Nisha Katona MBE | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | CEO, restaurateur, barrister, author |
Spouse | Zoltan Katona |
Children | 2 |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Indian |
6th Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University | |
Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
Vice-Chancellor | Mark Power |
Preceded by | Brian Leveson |
Website | www |
Nisha Katona,MBE (born 23 October 1971) is a British restaurateur and TV personality. The daughter of two doctors, [1] she is the founder of Mowgli Street Food restaurants and the Mowgli Trust charity,a food writer and television presenter. She was a child protection barrister for 20 years.
Katona worked full-time as a child protection barrister for 20 years on the Northern Circuit. [2] In 2008,the Department of Culture,Media and Sport appointed her a trustee of National Museums Liverpool and in 2009 she was appointed Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments by the Cabinet Office. [3] She then switched to teaching about Indian cuisine. [4] She founded Mowgli Street Food restaurants in the UK,and also founded and chairs the Mowgli Trust,which donates over £500,000 to local and world charities every year. [5]
Katona is the author of six cookbooks:Pimp My Rice,The Spice Tree,The Mowgli Street Food:Authentic Indian Street Food,The 30-Minute Mowgli,Meat Free Mowgli and Bold. She regularly appears on television and radio,including the BBC,ITV,Channel 4,Channel 5,Food Network and Radio 4's programme The Kitchen Cabinet .
On 1 January 2022,Katona was appointed chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. She is the first alumna of the university to become chancellor and replaces Sir Brian Leveson who became emeritus chancellor. [6]
In July 2021,Katona was selected to join the newly formed Hospitality Council,a team of leading industry experts assembled to deliver the government’s Hospitality Strategy. [7] The strategy aims to help hospitality firms to re-open,recover and become more resilient following the COVID pandemic.
In 2019,Katona received an MBE (New Year Honours 2019) for services to the food industry. [8]
Katona grew up in Ormskirk. She studied at Scarisbrick Hall School and then read law at Liverpool John Moores University, [9] where she met her future husband,Zoltán Katona. [10] She qualified as a barrister at the Inns of Court School of Law in 1996,and is a member of Lincoln's Inn. [9]
Katona worked full-time as a barrister [11] in Chavasse Court Chambers in Liverpool. In 2008,the Department of Culture,Media and Sport appointed her as a trustee of National Museums Liverpool where she sat on the full board,along with audit and marketing. In 2009,the Cabinet Office appointed her Ambassador for Diversity in Public Appointments.
Location | Opened |
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Mowgli,Bold Street,Liverpool | 2014 |
Mowgli,Corn Exchange,Manchester | 2015 |
Mowgli,Water Street,Liverpool | 2016 |
Mowgli,Grand Central,Birmingham | 2017 |
Mowgli,Westgate,Oxford | 2018 |
Mowgli,Stoney Street,Nottingham | 2018 |
Mowgli,Ecclesall Road,Sheffield | 2019 |
Mowgli,Church Street,Cardiff | 2019 |
Mowgli,St Martins,Leicester | 2019 |
Mowgli,Boar Lane,Leeds | 2020 |
Mowgli,Cheshire Oaks,Ellesmere Port | 2021 |
Mowgli,The Brewery Quarter,Cheltenham | 2021 |
Mowgli,Charlotte Street,London | 2021 |
Mowgli,St Vincent Street,Glasgow | 2022 |
Mowgli,Church Street,Preston | 2022 |
Mowgli,Duke Lane,Brighton | 2023 |
Mowgli,Hanover Street,Edinburgh | 2023 |
Mowgli,North Bar Within,Beverley | 2023 |
Mowgli,Abbeygate Street,Bury St Edmunds | 2023 |
Mowgli,Bond Street,Chelmsford | 2023 |
Mowgli,Corn Street,Bristol | 2023 |
Mowgli,High Street,Lincoln | 2024 |
Mowgli,King Street,Knutsford | 2024 |
Mowgli,McArthurGlen,Bridgend | 2024 |
Katona films regularly for the BBC,Channel 4,ITV and The Food Network. Appearances have been on Lorraine , Sunday Brunch , [12] Secret Chef, My Kitchen Rules ,My Spice Kitchen and her own Indian food travelogue for the BBC,Recipes that made me.
She regularly appears as a guest chef on This Morning , [13] guest panelist on The Kitchen Cabinet on BBC Radio 4,and on both BBC News and Sky News as a guest expert on matters relating to business and hospitality.
On 14 February 2021,a 10-part culinary travel series presented by Katona called A Taste of Italy was premiered on Channel 4 and More 4. [14]
On 16 March 2021,she was a guest judge in the semi-final of Interior Design Masters,in which the designers made over a pair of restaurants in Hebden Bridge. [15]
On 13 July 2021,Katona was one of the professional chefs on ITV's Cooking with the Stars . In the six-part series,she trained her celebrity partner,Harry Judd,in preparing dishes which were then judged. In the final episode,Judd was named the winner. [16]
On 10 August 2021,Katona appeared as a guest chef on BBC 1's Masterchef ,challenging four celebrities to cook an Indian recipe from her menu. [17]
From 2021 - 2024,Katona was be one of the members of the new judging panel of Great British Menu ,joining the former champion Tom Kerridge and the comedian and food podcaster Ed Gamble. [18]
In September 2024,Nisha Katona’s Home Kitchen was commissioned by ITV. The upcoming ten-part cookery series will be presented by Katona. [19]
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