Manish Mehrotra facts for kids
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| Born | 20 January 1974 Patna, India |
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| Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
| Education | Diploma in Hotel Management |
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Manish Mehrotra is a very famous chef from India. He is known around the world for his amazing new Indian dishes. He is the Culinary Director for Indian Accent Restaurants in Delhi, Mumbai, and New York. He also works at Comorin in Gurugram.
Manish is known for mixing real Indian flavors with cooking styles and ingredients from Asia and the West. This makes his food truly special and new.
A famous writer, Vir Sanghvi, once said that Manish Mehrotra is the most exciting modern Indian chef in the world. He cooks for people who really know Indian food, and he always impresses them.
Manish started his cooking journey in Mumbai. He worked at the Thai Pavilion of the Taj Group of Hotels. In 2000, he joined Old World Hospitality. There, he made Oriental Octopus in Delhi a very popular place. He has worked with this company for over twenty years. During this time, he opened many restaurants and improved his cooking skills.
Manish travels a lot between his Indian Accent restaurants. He also goes to events all over the world. He loves his job and knows a lot about different ingredients. Chef Rick Stein inspires him because he makes simple but delicious recipes. Manish is a great role model for young chefs today.
He wrote a cookbook called Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook. It has been published multiple times. Manish loves to read cookbooks and owns more than 1500 of them! He has also acted in movies and is a popular chef on TV shows and for talks like TED Talks.
Manish lives in New Delhi with his mother and his daughter, Adah. Adah hopes to become a chef herself one day.
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Early life and learning
Manish Mehrotra was born in Patna, Bihar. He spent most of his childhood there. He went to St. Xavier's High School, Patna. Later, he studied at New Era Public School in New Delhi. He chose to study hotel management at the Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai. He really enjoyed learning about food during his studies.
His cooking journey
After finishing college in 1996, Manish Mehrotra joined the Taj Group of Hotels. He trained at the Thai Pavilion restaurant in Mumbai. There, he learned a lot about Pan-Asian cooking for four years.
In 2000, Manish moved back to Delhi. He joined Old World Hospitality. He worked at Oriental Octopus, a restaurant at Habitat World. In just six months, he became the head chef there.
While at Oriental Octopus, Manish traveled a lot in South Asia. He visited countries like China, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. He learned many new skills and became an expert in South East Asian food.
In 2006, Manish went to London. He opened a Pan Asian restaurant there for Old World Hospitality. It received great reviews. He stayed in the UK for three years before coming back to India.
In 2009, Manish's career changed. He started trying new things with Indian food. This led him to become a leader in 'Modern Indian Cuisine'. In March 2009, he became the first chef at Indian Accent in The Manor Hotel, New Delhi.
Indian Accent offers a fresh take on Indian food. The restaurant in New Delhi opened in 2009. It became famous for its new ideas in Indian cooking. The menu mixes old Indian dishes with global cooking styles.
Indian Accent in New York opened in 2016. It quickly became very popular. Many magazines and websites called it one of the best restaurants.
In 2018, Manish created a menu for Comorin in Gurugram. This restaurant also won many awards. It is now one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
In 2023, Indian Accent opened in Mumbai. Manish created a special menu for this new restaurant. He made sure it would be perfect for people in Mumbai.
Indian Accent in New Delhi has won many awards. It has been on the World’s 50 Best list for many years. It was also named the Best Restaurant in India by Trip Advisor. Time Magazine also listed it as one of the 100 Great Destinations in the World. Manish himself has won many awards throughout his career.
Life outside the kitchen
Manish Mehrotra lives in New Delhi. He lives with his mother and his daughter, Adah. He likes watching movies and cricket games. He also enjoys cooking for Adah, who loves prawns and is a big food fan.
On TV and in movies
Besides being a great chef, Manish Mehrotra is also a well-known TV personality. When he was a child, he acted in two films. These were 'Doosri Dulhan' (1983) and "Apna Bhi Koi Hota" (1984).
Manish also won the cooking reality show 'Foodistan' on NDTV Good Times. He has been a guest on many other TV shows, including:
- Master Chef India Season 8 (2023)
- Master Chef India Season 7 (2022)
- Master Chef India Season 4 (2015)
- McCain Star Chef Season 1 (2022)
- McCain Star Chef Season 2 (2024)
- We The People
- Jab we met, India Today
- The Journey of India, Discovery
- Diwali Delights with Indian Accent, NDTV
- Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2022
- TED x NITW
- Good Earth's Chef's Table
- UNICEF India For Children
- GlenfiddichIN India
His cookbook
Manish Mehrotra wrote the ‘Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook’. Penguin Books first published it. The book has beautiful pictures by Rohit Chawla. It was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2016. Two versions of the book have been published.
In 2023, a paperback version of the cookbook came out. It was published by Hachette Books. Manish’s recipes have also appeared in many other cookbooks, magazines, and newspapers.
Awards and recognition
Manish Mehrotra has won many awards for his amazing work:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies, 2023
- Hall of Fame - Food Superstars - India’s Top 30 Chefs 2023
- Culinary Icon of the year, Travel & Leisure, India 2023
- HELLO! 100 Most Influential: Manish Mehrotra, 2023
- Best Chef In India - Food Superstars - India’s Top 30 Chefs 2022
- Most Admired Chef, World Leadership Congress Awards 2022
- Fellow of the International Institute of Hotel Management, 2021
- Fabelle Chef of The Year, Food Food Awards 2018
- Culinary Excellence - Hello Hall Of Fame 2018
- Chef of the year, Eazy Diner Foodie Awards 2017
- Chef of the year, Powerlist Awards, Living Foodz, 2016
- Jiggs Kalra, Best Chef of the year, Manish Mehrotra
- Excellence Award for Shining The World's Spotlight On India - Condé Nast Traveller India Readers’ Travel Awards 2014
- Disciples of Escoffier International, 2014
- Winner – NDTV Foodistan (India Vs Pakistan) 2012
- Chef of the year, Indian Restaurant Awards 2012
- Chef of the year, Vir Sanghvi Awards, HT City, Hindustan Times, 2012
- Gourmet Guru of India, Food & Nightlife Magazine 2011
- American Express - Best Chef Of The Year 2010
- No. 1 Chef In India - The Economic Times, 2010
- Chef of the year, Vir Sanghvi Awards, HT City, Hindustan Times, 2010
- Teacher’s Golden Thistle Awards
- Better Kitchen Awards - Promoting Indian Cuisines Worldwide
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Manish Mehrotra with an award
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Chef Manish Mehrotra on Master Chef
