Sanjeev Kapoor

Trivia

• In 2006, he participated in a the dance show Jhalak Dikhla Ja, on Sony Entertainment Television.
• As a restaurant consultant he has granted his franchise to a number of restaurants both in India and abroad.
• He was one of the chief speakers/presenters at the Worlds of Flavor, 2005 International Conference & Festival organized by The Culinary Institute of America.
• Richard Quest, celebrity CNN journalist, selected Sanjeev Kapoor as one of the top celebrity chefs in the world along with Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Wolfgang Puck and featured them in his programme “Quest” on the CNN International channel.
• His other accolades include the “Brand Leadership” award at the 5th Indira Awards for Marketing Excellence 2006, and the ‘Hall of the Fame Award’ under the aegis of The Star of the Industry Awards for excellent contribution to the field of hospitality.
• Singapore Airlines recruited him as one of the members of its "International Culinary Panel", helping to create a meal called Shahi Thali in 2006.
• He was also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of World Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by IFCA.
• His television show won the Best Cookery Show Award given by the Indian Television Academy (ITA) in 2001.
• He started his career in the ITDC under their kitchen management program where he graduated at the top of his class. After working in many hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai (Bombay).
• Kapoor started out in the hospitality industry in 1984 with a diploma in Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Pusa Road, New Delhi.