Kunal Kapur
About
Kunal Kapur is a celebrity chef known for hosting & judging ‘MasterChef India’. An all-in-one Indian celebrity chef, restaurateur, and media personality, he has helped all of us get a taste of his cooking secrets through his cookbooks.
Kunal has hosted a number of food shows in India namely ‘Pickle Nation’ on Living Foodz, ‘Thalis of India’, ‘My Yellow Table’ on NDTV Good Times, ‘Curries of India’ on Living Foodz, & ‘Foodie Comes to America’ on Times Now.
Kunal Kapur’s cooking expertise guides almost all high dignitary Government summits, having cooked for 42 first ladies on the India Africa summit besides an interactive cooking session with them during their visit to India.
He works closely with the National Association of Street Vendors in India to improve the lives & quality of food & sanitation of food hawkers in India.
He has hosted & judged four seasons of the popular cooking competition reality television series, ‘Masterchef India’ & was invited as a guest judge in Season 2 of ‘Masterchef America’ in 2011.
As a part of ‘Passion Trails’, organised by The Times of India, he takes food enthusiasts on culinary adventures around the country.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
His name was cited by the Limca Book of Records for creating India’s largest Chocolate Tower. He is the recipient of ‘The Indian Television Academy Award’ for the ‘Best Jury/Anchor for Junior MasterChef India’.
Kunal has also won the ‘Epicurean Guild Award’ for ‘Best Food Entertainer in 2017’ for the show ‘Thalis of India’ & the ‘Leaders of Asia Award’ by WBR India.
Kunal was recognized by the Ministry of India for presenting satvik cuisines to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German chancellor Ms. Merkel, in Bangalore.
He was invited to judge the semi-finale of ‘Masterchef America’ with Chef Gordon Ramsey. Vir Sanghvi quoted him as ‘The real star of Masterchef India’.
Whether he’s delivering demonstrations, judging dishes or discussing the art of food and his personal experiences, Kunal guarantees a memorable event for the audience.
