Sanjeev Kapoor

Sanjeev Kapoor (born 10 April 1964) is a famous Indian celebrity chef, entrepreneur and television personality. Kapoor hosted the popular TV show Khana Khazana, the longest running show of its kind in Asia which was broadcast in 120 countries and in 2010 had more than 500 million viewers. [1] He is also the first chef in the world to own a 24X7 food and lifestyle channel, Food Food which was launched in January 2011. [2]

Sanjeev Kapoor
Born (1964-04-10) 10 April 1964
Ambala, Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
EducationInstitute of Hotel Management, New Delhi
Spouse(s)Alyona Kapoor
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian cuisine
WebsiteSanjeev Kapoor

Early life

Kapoor was born in April 1964 in Ambala and spent his childhood in multiple north Indian cities.[3][4] He began his career in the hospitality industry in 1984 after completing the Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi. Kapoor is married to Alyona Kapoor, who is also a part of his business, Turmeric Vision Pvt. Ltd. (TVPL).[2]

After working in many hotels at different places like Varanasi, New Zealand, etc. he became the youngest Executive Chef of Centaur Hotel in Mumbai in the year 1992. He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of India Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by Indian Federation of Culinary Associations. He is on board as one of the key members of the International Culinary Panel of Singapore Airlines. [5]

Awards
  • Padma Shri (2017)[6]- fourth highest Indian national honour
  • Achieved the Guinness World Record by cooking 918 kg khichdi live at World Food India 2017, New Delhi. [7]
  • Case Study on Sanjeev Kapoor Published By Harvard Association[8]
  • ITA Award (2015) - For Popular Chef & Entrepreneur (Zaika-E-Hind)
  • ITA Award (2010, 2004, 2002) - For Best Cookery Show ( Khana Khazana)
  • National Award of ‘Best Chef of India’ by the Government of India for his popularity and contribution to Indian cuisine[9]
  • Ranked 31st in Reader’s Digest list of ‘100 of India’s most trusted persons’ and 34th in the Forbes list of ‘top 100 Indian celebrities’.[10]
  • Panel of Judges for Master Chef India Season 3 and 4. [11]


References
  1. Monica Bhide (24 February 2010). "India's chef to millions". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. "Sanjeev Kapoor's Food Channel in HD". The Times of India. 20 December 2010.
  3. Khan, Imran H. (12 March 2004). "A Recipe for Success". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. Sen, Paromita (31 March 2010). "My Fundays". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. "Inside Story Chef Sanjeev Kapoor". sanjeevkapoor.com. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. January 25, India Today Web Desk; January 25, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 18:32. "Sanjeev Kapoor to be awarded a Padma Shri for his culinary contributions". India Today. Retrieved 27 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "918 Kgs Of Khichdi, It's A Guinness World Record!". 4 November 2017.
  8. "Sanjeev Kapoor: The Recipe for Success". 25 April 2019.
  9. "Top 10 Chefs in India – Most Famous and Successful".
  10. "Sanjeev Kapoor, the only chef in Forbes 100, ranks higher than ever before". 22 December 2017.
  11. "Master Chef Season 4 Cast".
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