Indian chef Archives

Making the country proud: Michelin-starred Vineet Bhatia becomes the first Indian chef to be awarded the MBE

by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 6, 2023

(January 6, 2023) When Vineet Bhatia first moved to England in 1993 as the Executive Chef at Star of India, South Kensington, he had no idea about what a Michelin star was. Exactly three decades later, the chef who is also a restaurateur and an author, has been...

Michelin-starred Chef Rohit Ghai is taking the Indian platter to the world

by Namrata Srivastava | Jun 24, 2022

(June 24, 2022) Some of his fondest memories from his childhood are cooking with his mother. Today, Chef Rohit Ghai is one of the best-known Indian chefs in the UK, and is widely known as the fastest Indian to get a Michelin star. After honing his craft at some of the...

Down the Cardamom Trail with chef Chetna Makan

by Sarbani Sen | Jun 6, 2022

(June 6, 2022) Chetna Makan was all set for a career in fashion, complete with a degree and experience with well-known fashion brands. She had even designed clothes for a couple of music videos and looked forward to her future in Mumbai. Marriage, however, changed it...

Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna’s oeuvre straddles artsy tales, & compassion

by Sarbani Sen | Apr 17, 2022

(April 17, 2022) Untiring, ceaseless and purposeful. That is Michelin-starred Chef Vikas Khanna. Yet, that hardly encapsulates his persona – restaurateur, TV cooking show host, bestselling cookbook author, filmmaker and hugely inspired philanthropist. The suave...