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Chef Shazia Khan: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Chef Shazia Khan is a runner up from the celebrated show MasterChef India. As a celebrity Chef on FOODFOOD Channel, Chef Shazia hosts, ‘K for Kids’ which is all about experiencing happy and joyful cooking, where kids learn to cook and appreciate their moms role in the kitchen in a fun way. Shazia is also a member of the board of management, at Delhi Public School Bangalore North. They run many educational institutes in Bangalore and Shazia involves herself in the education business.

Chef Romy Gill: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Romy Gill MBE is a celebrity and renowned Indian chef, food and travel writer, and broadcaster based in the south-west of England. With a passion for culinary excellence, she first gained recognition as the owner and head chef at Romy’s Kitchen. In 2016, Romy was honored with an MBE in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honors list.  In September 2019, she released her debut cookbook, Zaika – Vegan Recipes from India, which captivated readers with its innovative and flavorful plant-based recipes. Building on this success, Romy’s second book, On The Himalayan Trail, was published to wide acclaim in spring of 2022.

Chef Imtiaz Qureshi: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Imtiaz Qureshi is an Indian chef and the master chef at ITC Hotels, known for creating the culinary brand of Bukhara and reviving the Dum Pukht tradition of cuisine. He has served several official banquets hosted by the Prime Minister and the President of India. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honor of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to culinary art, thus making him the first chef to receive the honor. 

Hemant Bhagwani: Inspiring Desi of the Day

Hemant Bhagwani is an Indo-Canadian chefsommelierrestaurateurcookbook author, and entrepreneur based in Toronto. He is a culinary brand and has won several entrepreneur awards as well. Bhagwani owns 37 restaurants in Canada. A few on this list include Mumbai Frankie, elevated Indian street food that now has five outlets across the city and suburbs; Goa, Indian farm-to-table opened in 2018; Good Karma, which has fast casual Indian-inspired salads and smoothies; and a Burmese restaurant called Popa. @goafarmkitchen @popa.toronto @amayarestaurant @bombayfrankie @goanewyork @bargoato @charcoalbiryanicanada

Chef Regi Mathew: Inspiring Desi of the Day

A champion of ethnic cuisine and leading Indian chef, Regi Mathew, is Co-Owner and Culinary Director of Kappa Chakka Kandhari. He began his culinary career with Taj Group of Hotels as a Hotel Operations Management trainee and went on to become the Sous Chef at Paradise Island, Taj West End’s signature Thai Restaurant. In 2000, after eight years at Taj West End, Chef Regi moved to Chennai to work with Mr. M. Mahadevan, founder of Oriental Cuisines. He was recently awarded Chef of the Year by the Times Food Awards, Chennai (2018), which is among several accolades he has received through his career.

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