Published 14:13 IST, October 23rd 2019
Vineet Bhatia: A culinary journey of the Michelin star Indian chef
Vineet Bhatia, the Michelin star chef took Indian cuisine from Mumbai to London. Read about the amazing journey of this star chef in the culinary world.
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Vineet Bhatia is a Michelin star chef hailing from Mumbai, residing in London. Recently, he was a part of Netflix’s new culinary competition, Final Table. chef h spent last two deces opening acclaimed restaurants in several big cities. Take a look at amazing journey of this star chef.
Who is Vineet Bhatia?
Vineet Bhatia operates his restaurants all around world. His own named flagship, Vineet Bhatia London, closed one week after he won Michelin star. However, he has several restaurants all around world. This includes Rasoi (Switzerland and Bahrain), Amari (Mauritius), Indya (Dubai), Maharaja( Saudi Arabia, Riyh), Saffron Lounge (Qatar), and Ziya (Mumbai).
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Bhatia has also collaborated with Qatar Airways and British Airways for ir respective in-flight meals and business class travellers. He has also written two cookbooks, Rasoi: New Indian Kitchen which was published in 2009 and My Sweet Kitchen in 2016.
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His journey through culinary world
Vineet Bhatia was born in 1967 in Mumbai. Initially, he desired to become a pilot. However, when he failed to pass a physical examination to join Indian Air Force at of 17, he said that he decided to go in a completely different direction. Bhatia studied at Catering College from 1958 to 1988, followed by an ecomic degree. Later, he joined Oberoi hotel group as a trainee in 1988. He was eventually appointed chef de cuisine at company’s Kandahar restaurant in Mumbai.
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In 1993, Bhatia moved to London, where he found status of Indian cuisine to be extremely low. He worked at Star India for five years and served local diners with more auntic dishes from his native country. In 1998, he and a partner attempted to open ir own restaurant. However, attempt was failed due to permitting delays. Also, Vineet was forced to cook for public out of his own home. After a year, he partnered in Zaika in London Chelsea’s neighbourhood. restaurant won a Michelin star in 2001, making Vineet Bhatia first Indian chef to receive this hour.
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Vineet's cooking style
In 2004, Vineet took a step ahe and opened his own restaurant, Rasoi in Chelsea neighbourhood. Later, restaurant received several international accoles, and Vineet shaped his career as a global restaurateur. According to a leing daily, Vineet Bhatia’s cuisine style is cutting edge and offers tapas-style portions. Reportedly, chef gets inspired by everything around and all aspects of his life for his unique dishes.
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13:10 IST, October 23rd 2019