Regional chef AP Telangana
Paradise
Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months
Presently working as Regional chef at paradise as Hyderabad supervised a team of 1800 chefs throughout opening and managing 12 reastaurantd
Worked in Taj Group of Hotels, A Tata Enterprise since July 1987. From 15 July 1987 till Oct 2011 employed with Taj different units of Taj Group of Hotels India and Maldives.
Executive chef, Gateway Calicut India from Dec 2010 to Oct 2011.
Executive Chef, Gateway Ernakulum, India Jan 2010 to Dec 1 2010
Executive chef -Taj Malabar hotel, Cochin, India from Dec 2005 to Jan 2010 (Over 4 Years)
• Participated in Taj Gourmet Quiz held in 1993 • Certified as Taj Group Internal Assessor of the TBEM • Taj in house BELP programme certificate holder. • Gone through in house El programme. • Pro-Senior U.N. Information Test Certificate Holder • National Service Scheme Certificate Holder
1983 - 1987: 3 years Diploma in Hotel Management from IHMCT - Bangalore F&B Exposure: • Trained under internationally acclaimed Chef Clif Burgess from Portsmouth, UK • Trained in Taj Mahal - Mumbai at Zodiac Grill, Tanjore and Banquet Kitchen. • Attended twice FHA Exhibition in Singapore • Trained under Chef Dennis Combardy & Chef Stefano Zambomi in the Italian Restaurant -cum-Coffee Shop at Taj Bengal - Kolkata • Worked under Chef Samuel Siegrist from Switzerland Grand Hotel Regina in Coffee Shop at Taj Bengal - Kolkata • Done an extensive research in Oriya Cuisine and made a Recipe Booklet containing 60 authentic Oriya Dishes • Also developed Menus in other regional cuisine of India. • Worked with Chef Hakan Akgun for Turkish Food Festival at HUB - Coffee Shop at Taj Bengal - Kolkata • Trained under Chef Pianghai Vinagupta for Thai Cuisine and done the Festival • Conducted a number of Food Promotion and Festivals in different hotels. -Attended Food service Facilities development and Design workshop conducted by Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. - Visiting Brussels last seven years cooking for international delegation in world seafood expo for 150 delegates. - Invited as Resident celebrity chef at the Stratford chefs school Toronto from 25 Jan to 30 Jan 2010 to create special dinner for 6 nights on Indian food. PROFESSIONAL ACHIVEMENT: • HACCP Lead Auditor - certified by BVQI • Executive Grid Seminar by Jacquel Mouton
1980 - 1983: B.Com from Kolkata University