Sanjeev Kapoor

Sanjeev Kapoor
Kapoor in 2016
Born	(1964-04-10) 10 April 1964 (age 61) Ambala, Haryana, India
Education	Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi
Occupations	Chef television presenter entrepreneur
Known for	Creating the Shaam Savera dish
Spouse	Alyona Kapoor
Culinary career
Cooking style	Indian cuisine
Television show(s) Signature, Khazana, The Yellow Chilli, Pin yin Café, Gold Leaf Banquets, Sura Vie
Award won Padma Shri (2017)
Website	www.sanjeevkapoor.com

Sanjeev Kapoor (born 10 April 1964) is an Indian celebrity chef, television presenter, cookbook author and entrepreneur. He began his career in the hospitality industry in 1984 after completing the Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi.

Career

After working in many hotels at different places like Varanasi, New Zealand, he became the youngest Executive Chef of Centaur Hotel in Mumbai in the year 1992.

He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of India Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations. He is on board as one of the key members of the International Culinary Panel of Singapore Airlines. ^[1]

Personal life

Kapoor is married to Alyona Kapoor, who is also a part of his business, Turmeric Vision Pvt. Ltd. (TVPL). ^[2]

Books

• The Yellow Chilli Cookbook
• Mastering the Art of Indian Cooking
• How to Cook Indian
• Royal Indian Recipes
• Khana Khazana: Celebration of Indian Cookery
• No Oil Vegetarian Recipes

Awards

• Padma Shri (2017) ^[3] - fourth highest Indian national honour
• Achieved the Guinness World Record by cooking 918 kg khichdi live at World Food India 2017, New Delhi. ^[4]
• Case Study on Sanjeev Kapoor Published By Harvard Association ^[5]
• ITA Award (2015) - For Popular Chef & Entrepreneur (Zaika-E-Hind)
• ITA Award (2010, 2004, 2002) - For Best Cookery Show ( Khana Khazana)
• National Award of 'Best Chef of India' by the Government of India for his popularity and contribution to Indian cuisine ^[6]
• Ranked 31st in Reader's Digest list of '100 of India's most trusted persons' and 73rd in the Forbes list of 'top 100 Indian celebrities of 2019'. ^[7]
• Panel of Judges for Master Chef India Season 3 and 4. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Ranveer Brar
• Harpal Singh Sokhi
• Nisha Madhulika
• Stir Crazy Thane

References

1. "Inside Story Chef Sanjeev Kapoor". sanjeevkapoor.com. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "Sanjeev Kapoor's Food Channel in HD". The Times of India . 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013.
3. "Sanjeev Kapoor to be awarded a Padma Shri for his culinary contributions". India Today. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
4. "918 Kgs Of Khichdi, It's A Guinness World Record!". 4 November 2017.
5. "Sanjeev Kapoor: The Recipe for Success". 25 April 2019.
6. "Top 10 Chefs in India – Most Famous and Successful". 17 March 2016.
7. "Sanjeev Kapoor, the only chef in Forbes 100, ranks higher than ever before". 22 December 2017.
8. "Master Chef Season 4 Cast".
9. "MasterChef India finale week starts! Vikas, Ranveer, Garima to task home cooks with intense challenges". India Today. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Sanjeev Kapoor at IMDb  
• Sanjeev Kapoor at Bollywood Hungama