Farrokh Khambata

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Farrokh Khambata
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Chef Farrokh Khambata
Born
EducationInstitute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHMCTAN), Mumbai
SpouseDilshad Khambata
Culinary career
Cooking style Indian Cuisine
Oriental Cuisine
Lebanese Cuisine
Japanese Cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • Catering & Allied - (2002 - 2020)
    • Amadeus - NCPA (July 2011 - 2020)
    • Cafe at the NCPA - NCPA (Jan 2012 - 2020)
    • Umame - Cambata Bldg Churchgate (Sept 2012 - 2020)
    • Joss - Santacruz (Aug 2014 - 2020)
    • Izaya - NCPA (Nov 2018 - 2020)
Previous restaurant(s)
Award(s) won
    • Times Food Award Mumbai - (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Website josshospitality.com

Farrokh Khambata is an Indian entrepreneur, restaurateur, chef and caterer. He is the founder and CEO of "Catering & Allied", the company which owns and operates five restaurants in Mumbai. He also runs a catering business which specializes in celebrity catering. [1]

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Early life

Farrokh Khambata was born and raised in a Parsi family in Mumbai. His parents were accountants in the financial sector. He was educated at St. Mary's School, ICSE, Mumbai.[ citation needed ]

Khambata finished school at the age of 16 and pursued a career in science at K.C. College. After graduating from junior college he took up architecture, but soon dropped out and joined the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai to formalize his love for cooking. [2] [3]

Career

In September 2012, Farrokh opened a Far Eastern cuisine restaurant, Umame. [4]

In July 2014, Farrokh launched his restaurant JOSS in Santacruz, Mumbai [5]

In 2016, Farrokh launched Jaan [6] at the Penthouse at Sofitel, Dubai, which has since downed it's shutter.

In November 2018, he launched a Thai Robata fine dining restaurant named IZAYA, [7] at the NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai. This same complex housed his other ventures - a lounge named Amadeus [8] and a café aptly named Cafe At the NCPA. [9]

As of December 2020, Joss, Izaya, Amadeus and Café at the NCPA have downed their shutters owing to the extensive lockdown in Mumbai City during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farrokh's Wife Dilshad had reported her husband missing on September 20, 2024. According to the FIR, when Farrokh failed to return to their home since April 5, 2024, Dilshad approached the Gamdevi police to file the case. [10]

On 27th January 2025, Dilshad Khambata filed a case of forgery against Farrokh Khambata at the Gamdevi police Station, Mumbai.

Dilshad claimed her husband Farrokh, had taken loans from various financial institutions forging her signatures, thusly making her a co-borrower in the loans without her consent. [11] [12]

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Further reading

Farrokh Khambata on Instagram