Sanjeev Kapoor

Sanjeev Kapoor (born April 10, 1964) is one of the top chefs in India. He has authored many books and is the host of "Khana Khazana", a popular cookery program shown on Zee TV every Sunday since 1993. The show has completed over 650 episodes. [ [http://www.expresshospitality.com/20070215/hospitalitylife03.shtml A chef with khazana] - interview with Sanjeev Kapoor]

Born in Ambala, India, 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. He started his career in the ITDC under their kitchen management scheme. He was a topper in his batch. After working in many hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai (Bombay).

His television show won the "Best Cookery Show Award" given by the Indian Television Academy (ITA) in 2001. He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of World Award by "H & FS" and the "Mercury Gold Award" at Geneva, Switzerland by IFCA. Singapore Airlines recruited him as one of the members of its "International Culinary Panel", helping to create a meal called Shahi Thali in 2006 [http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/content/company_info/press_release/NE_3206.jsp] . In 2006 he decided to remove his moustache and started growing a beard instead. He has also decided to shave his head and wax his eyebrows. This has been done to show Sanjeev's appreciation to the Lord Krishna.fact|date=July 2008

Other awards he has won 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.fact|date=May 2008

Richard Quest 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 CNN channel.

He was one of the chief speakers/presenters at the Worlds of Flavor, 2005 International Conference & Festival organized by The Culinary Institute of America.

As a restaurant consultant he has granted his franchise to a number of restaurants both in India and abroad.

In 2006, he participated in a the dance show "Jhalak Dikhla Ja", on Sony Entertainment Television. [ [http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/aug/aug244.htm Ajay Jadeja, Sanjeev Kapoor to put on their dancing shoes on Sony] Indiantelevision.com, Aug 23, 2006. Retrieved on May 19, 2008]

Books authored by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

*Khazana of Indian Recipes (available in English, Hindi, Marathi,Malayalam)
*Khazana of Vegetarian Indian Recipes (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Khazana of Healthy Tasty Recipes
*Khana Khazana Celebration of Indian Cookery (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Low Calorie Vegetarian Cookbook (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Any Time Temptations
*Best of Chinese Cooking (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Microwave Cooking Made Easy (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Simply Indian(available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Konkan Cook Book
*No Oil Cooking (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*No Oil Vegetarian Cooking (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Cakes and Bakes
*Soups Salads Sandwiches (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Vegetarian Snacks and Starters (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Non Vegetarian Snacks and Starters (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Sweet Encounters (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Drinks and mocktails
*Traditional Indian Cuisines -Punjabi (available in English , Hindi,Marathi)
*Non Vegetarian Chinese (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Vegetarian Chinese (available in English, Hindi, Marathi)
*Chicken Recipes (available in English, Hindi)
*Italian
*Kadai cooking
*Desi Mutton
*Paneer
*Pressure Cooking
*Seafood
*Rice, Biryani and Pulao
*Salads
*Street Food
*Thai Cooking
*Microwave Desi
*Vegetarian Breakfasts
*Non Vegetarian Recipes from Around the World
*Vegetarian Recipes from Around the World
*No Oil Cooking
*No Oil Vegetarian Cooking

*Zee Khana Khazana Interactive CD-ROM on Indian Cooking (multimedia CD-ROM)
*Ode to Indian Food (multimedia CD-ROM)

References

External links

* [http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com SanjeevKapoor.com]
* [http://www.zeetelevisionasia.com/new/FanZonesanjeev.aspx Interview with Sanjeev Kapoor for Zee Television]
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050615/jobs/main1.htm Khana has khazana of prospects] - interview in "The Tribune" online edition, June 15, 2005