Can Roca”. Winner of the prestigious title of the best restaurant in the world for 3 years and among the top 5 for as long as I can remember, the…
Many of you may not know him, but he is there….watching, working and slowly and steadily making his space in the culinary landscape of Mumbai. At last count he was the owner of 10 restaurants, some in Mumbai some in the Far East and was working on two more. A thorough gentleman, he reflects his…
Lot has been written of El Bulli and its enigmatic chef Ferran Adria around the world including some major case studies by top global Business schools like Harvard and ESADE. Ever since El Bulli shuts its doors in 2011, a huge void was created in the world of Gourmet cuisine. Many may not know that…
Kunal Kapur is one of the few Indian celebrity chefs. He is best known as the host and judge of the TV series MasterChef India Season 1, 2 and 3 on Star Plus. He has many other accolades against his name, ranging from being in Limca Book Of Records for creating India’s Largest “Chocolate Tower” t…
It is easy to like Nira Singh, the chef and proprietor of the French bistro, Chez Nini. She is warm, charming, spontaneous and expressive. When I meet her it is very difficult being Nira Singh too. In quick succession she deals with her accountants, has a rather rude MCD team landing up asking al…
Saransh Goila is the first winner of Food Food Maha challenge and is the youngest TV chef known for his TV program Roti Rasta aur India aired on Food Food Channel. I met him recently at a culinary competition organised by Food and Night Life Magazine where he was anchoring the show. Here is a…
Chef Manish Mehrotra has won many prestigious awards like HT’sBest Chef of 2010, American Express Best Chef of the year, 2010, his restaurant Indian Accent has now bagged the Best Modern Indian Restaurant by Times Food Guide 2011 and it has also been recognized ‘amongst the top 3 modern Indian re…
Saby needs no introduction. He is the most humble and hard working chef I have met. Chef Sabyasachi Gorai (Saby), winner of President’s award, National Tourism Award (2011-12) and lately winning the title of Best Chef in India by Varli Awards in US, was the most obvious choice when we decided to…
