Manish Mehrotra

Manish Mehrotra is one of India's highly regarded chefs. He is credited with creating an innovative cuisine combining authentic Indian flavours with panAsian and Western techniques and ingredients. Manish has been called the most exciting modern Indian chef in the world today. Manish started his career in Mumbai as part of Ananda Solomon's team at the Thai Pavilion before joining Old World Hospitality in 2000. He soon turned Oriental Octopus at Delhi's Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, into the place to be seen at. He has spent over two decades with Old World Hospitality, opening several restaurants while travelling the world and honing his culinary skills. Manish travels extensively between the two Indian Accent restaurants and for events across the world. He is passionate about his craft, his knowledge of ingredients and their origins is immense. He owns over 1500 cookbooks and is an inspiration to aspiring young chefs today. He credits his success to Rohit Khattar, who has constantly supported him in his endeavours and to his late wife Vindhya, without whose sacrifice and encouragement he couldn't have lived his dream. Manish lives in New Delhi with his mother and his daughter, Adah who hopes to be a chef herself, one day. * Best Chef In India, Food Superstars – India's Top 30 Chefs * No. 1 Chef In India, The Economic Times * Culinary Excellence, Hello Hall Of Fame * Chef Of The Year 2017, Eazydiner Foodie Awards * Chef Of The Year, Living Foods Power list Awards * Winner – Foodistan, NDTV Good Times * American Express, Best Chef Of The Year * Best Chef, Vir Sanghvi Award, HT City Crystal Awards * Gourmet Guru Of India, Food & Night Life Magazine * Excellence Award For Shining The World's Spotlight On India, * Condé Nast Traveller India Readers' Travel Awards