Ranveer Brar
About
A chef of great repute and a celebrated television personality, Ranveer Brar is one of the few Indians who have truly made their mark in the global culinary space. He is one of India’s finest food connoisseurs, a popular TV show host, and food stylist.
He was also one of the judges for season four of 'MasterChef India' in 2015.
Brar was born in Lucknow where he was inspired by the local kebab vendors in Lucknow to pursue his love of food and was also a volunteer apprentice to one of them. Eventually he joined the Institute of Hotel Management for a more formal initiation into the culinary world.
He began his career at the Taj Mahal Hotel. He then opened 'Morisco' a seafood restaurant, 'il Camino' an Italian restaurant and 'Fishtail' a small open air barbeque eatery, in Goa.
He opened 'Banq', a fine Franco-Asian restaurant in Massachusetts.
He was a judge in a cooking based reality show on Colors TV called Rasoi ki Jung Mummyon ke Sung in 2017 and recently appeared in the Netflix series “Modern Love” where his role was highly appreciated.
He launched his first book titled Come Into My Kitchen in 2016. He recently made his acting debut in Modern Love Mumbai, the six-episode anthology streaming on Amazon Prime Video in May 2022 and was widely appreciated.
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
His restaurant ‘Banq’ won numerous awards including the ‘Best New Restaurant’ in the World by the magazine Wallpaper.
He also became the youngest executive chef of his time in the country at the age of 25.
He was acknowledged by the James Beard Foundation, New York for his outstanding contribution to the culinary world.
He also received recognition for his contribution to various cuisines by several institutions such as AIWF, AICA, as also the Mayor of Boston.
He has been featured among the Top 50 chefs in the Indian Culinary Forum book.
Why Ranveer Brar ?
Ranveer Brar is associated with the food editorial panel of DNA Mumbai and regularly contributes an article every Saturday and has even been featured in the book Celebrated Chefs of India by Marryam H Reshii.
He has achieved a lot at an incredibly young age and feels that his greatest strength is to be able to view the culture of a place holistically, to be able to place a cuisine in it, and finally to be able to translate that cuisine onto a plate.
From a young boy on the streets of Lucknow to an international celebrity in the culinary world, Chef Ranveer’s story is one of dedication and perseverance. His achievements and journey will surely motivate everyone to work on their dreams.
