About the Author

Rohit Ghai’s love affair with food began in his mother’s kitchen, in his native Punjab, India. He went on to study Hotel Management at the Institute of Culinary Management in Gwalior, which is affiliated with Pusa University in New Delhi. He then trained at two of the biggest hotel groups in India – the Taj Hotel and Resort Group and the Oberoi Hotel Group. After moving to the UK, Rohit worked in and headed kitchens at some of London’s leading Indian restaurants, including Benares, Trishna, Gymkhana, Hoppers, Jamavar and Bombay Bustle. Rohit is the first Indian chef to have won a Michelin star. In 2018, he launched his first solo London restaurant, Kutir, followed by KoolCha, and then Manthan in Mayfair. Most recently, he opened Rivayat restaurant at the Oberoi hotel in Marrakesh.