Ga ga over this Masterchef

While for some it's Peter Evans, Manu Fieldel or Julie Goodwin as their favourite chef, it's Sanjeev Kapoor from Khana Khazana fame for me. For those of you who might not know about him, he is one of the top notch chefs of India. This most celebrated chef of Indian cuisine was one of the top five celebrated chefs along with Jamie Oliver, Wolf Gang Puck and Gordon Ramsay to be selected by Richard Quest for featuring them in his programme 'Quest' on CNN channel. Not only that, he was also one of the chief speakers/ presenters at the Worlds of Flavour, 2005 International Conference and Festival organised by The Culinary Institute of America.

But it's not his credits and achievements that he has under his belts that makes me so ardently fond of him, but it's his style of cooking and the zest with which he cooks the food that steals my heart and motivates me to constantly aim to cook better and better everyday. Everything from the selection of recipes to the presentation of dish is just delicious all the way. Also, he doesn't only shares recipes, but even shows at a glance, short videos of the places he visits and the speciality in food, food markets or farms there. I must admit, that's one element that sells the show.

Every time I talk about him, I can't be happy enough that the chef, who has a strong profile and a celebrity fame attached to him is fortunately on my list of the people I have interviewed. Yes!!! it was during my tenure with The Times Of India that I got a chance to interview him one on one during his visit to my city. He not only talked about his career and life but humbly shared some good recipes and tips with me.

Even as of today, his cookbooks and website are like Bible for me in the kitchen and I would one day hope to be on his show as a guest. You can visit his website here and check out some really good dishes by this Masterchef.