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Chef Suvir Saran: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 12, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Suvir Saran is a chef, cookbook author, educator as well as a farmer who specializes in bringing Indian cooking to the American kitchen. Suvir is the author of three celebrated cookbooks: Indian Home Cooking, American Masala, and Masala Farm, and the chef-creator of THC, The House of Celeste, a modern Indian restaurant in Gurgaon. His Slice of Life column appears every two weeks in the Sunday Eye magazine of The Indian Express, where he shares musings in poetic prose that inspire provocative thinking and raise questions on life and living. Suvir’s approachable style helped demystify Indian cuisine and earned him the first Michelin star awarded to an Indian restaurant in America.

Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 10, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Harpal Singh Sokhi is an Indian chef, restaurateur, author, and entrepreneur. In 2013, he started his chain “The Punjabi Tadka”. He has also hosted the show Turban Tadka. Mr. Harpal has written food columns and a book titled ‘Royal Hyderabadi Cooking’ (authored with Sanjeev Kapoor). In 2012, he won the title of the Most Admired Celebrity Chef of the Year. In 2016, he was awarded the Best Chef of the Year by the Indian Restaurant Awards. In 2017, he was honored as the Most Popular Food Show Host by Food Food Channel.

Chef Srijith Gopinathan: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 8, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Innovator of the Cal-Indian culinary genre and the most decorated Indian chef cooking in the United States today, Chef Sri has helmed the kitchen at Taj Campton Place in San Francisco since 2008 where he has continually earned two Michelin stars and 3.5 stars from the San Francisco Chronicle. A culinary master, his highly personal blend of East and West sensibilities allows him to present the flavors of the east with a western flair that is both unique and faithful to his Indian roots.

Chef Alfred Prasad: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 7, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Alfred Prasad is credited with elevating the reputation of British Indian food with his delicate treatment of fresh, seasonal produce. Becoming the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star at the age of twenty-nine, he retained this accolade at Tamarind for twelve years. He is now a consultant chef, showcasing the variety, as well as the quality, of Indian food.

Chef Anahita Dhondy: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 6, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Chef Anahita Dhondy got her start at age 10 by helping her mother, herself a chef and caterer, in the family kitchen. In 2013, she opened her first restaurant, SodaBottleOpenerWala, a casual and trendy café dedicated to bringing Parsi cuisine to new audiences. Dhondy is internationally recognized for her advocacy work regarding Parsi culinary heritage. She was featured in Forbes’s 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list, and in 2018, she represented SodaBottleOpenerWala at the EAT Forum and was honoured as a Condé Nast Traveler’s Innovator of the Year. In 2017, she was awarded “Indian of the Year” in the hospitality sector.

Chef Saransh Goila: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 3, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Saransh Goila is an Indian chef and a winner of the Food Food Maha Challenge. He founded a Mumbai-based restaurant ‘Goila Butter Chicken’ and is the author of the food travelogue ‘India on my Platter’. In 2018 he was invited to be a guest judge from India on Masterchef Australia where contestants had to cook his version of Butter Chicken.

Chef Ajay Chopra: Inspiring Desi of the Day

October 1, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Ajay Chopra is an Indian chef, food creator, restaurant consultant, and media personality. Being one the first Indian chefs who hosted Master chef India season 1 & 2, he hopes cooking as a profession is seen differently in India now. He has appeared in shows such as Masterchef India, ZeeCafe , and Zee Zest. He also has a YouTube channel by the name ‘Ajay Chopra‘ where you can learn easy to make , restaurant style, different cultures, regions specific recipes at home.

Chef Atul Kochhar: Inspiring Desi of the Day

September 30, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

ATUL KOCHHAR IS THE PIONEERING TWICE MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF FROM JAMSHEDPUR IN INDIA, WHO HAS CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE PERCEIVE AND EXPERIENCE INDIAN CUISINE IN THE UK.

From leaving his role at The Oberoi Hotel Group in India to move to the UK in 1994, Atul has been at the forefront of the culinary industry for over 25 years. Taking inspiration from his native India, Atul has continued to invest in researching regional dishes; his award-winning cooking a unique melting pot of traditional culinary techniques, the very best spices and ingredients from India combined with the best of British.

Chef Jaytal Morjaria: Inspiring Desi of the Day

September 26, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Jay Morjaria is a UK-based chef, author and food consultant. In 2013, he founded Sutra Kitchen, central London’s first meat-free cooking school, and released his debut cookbook ‘Share’, a unique collection of simple global recipes. In 2016, he left the UK to work and train in South Korea and East Asia, which led to the launch of his pop-up brand Dynasty dining club.

Chef Nita Mehta: Inspiring Desi of the Day

September 25, 2023 / Zeeshan Zaidi / 0 Comments

Nita Mehta is an Indian chef, author, restaurateur and media personality. Mehta has authored more than 400 cookbooks of which 6 million copies have been sold worldwide. In 1999, she won the Best Asian Cookbook Award for her book Flavours of Indian Cooking at the World Cookbook Fair in Paris. Her other notable books include Indian Cooking With Olive Oil, Vegetarian Chinese, Zero Oil Cooking, Diabetes Delicacies, 101 Recipes for Children, and The Best of Chicken and Paneer. Mehta runs a culinary academy known as Nita Mehta Culinary Academy in New Delhi, started in 2001. She has her own YouTube channel NITA MEHTA and has appeared on many TV channels in cookery shows. Nita Mehta creates recipes for food-related companies around the world.