Vineet Bhatia arrived in London way back in 1993 with little more than a suitcase full of books, a lofty ambition, his love of Indian cuisine and a passion for cooking. Fast-forward a few years and Vineet is now a globally renowned chef and seen as the face of progressive modern Indian cuisine having published successful cookery books, recorded multiple TV series, opened several restaurants across the globe and is the first Indian chef-patron to be have been awarded a Michelin star.
When he is not cooking at one of his many restaurants or shooting for TV, he is setting records and creating experiences of a culinary kind. Most memorable was the trek up to the Everest Base Camp in June 2018 to set up a ‘pop-up restaurant’ for ten lucky diners that flew in via helicopter. In December 2019 he prepared a gourmet Indian meal each day on board the French cruise liner Ponant along with Chef Alain Ducasse’s team, for the ten day sail to Antarctica.
Vineet has been featured in numerous television series both in the UK and internationally. Most recently he was the judge in Masterchef India and Netflix series – The Final Table. He has also appeared on the Fox Traveller series – Twist of Taste with Vineet Bhatia and the likes of Peschardt’s People BBC, Market Place Kitchen, UK Gold’s Good Food Live, India’s B4U, Carlton Food Network, Channel East’s Café East, BBC2’s Slice of Life and The Restaurant Show with Bruce Bruges.
Through his unique and progressive approach, Vineet established himself as the father of modern Indian cuisine, making him synonymous with elite fine dining, a reputation reflected by his portfolio of exclusive international consultancies. Vineet has realised his childhood dream of being involved in flying through Chef consultancies with Qatar Airways and British Airways. Simply zoom in on a moustache to find out more about each of Vineet’s award winning restaurants.