Indians in UK Archives

Chef Alfred Prasad: Introducing Londoners to authentic Indian food

by Charu Thakur | Jul 12, 2023

(July 12, 2023) As the world was drawing the curtains on the 20th century, a young chef with a handsome hands-on experience from India landed in UK to explore the London food circuit. To his dismay, what the cultural melting point was sorely missing was authentic...

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...